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Corrado Giufferdi
The Italian clarinetist Corrado Giuffredi began his clarinet studies at 10 years old at the Conservatory of Parma where he later graduated with honors and laude.
Principal Clarinet of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Corrado Giuffredi has also performed in numerous concerts and international festivals around the world with Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala under the batons of Riccardo Muti and Daniel Barenboim.
During the seasons 2010 and 2012, Giora Feidman invited Corrado to perform master classes and concerts in Safed and Jerusalem, Israel.
Cecilia Bartoli invited Corrado to perform Rossini clarinet variations at Salzburg Whitsun Festival with I Barocchisti and Diego Fasolis.
Having performed the Italian premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, Corrado’s chamber music repertoire includes performances with: Martha Argerich, Maurizio Baglini, Giampaolo Bandini, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Silvia Chiesa, Eddie Daniels, Enrico Fagone, Jose Franch-Ballester, Andrea Griminelli, Ricardo Morales, Federico Nicoletta, Danilo Rossi, David Shifrin, Rino Vernizzi, Ensemble Strumentale Scaligero.
Corrado has also recorded for labels including Decca, Warner, Brilliant, Tactus, Arts, Fonè and Stradivarius. Corrado teaches clarinet at the Istituto Musicale Superiore in Modena and presents master classes around the world.
Corrado Giuffredi is a Backun Artist and performs on his signature series CG Clarinets by Backun Musical Services and his signature CG Vocalise mouthpiece by Richard Hawkins and Backun. He is also a Legere Reeds Artist, performing on Legere European Signature synthetic reeds.