Dario Balzan

Musician and saxophonist, he has developed a distinguished career marked by significant collaborations on both the national and international music scenes. He has had the honor of working with renowned conductors, musicians, composers, and teachers such as Georges Prêtre, Luciano Berio, Salvatore Sciarrino, Giovanni Bonato, Eliahu Inbal, Valery Gergiev, Daniel Oren, Yutaka Sado, Filippo Maria Bressan, Javier Girotto, Markus Stockhausen, Jean-Marie Londeix, Eugene Rousseau, and Daniel Kientzy.

Throughout his career, he has collaborated with prestigious orchestras and ensembles, including the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, the Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, the Orchestra del Teatro Verdi di Trieste, the Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, and the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as many other leading ensembles.

Long devoted to contemporary music, he collaborates with the Ensemble El Cimarrón and has performed numerous world premieres, contributing to the dissemination and enhancement of the saxophone repertoire.

He is also deeply engaged in teaching: he serves as Professor of Saxophone at the Conservatorio "G. P. da Palestrina" in Cagliari and regularly gives advanced training courses and masterclasses.