Amedeo Baldovino

Amedeo Baldovino was an Italian cellist and music teacher.

Early life and career

Baldovino was born on 5 February 1916, in Alexandria, Egypt to a music-loving family that was part of the Italian colony in Alexandria. Noted cellist Francesco Serato was also a part of the colony. 

His family then moved to Bologna, Italy. There, from 1927 to 1930, he studied music under Camillo Oblach at the G.B. Martini School of Music. He graduated from the Martini School at the age of 14. He made his solo career debut in 1930, in Milan, and while still a teenager, he played with celebrated orchestras such as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Czech Philharmonic, and the Berlin Philharmonic.

At the age of 20, Baldovino began focusing on the study of musical composition, and general educational studies including philosophy. He attended graduated the Martini school again and graduated in musical composition in 1940. After his graduation, he resumed his concert career.

During the second World War, he was called to military service, which put a pause in his music career. He was able to focus on his music career only after the war finished. 

In 1951, an Italian violinist named Giaconda de Vito invited Baldovino to be her partner in a performance of the Brahms Double Concerto in London with the Philharmonia Orchestra, with Malcolm Sargent as the conductor.

Baldovino met with fame and received international attention after the performance.

He gradually shifted his focus to chamber music. In 1957, he formed the Trio Italiano d'Archi (Italian String Trio) with violinist Franco Gulli and violist Bruno Giuranna. Baldovino left the ensemble in 1962 when he was invited to join the Trio di Trieste, with which he performed until its dissolution in 1995.

In addition to performing music, he taught music at the Perugia and Rome Conservatories.

Baldovino died on May 13, 1998, in Trieste, Italy.