Alessandro Cappone has served the orchestra for 44 years, describing it as ‘one of the best jobs in the world’
The Berlin Philharmonic has announced the retirement of its long-standing first violinist, Alessandro Cappone.
Cappone joined the first violin section of the orchestra in 1980 at the age of 22, having already been familiar with the ensemble through his father Giusto Cappone, who served as the Berlin Philharmonic’s principal viola.
Cappone played under four principal conductors with the Berlin Philharmonic and participated in the orchestra’s concerts and opera performance, tours, as well as teaching at the Karajan Academy. His final major concert tour took him to South Korea and Japan in November 2023.
Additionally, he made numerous chamber music appearances with his orchestra colleagues, and led the Scharoun Ensemble for 20 years.
Cappone plans to continue teaching and playing outside of the orchestra. ’I simply enjoy playing the violin! It’s almost like a drug,’ he said. ’It’s such fun for me to produce and shape the sound. And I’d like to keep on doing it for as long as I can.’
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