Silvia Massarelli was born in Rome, where she studied piano, composition and conducting at the Academy of Music “ Santa Cecilia”; afterwards  she moved to Paris where she studied conducting at the “Conservatoir National Superieur de Musique” graduating with an unanimous First Prize.

Winner of a scholarship by the French government along with the prestigious Nadia and Lili Boulanger Foundation and the Societé Generale, Silvia Massarelli was appointed Music Director of the Ensemble International de Paris, with musicians from all over the world.

At the same time she took part at the Bach International Piano Competition winning the First Prize absolute and playing as soloist at the Salle Gaveau.

As conductor she won the International Conducting Competition “ Robert Blot” in Paris and the Special Critics Prize at the Prokofiev International Conducting Competition in San Petersbourg, president of the jury Yuri Temirkanov; subsequently she won the “Grand Prix de Direction d’Orchestre”, first woman in the world, at the Besançon International Young Conductor Competition , president of the jury Manuel Rosenthal.

Silvia Massarelli was assistant conductor of Laurent Petit-Girard in the opera Werther by Massenet at the Opéra Comique in Paris, assistant conductor of  M. W. Chung in the opera Simon Boccabegra by Verdi at the Opera Bastille in Paris, as well as assistant of Vladimir Delmann in Tchaikovsky Symphony in Moscow.

Her repertory ranges from ‘700 to contemporary music : she conducted world first by numerous composer like Edison Denisov and Lowell Liebermann, and she participated at the Nordic Days Musical Festival in Rejkiavik, exclusively dedicated to contemporary music.
She made her début in lyric opera with great success at the Biennale Theatre in Venice, with “Il mondo della Luna” by Haydn, a co-production by the Gran Teatro del Liceu and the Theatre Lliure of Barcellona.

Some of the Orchestras Silvia Massarelli has conducted:

Italy:          
Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra dell’Angelicum di Milano, Orchestra Milano Classica, Orchestra di Roma e del Lazio, Orchestra  da Camera di Ravenna, Orchestra dell’ Accademia Musicale di S. Giorgio;

France:     
Orchestre du Capitol de Toulouse, Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, Orchestre des Concerts Lamourex Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse,Orchestre Phylarmonique des Pays de la Loire, Orchestre Symphonique et lyrique de Nancy,Orchestre Symphonique de Tours, Orchestre Poitou Charentes, Ensemble des Saxophones du CNSM de Paris, Ensemble International de Paris, Orchestre des Prix du CNSM di Parigi, Nouvel Ensemble Instrumental du CNSM Paris;

World:      
Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra, Haendel Festspiele Orchester, Wiener Kammer Orchester, Warmia Symphonic Orchestra, Orchestra della Cappella di S. Pietroburgo, Budapest MAV Orchestra and the New York Philarmonic Orchestra.

Performances Repertoire

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)