Biography
Nicola Samale studied 1959–72 at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Flute (Diploma 1963) Conducting (with Franco Ferrara, Diploma 1970), Composition as well as Instrumentation (Diploma 1972). He refined his conducting in classes with John Barbirolli (1964) and Hermann Scherchen (1965). Still in his studies, he won several conducting competitions, in particular 1968 in Florence (1st price), 1969 at La Scala, Milan (2nd price), 1969 the Respighi Competition in Venice (1st price) and 1970 the RAI Competition in Rome (1st price). Samale works as a composer and conductor. He appeared with almost all Italian orchestras and at Italian opera houses, furthermore in Bucarest, Frankfurt, Grenoble, Johannesburg, Katowice, Ljubljana, London, Mannheim, Miami, Paris, Pretoria, and Stuttgart. Samale was Principal Guest Conductor of the Sinfonica Abruzzese (1984–8), Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Lecce (1993–4) and the Orchestra Sinfonica della Provincia di Matera (1997–2000) as well as Artistic Director of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Catanzaro (2003–4). From 1978 to 1993 he was also professor for conducting at the Conservatory of L’Aquila. Nicola Samale lives in Rome.
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