He has been invited as guest conductor from the West Palm Beach Opera House, the Massimo Bellini Opera Theatre of Catania, the Prague’s State Opera, the Brasilia’s National Opera Theatre, the Cordoba’s Opera Theatre etc. He coordinated one of the most important and successful Italian Festival organized by the Arts Department of the Town council of Palermo from 10th of August to 14th of October 2001, the VI edition of "Palermo di Scena 2001" ("Palermo on Stage"), counting 360 events on Music, Dance, Theatre and Cinema.Īppreciated as a conductor of operatic and symphonic literature, both in Italy and abroad, he has conducted the following reknown orchestras: Munchner Symphoniker, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philarmonic Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Sicilian Symphonic Orchestra, Hamilton Philarmonic Orchestra, Thessalonik Symphony Orchestra, Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Kosice Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Aachen Symphony Orchestra, Mexico State's Symphony Orchestra, Izmir Symphony Orchestra, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Hradex Kralovè Philarmonic Orchestra, Mexico City's Bellas Artes Symphony Orchestra, Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, and others. He has held the position of Artistic Director of The Sicilian Symphonic Orchestra for the years 09.Īmong his great and experienced career accomplishments, we need to highlight his service as Music Advisor and Artistic Director for all cultural activities of Palermo during the 2001 season. Johnson from OperaNews and Sun-Sentinel South Florida) Eliciting vital playing of great convintion, Cataldo paced the score masterfully, letting details emerge cleanly, while building climaxes superbly, as with his skilful handling of the surging waves of love duet". Conductor Giuseppe Cataldo led a terrific performance. "Palm Beach Opera's mounting of Puccini's tragic love story presented one of the most successful opera productions South Florida has seen in the past two years. He is the new Artistic Director of the International Festival “Settimana di Musica Sacra” of Monreale (Palermo), 54th edition.Ībout Him . This is what happened that evening and it is something I will never forget.Giuseppe Cataldo was born in Palermo, Italy. I have always known that music has the capacity to move people deeply and unite them. My question roused a chorus of suggestions and we set off on a musical journey around the world across the four continents. In that very instant I decided that we would do the concert together I discarded the play list I had prepared and asked them where they would like to be in that very moment. After the first few pieces I suddenly realised they were dancing, eyes closed, swaying to the rhythm, as if the music were transporting them to faraway places. A multitude of people struck by a tragedy, by a grief difficult for us even to imagine. For me it was a very emotional occasion, I knew I was playing to an audience that was different from those I was accustomed to. « I had the idea for this disc last August (2009) when, playing in a trio, I took part in a concert with other great artists for the musical event, “Campi Sonori”, in L’Aquila. Even the Air China company "Wings of China" devotes an article of talent and mastery, elegance to Olen with a three-page article. He was invited as a special guest at the Meishan festival by the Chinese government and also plays at the famous Kerry Palace in Beijing. He has played in various theaters and art centers for the Italian Government and Chinese Government and returns for the eighth time in a single year in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Meishan, literally magnified by China and its incredible theaters such as the Guotai Arts Center in Chongqing and the Museum of Modern Art in Chengdu.
Also in Bangkok, Siam Paragon, his dedication set in three successive concerts before the first co-production with China in 2017 was born. From this mutual love, he had to concretize the idea of ?recording the first concert with panoramic 360 degree video at the Arts Center in Bangkok, where for the first time the public can see and feel what the artist sees on the stage.