Annamaria Savitteri, born in Reggio di Calabria (RC) on 21 July 2001, began her saxophone studies at the age of 8, in 2012 she joined the classical saxophone class at the V. Bellini Conservatory in Caltanissetta (CL), under the guidance by Maestro Frederico Alba, obtaining in November 2020 the I Level Academic Diploma in Musical Disciplines - Saxophone, reporting the mark of 110 cum laude.
« I chose BG because, by using their ligatures, I noticed significant improvements in intonation, sound, and the overall consistency of my playing »
In 2020 she began the two-year academic year at the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan, under the guidance of Maestro Mario Marzi, obtaining in October 2022 the II level Academic Diploma in Classical Saxophone with the mark of 110 with honors and mention.
She is currently attending the two-year course in chamber music with his saxophone quartet at the G. Verdi conservatory in Milan, under the guidance of Maestro Emanuela Piemonti.
In December 2015 she was included as an element in the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra for participation in the concerts for Christmas 2015 and Easter 2016 at the “Politeama Garibaldi” in Palermo.
In the spring of 2019 she passed the selections for the “Youth Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo” in Palermo with the maximum score.
« The ease of sound production developed by these ligatures allows me to achieve all the desired tones »
She did a lot of concerts in the various music festivals in different formations such as sax and piano duo and saxophone quartet, citing the most recent:
- Concert at the "Museo del Saxofono", Fiumicino, June 2022;
- Concert at Oriolo, for the “Oriolo Cult Festival”, August 2022;
- Concert at Laveno Mombello, for "Future Stars Concerti in Villa", in collaboration with the PianoFriends association, September 2022;
- “Rencontrées musicales du Mediterranée”, Bastia, Corsica, November 2022;
- "Inauguration XX Rondò", with Divertimento Ensemble, Milan, February 2023;
- “InCanti 2023”, in Collodi (PT), AMAT sax quartet in concert, April 2023;
- “Artisan For The Future”, Spazio Lenovo Milano, AMAT sax quartet in concert, April 2023;
- “IncontrArti”, AMAT sax quartet in concert, Uboldo (VA), April 2023;
- Concert at “Casa Museo - Spazio Tadini”, Milan, April 2023.
There have been so many holdings in saxophone Masterclasses, with the most important saxophonist in the world like: Jean-Marie Londeix, Jerome Laran, Claude Delangle, Vincent David, Alain Crepin, Mario Marzi, Marie-Bernadette Charrier, Philippe Geiss, Asya Fatayeva.
There are many affirmations in national and international music competitions, among the most recent we should mention:
- 1st absolute prize, My Favorite Sax 2023 competition, quartet category, Empoli, May 2023;
- 1st prize, 27th G. Rospigliosi international chamber music competition, Pistoia, April 2023;
- 1st absolute prize, R3O Sax Contest, Rome, June 2022;
- 1st absolute prize, 6th Diapason D'oro international competition, Pordenone, May 2021;
- Best interpretation award, XVII Lodovico Agostini National Competition, Portomaggiore, May 2021;
- 1st absolute prize, XVII International Competition for Young Musicians, Paola, May 2019;
- 1st absolute prize, B. Albanese Music Competition, Caccamo, May 2019.
