Alessandro Crudele

Alessandro Crudele is one of Italy's leading conductors, with a long list of guest conductor credits both at home and abroad. Somewhat unusually for an Italian conductor, he focuses heavily on orchestral music rather than opera. In 2000, Crudele founded the UniMi Orchestra and served as its music director until 2021. His recording debut came in 2010 on an album by pianist Pietro Massa, leading the Berlin Symphony in performances of works by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. From 2018 to 2022, Crudele was principal guest conductor of the RTS Symphony Orchestra in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2022, he made his solo debut, conducting the London Philharmonic in an album of works by Ottorino Respighi.