Piero Gamba

Piero Gamba (16 September 1936 – 30 January 2022), also known as Pierino Gamba, was an Italian orchestral conductor and pianist.

12-year-old Gamba during his visit to Finland in 1949, with Toivo Haapanen to the left and Leo Funtek to the right

Biography

Born in Rome, Italy on 16 September 1936, Gamba came to attention as a child prodigy.

He won the Arnold Bax Memorial Medal in 1962 and during the 1960s he conducted the Philharmonia, and the London Symphony Orchestra, with whom he also recorded for Decca Records. From 1971 to 1980, he was the musical director and conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in Winnipeg, Canada. He was the chief conductor of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in Australia from 1983 to 1986, and conducted many other Australian orchestras during this time. He was the musical director and conductor of the SODRE National Symphonic Orchestra of Uruguay from 1994 to 1995 as well as from 2001 to 2004. Gamba was one of the founders of Symphonicum Europae Foundation, an institution whose aim is to promote greater harmony of mankind through the arts.

Gamba lived in New York City, pursued his career and teaching orchestra conducting. He died on 30 January 2022, at the age of 85.[1]

Collaborations

During his long career of some seventy years, he has worked with many artists, who have performed under his direction. Amongst them:

Honours

Gamba was an Honorary Conductor for Life of the following orchestras:

  • Philharmonia Antwerpen
  • Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid
  • Orquesta Filarmonica Barcelona
  • Orquesta da Camara Barcelona
  • Orquesta A.P.O. Buenos Aires
  • Orquesta A.U.D.E.M. Montevideo
  • Asociacion Coral Porto.

Discography

Gamba mostly recorded with the following orchestras:

These are a few of his available recordings:

References
  1. A los 85 años murió Piero Gamba, el maestro italiano con un fuerte vínculo con Uruguay
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