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Mario BrunoFlautist

Winner of the Kobe International Flute Competition,
letting music shine through with transparency and meticulous interpretation

FluteItaly2027 Nova Lux Main Artist

Mario Bruno is one of the most closely watched flautists of the new generation, an artist combining commanding technique with deeply considered interpretation

Having swept major international competitions and rapidly emerged as an icon of the next generation of flute players, he unites a performer's explosive energy with refined sensitivity

Organic, transparent, pure
– Basilicata24, 2025

Profile

Born	1997, Italy
Education	Graduated cum laude with special distinction from the Conservatorio 'Umberto Giordano', Foggia (2015) → performance and master's programmes at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, Germany
Teachers	Antonio Amenduni · Davide Formisano

Competitions & Awards

2022Winner of the 10th Kobe International Flute Competition + Special Prize for Contemporary Music · 2nd Prize, ARD International Music Competition, Munich
20232nd Prize, Geneva International Music Competition – together with the Audience Prize, Young Audience Prize, Students' Jury Prize, Rose-Marie Huguenin Prize and OSR Prize, six awards in total
1st Prize, 14th Severino Gazzelloni International Competition · Lions Music Prize

Career & Stage

2022–presentActive as a soloist with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO), Munich Chamber Orchestra and others – Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz scholar
2023–presentPrincipal flute, Staatsorchester Kassel
Nov 2025Performed Mozart's Flute Concerto in D major with the Caserta Chamber Orchestra at the Royal Palace of Caserta, Italy