Raffaele Pagano

Raffaele Pagano is an Italian violinist and composer. After being awarded as first prize in more than 20 competitions in Italy and playing in the theatre San Carlo Di Napoli and as concertmaster in several orchestras of his native city Naples, he moved to London to study with the legendary professor of Royal Academy of Music Hu Kun (the longest pupil of Lord Yehudi Menuhin)

In London he became the leader of London Arte Chamber Orchestra and from 3 years he started to compose music receiving his first prize in the 2nd edition of the international composition competition “Premio Metastasio” of Scalea (Italy)

His music is predominantly bound to the emotions and real feelings that Raffaele put on his violin first with improvisations and then with compositions.

He plays regularly with Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra and he is the concertmaster of Oxford Festival Orchestra. He collaborates with the agency Giardino Strings playing in all sort of events also with different styles of music like Pop, Bollywood, Irish, Persian, etc.. He teaches in Blackheath Conservatoire for the last 5 years.

Raffaele plays on a priceless violin made for him from the father of his first violin teacher 24 years ago and a precious bow from Cremona which he won in the international violin competition “Luigi Denza” 13 years ago.