Awarded for his “always excellent results” and his “great and uninterrupted commitment to the service of students and the university”by the Hochschule Basel in 2018, and first prizes at the Salieri-Zinetti Chamber Music Competition in Verona, Sandro Fuga Competition in Turin and the Orpheus Competition in Bern, Federico Bosco has always dedicated himself to chamber music, his discipline of choice. He is in demand as a musical partner and accompanist. Regularly invited to festivals, masterclasses and competitions, he performs with musicians such as Nora Chastain, Daniel Gaede, Silvia Simionescu, Troels Svane, Conradin Brotbek, Adelina Oprean, and Igor Keller. He has lent his expertise to masterclasses with artists such as Leonidas Kavakos, Steven Isserlis, Philippe Griffin, Jean-Jacques Kantorow and singers such as Margreet Honig, Thomas Allen, Christine Schäfer and Michaela Schuster.
He has appeared on renowned stages including at the Lucerne Festival, Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Salzburg Chamber Music Festival, Auditori and Palau de la Música in Barcelona, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Fondazione Lingotto Musica in Turin, Teatro Rossini in Pesaro, Granada Festival, Swiss Chamber Music Festival in Adelboden and the Malta International Arts Festival, among others. In 2016 he released his first album with cellist Beatriz Blanco, which includes the complete works for cello and piano by Chopin and previously unpublished pieces by his friend, Franchomme.
He has given recitals in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, Great Britain and Austria. In 2006 he made his debut with the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra in the Paul Klee Auditorium in Bern and a year later with the Basel Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the Orchestra of the Conservatory of Turin and the Philharmonic of the Theater für Niedersachsen Hildesheim/Hannover.
He studied conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Basel with Rodolfo Fischer and worked as assistant and conductor for Buenos Aires Lírica, at the Theater für Niedersachsen Hannover, at the Theater St. Gallen and with the Basel Chamber Orchestra. He graduated with distinction from the Conservatory of Turin under Claudio Voghera and continued his studies with Andrea Lucchesini, Filippo Gamba and Adrian Oetiker.
