Marco Longhini

Marco Longhini is among Italy's prominent conductors in the early music field, specializing in the music of Gesualdo and Monteverdi. He is also a significant educator. Longhini was born in Verona and has spent most of his career there and in Milan. He attended the Milan Conservatory, completing a double degree in music (composition, choral music, and singing, but not initially conducting) and architecture; his thesis was about the relationship between architecture and musical performance. His introduction to conducting came about when a priest at his church placed an emergenc...