Master student of Pavel Vernikov at the MUK - Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna, Simone Spadino was born in Italy to a family of musicians and started studying violin at the age of three with his father Gabriele; who is violinist too.
In 2015, Simone obtained the Bachelor of Music at the Public Music Conservatory “Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa” in Potenza with the Highest Honours and Special Mention, in June 2021, he obtained the Master of Arts at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (HEMu Valais/Wallis) with the highest marks under the aegis of Pavel Vernikov and in June 2022 the Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) under the aegis of Svetlana Makarova at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (HEMu); obtained with full marks.
Simone is the first-prize winner of more than 20 international competitions and he is a finalist of the 2022/2023 Vienna International Music Competition . He also won several scholarships assigned by important 1 music institutions and foundations such as “Pro- Canale” Foundation (Milan - Italy), “Seltzer” Foundation (Venice - Italy), “Tibor Varga International Music Academy” (Sion - Switzerland), “Saline Royale Academy” (Arc-etSenans - France) “Gran Teatro La Fenice” Foundation (Venice - Italy), “Accademia di Alto Perfezionamento Lorenzo Perosi” (Biella - Italy) and Conservatorio Statale di Musica “C. G. Da Venosa” (Potenza - Italy).
He played as a soloist and chamber musician for several important festivals all around the world such as the VIII “Verão Clássico” Festival (Lisbon - Portugal) where he obtained one of the “Verão Clássico Awards” for the great quality of his performances, “M.E.C.M.A. Lunchtime Concerts Series” (Dubai - UAE), 2020 and 2022 editions of Swiss Radio Television’s “Des Masters sur les Ondes” concert series and radio program (Lausanne - Switzerland), the “Viotti” Festival (Vercelli - Italy), the “XXIV Festival of Young Musicians” (Kaunas - Lithuania), Mahler Academy’s “Festival Tracce” (Potenza - Italy), “I Concerti di Mezzanotte” (Pescara - Italy), 2018 and 2022 editions of the “Ateneo Musica Basilicata” International Music Festival (Potenza - Italy), “Matera Spring Music Festival” (Matera - Italy), among the others, and his performances have been broadcasted and recorded live by RAI - Radio-Televisione Italiana, RTS - Radio-Télévision Suisse, “ARTE-Concert”.
Simone Spadino played in prestigious concert halls such as the “Dubai Music Hall” in Dubai (UAE), the “Kaunas State Philharmonic Society” in Kaunas (Lithuania), the Auditorium “Ernest Ansermet” in Geneva (Switzerland), the “Picadeiro Reál de Belém” in Lisbon (Portugal), the “Altes Rathaus” in Vienna (Austria), the “Carpenter Hall” in Dallas (Texas - U.S.) and in May 2023 Simone will debut at the Vienna’s “Musik Verein”.
He usually plays in Italy, Switzerland, Poland, France, Spain, Lithuania, Austria. He is Principal Guest Soloist of Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra (Dallas - Texas - USA), Arlington Symphony Orchestra (Arlington - Texas - USA), Garland City Symphony Orchestra (Garland - Texas - USA) and he played with Colorado Chamber Players (Denver - Colorado - USA), Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra (Kaunas - Lithuania) , “Magna Grecia” Symphony Orchestra (Taranto - Italy), “PerosiEnsemble” Chamber Orchestra (Biella - Italy), Kaliningrad Symphony Orchestra (Russia), “Orchestra Sinfonica dei 131 Comuni” (Potenza - Italy) and “Camerata Ducale” Chamber Orchestra (Vercelli - Italy). Simone collaborated with important musicians such as Juan Carlos Lomónaco, Conrad Van Alphen, Robert Carter Austin, Martynas Staškus, Pavel Vernikov, Svetlana Makarova, Vadim Brodski, Alina Komissarova, Antonello Farulli, Cristiano Burato, Stephanie Gurga, Véronique Carrot. He took part in several masterclasses held by Vadim Brodski, Pavel Berman, Pavel Vernikov, Svetlana Makarova, Igor Volochine, Massimo Quarta, Laura Marzadori, Shmuel Ashkenasi and Jean- Jaques Kantorow. Simone Spadino is one of the most promising musicians of his generation and he is highly appreciated for his great technique, for his lively temperament and virtuosic brilliance. The Orchestra Director Bruno Aprea and the violinists Pavel Vernikov, Svetlana Makarova, Vadim Brodski and Pavel Berman wrote about him describing the young musician as « a very talented violinist who impresses for his technical prowess and for the emotions he is able to transmit to the public.»
The spanish composer Manuel Martinez Burgos appreciated a lot “(...) the rare mixture of strength and delicacy in Simone’s performances”.
After Simone’s debut concert in Denver (Colorado - USA), they wrote: « (…) I felt exhilarated after the concert, in a way I had not experienced before. It was indeed a magical evening. Simone plays with exceptional virtuosity and sensitivity (…). But what distinguishes Simone is his boyish charm and the joyful manner in which he interacts with the musicians in the orchestra as he is playing. He smiles, now at the viola section, now at the first cellist, etc. as they provide their accompaniments. He is like those rare athletes who by their mere presence make other athletes on the team play better. I believe everyone in the audience was as elated as I was. It was a performance that will remain with me always. »
Simone Spadino performs on a very fine Italian violin made by Lorenzo Storioni (Cremona, 1785) kindly on loan from “Florian Leonhard Fine Violins” (London) and he uses his own “Ex-Volochine” fine old French bow by Mars August Husson (Paris, 1925).
Since March 2023, Simone is a Pirastro Young Artist.
Off the stage, in 2019 Simone obtained the High School Diploma in Foreign Languages and Literatures with a final grade of 100/100, in 2020 and in 2021 he wrote two thesis about the English composer and pianist Benjamin Britten and, in 2022, another thesis about the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius and his violin concerto. He fluently speaks four languages (Italian, English, French and Spanish), he is a great connoisseur of Italian and French linguistic, an avid reader and a sea lover.