About
Matteo Baxiu began his music studies with organist M. Giuseppe Pagani of Brescia. He went on to train at the Pontificio Istituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra in Milan, the Accademia Musicale Pescarese, and the Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado. He was a pupil of G. Pagani (Organ), F. Castelli (Piano), A. Turco (Gregorian), L. Molfino (Harmony), F. Degrada (Music History), A. Sacchetti (Composition), A Cericola (Orchestral Conducting) and M. Bordignon (Choral Conducting). In addition, he holds a degree in Ancient Literature from the University of Milan.
Baxiu started his concert activities at the age of 23, first as Choir Director and later as Conductor of the Arteviva Symphony Orchestra. Further, he has been a guest conductor for numerous important national orchestral institutions, and has collaborated with many internationally renowned soloists. He has given more than 450 concerts, in which he has conducted the greatest choral and symphonic masterpieces of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. In addition to the great classics, he has also often conducted pieces that are lesser known to the general public, including works of the twentieth-century by English composers such as Holst, Warlock, Gerard Finzi and Vaughan Williams.
Moreover, Baxiu has conducted several world premieres, including the oratorio Passio et Resurrectio Domini Nostri and ballet Questo Amore by composer Antonio Cericola, as well as the world premiere of Vita Nova by Alessandro Salandrini with the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra.
Numerous reviews of his concerts have described his conducting as "precise," "impeccable," "agile" and, on the occasion of the concert held with Sir James Galway in May 2018, "of tremendous effect and extreme precision."
Furthermore, Baxiu has always strongly believed in the importance of introducing music to children, often presenting concert lessons for schools, and collaborating with musical institutes to provide young talented musicians with opportunities to perform. His other activities include speaking at conferences about the works of Mozart, as well as serving on the jury of prestigious international competitions.
In addition to being the Artistic Director of the Arteviva Musical Association and Principal Musical Director of the Arteviva Symphony Orchestra, which holds its concert season at the Santa Maria delle Grazie church in Milan (a UNESCO heritage site and home to Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper), he is also a visiting professor at Tonghua Normal University Music School (Tonghua, Cina).
