“Stefano Flavoni is one of the most impressive conductors we have had in my time as Principal Oboe of the San Francisco Symphony. I believe Stefano possesses a unique combination of talent, training, knowledge, and curiosity that results in remarkable music”

“He proved himself as attentive, engaged, highly musical, and was able to give me important impulses. In conversations he likewise impressed me with his knowledge of scores and his musical imagination, based on his familiarity with not only the standard orchestral repertoire but also opera and contemporary music.”

“He is respected and consistently praised by all of the artists with whom he has worked.”

“He digests all new sounds he has heard and turns them into something different, something that is uniquely Stefano Flavoni and is stamped by a kind of hallmark of musical intensity.”

“Perhaps most telling is Vrebalov’s luminous and transparent score, accompanied by an instrumental sextet and led with crisp tenderness by conductor Stefano Flavoni…this is music full of dramatic nuance and inventive delight.”

“The musicians, under conductor Stefano Flavoni’s hand, gave a strong account of the kaleidoscopic score.”

“[The work] was scored quite modestly for 6 instruments (clarinet, accordion, cello, violin, electric guitar and percussion), but it never felt sparse thanks to the excellent direction of Stefano Flavoni, who led the reading in exciting manner. In fact, there were times I felt like I was listening to a much bigger orchestra!”