Accompanying soloists in a sensible way, creating a rich, colourful orchestra sound and working in a refined way in particular with young musicians – these are the special talents of Italian conductor Claudio Vandelli.

 Claudio Vandelli’s successful collaboration with the Würth Philharmoniker dates back to 2018, when he first appeared with them in a Gala concert featuring Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov. Since 2020, he holds the position as Chief Conductor of this new Orchestra. He lead them on tour to Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg and Liederhalle Stuttgart with works of all epochs. Further appearances with his orchestra include opera galas with Sir Bryn Terfel as well as concerts with Veronika Eberle, Cecilia Bartoli, Khatia Buniatishvili, Sonya Yoncheva, Pretty Yende, Lawrence Brownlee, Fazıl Say and József Lendvay. A special Highlight of the 22/23 season was Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, performed with the Würth Philharmonic Orchestra in Künzelsau, followed by Orff’s Carmina Burana with Swiss soprano Regula Mühlemann among the soloists. His debut recording with Würth Philharmonic of Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1, op 25 (trans. Arnold Schoenberg) was critically highly acclaimed – Brahms’s music has rarely felt so bracingly alive, BBC Music Magazine. Last seasons included amongst others concerts with Juan Diego Flórez in Vienna Konzerthaus, with Misha Maisky (Dvorak Cello concerto in Baden-Baden) and a Gala-Concert with Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov.

 The Italian conductor looks back on a long-lasting international career. His path lead him on stages like the Philharmonie Berlin, the Royal Albert Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus and Musikverein, Zaryadye Hall and Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Smetana Hall in Prague and others, where he conducted orchestras such as Hamburger Symphoniker, Gürzenich Orchestra Köln, Moscow Soloists, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Opera Odessa, Royal Danish Orchestra and many more.

 From a very young age, Claudio Vandelli has been devoted to recognizing young, talented musicians and moulding them into professional orchestral musicians. Due to his expertise, he founded the Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra for the Tsinandali Festival 2019 in Georgia and is travelling the Caucasus countries for auditions every year since then. Earlier in his career he had been entrusted by the Verbier Festival with the creation of the three international orchestras of the Festival and conducted the first international tour of the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra with soloist Khatia Buniatishvili.

 Besides, he conducted the Gala Concert of the Sochi Winter Festival 2017 with Yuri Bashmet, Vadim Repin, Denis Matsuev and Avi Avital, which was broadcasted by French Mezzo. Aired by German ZDF and in cinemas worldwide, the famous open air summer night gala in Munich starring Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Thomas Hampson, Ildar Abdrazakov and Elena Zhidkova, took place under Vandelli’s baton.