Stefano Bruno
Cello
⟹ Italy, 2000
⟹ 3rd x Cello Biënnale (2022, 2024 & 2026)
⟹ Plays a Rene Jacquemin (Mirecourt, 1925–1930)
Stefano Bruno is a laureate of numerous international competitions. At age 18, he won the 1st Prize at the VIII International Cello Competition “David Popper” in Hungary. In 2022, he won the First Prize at the National Cello Competition. Stefano studied at the Conservatoire in Foggia, Italy. He continued his studies with Giovanni Gnocchi in Bologna and with Francesco Dillon and Paolo Bonomini in Fiesole. In recent years, Stefano Bruno studied at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome with Giovanni Sollima and at the Conservatory of Amsterdam in the class of Pieter Wispelwey. He graduated summa cum laude at both institutions.
In 2022, he made his debut in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, with a solo recital in the Kleine Zaal as well as in Elgar’s Cello Concerto conducted by Ed Spanjaard in the Grote Zaal.
Stefano is a passionate chamber musician. The Otilka Quartet, of which Stefano is a member, received the Kersjesprijs in 2025. He also forms the Greci-Bruno duo with violinist Giulio Greci and is a member of Trio Eidos (piano trio), Ensemble Opificio Sonoro (ensemble for contemporary music), and Amsterdam Sinfonietta. He regularly gives cello-piano recitals with Daniël Kramer.
