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Fernando Fracassi, a versatile Italian musician and intellectual, is acclaimed for his virtuosity on the flute and piccolo, his mastery of multiple instruments including guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizers and wind midi controller, and his diverse talents as a conductor, writer, essayist, poet, content creator, music critic, mentor, producer, university educator and practitioner in Music and Imagery.

He studied flute with William Bennett (London), Peter Lukas Graf (Basel), Conrad Klemm (Winterthur) and Arrigo Tassinari (Rome), chamber music with Luciano Cerroni (Rome), and conducting with Emil Simon (Cluj-Napoca).

With a career spanning continents, his performances as a soloist on flute and piccolo have graced prestigious venues worldwide, including Rockefeller Center in New York (Columbus Day 2004), Hong Kong City Hall, and Parco della Musica - Santa Cecilia Main Hall in Rome, where he had the honor of performing in the presence of President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

Among his notable performances are appearances at the Breda Golden Festival in Holland, where he played for Her Majesty Queen Beatrix, and at the private residence of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said in Muscat, where he served as a flute mentor for the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra and Muscat Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for four years.

Fernando Fracassi's collaborations extend to renowned institutions such as New York University, Southern Mississippi University (USA), Oradea´s State University (Romania), Niederrheim University (Germany), University of South Africa (UNISA), La Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) (Saudi Arabia), Daniel Barenboim-Edward Said Foundation (West Bank), and Italian Institutes of Culture (various countries) where he conducted masterclasses and courses on Flute and Piccolo or Chamber Music and conferences, seminars and workshops of Comparative Arts, Music and Imagery, and Philosophy of Music.

His rich musical background includes membership in the Cinecittà Movie Studios Orchestra of Rome, where he worked under the direction of legendary composers Ennio Morricone and Riz Ortolani for several RAI Italian National Broadcasting productions. 

As a composer, Fernando Fracassi explores various genres, including Ambient, Classical, Electronic, Electroacoustic, Progressive, Soundtracks, and World Music, often blending ancient and modern flute families with ethnic instruments and electronics in both live and studio settings. He boasts an extensive private collection of sixty flutes, which he integrates seamlessly into his compositions.

In addition to his musical endeavors, Fracassi is also an accomplished playwright, combining his love for music with interesting and engaging theatrical storytelling. His most recent theatrical production, "Leonardo and Music," commissioned by the Italian Consulate in Jerusalem to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death, was a highlight of the official celebrations of the Italian Republic in 2019.

In 2017, Fernando Fracassi established his own firm, Fernando Fracassi Music, further solidifying his dedication to artistic innovation and excellence.

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Since February 2023, Fernando Fracassi has been serving as the Director of Education and Instructor of various musical instruments, singing and theoretical subjects at the KAUST Music Academy, Department of Arts of the prestigious King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST), located in Saudi Arabia.

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