Francesco Falanga (Italian flautist and piccolo-player)

Belveglio (AT)

1975

Finalist at "Premio Muramatsu";

Torino

1977

Finalist at the "Auditorium" musical festival ;

Stresa

1977

Absolute first prize at the International Competition;

Napoli

1980

He graduated as flautist at the Conservatorio di Musica "S. Pietro a Mayella", led by M°Francesco Bianchi, who belonged to the School of the great M°Arrigo Tassinari;

Potenza

1980

He taught at the Conservatorio di Musica "Gesualdo da Venosa";

Lecce

1980/81

He taught at the Conservatorio di Musica "Tito Schipa";

Roma

Banzi (PZ)

1981

1981/82

He performed in a wind instruments quartet. Two composers Edgar Alandia and Philip Freeney dedicate to them two musical compositions;
He taught at the scuola media;

Ancona

1982

3th prize conferred to the quartet, which resulted the only Italian group awarded, 4th “Concorso Internazionale”;

Palmi

1984

Finalist,together with the wind instruments quartet, at the national competition;

Belveglio (Asti)

1984

He participated in the "Festival Internazionale del flauto";

Belveglio (Asti)

1985

He participated in the "Festival Internazionale del flauto";

Pesaro

1985

Teacher at the Conservatorio "G. Rossini". He currently teaches there;

Altamura (BA)

1987

He had an important meeting with the flautist A.Nicolet;

Pesaro

1997

He began a duet flute-guitar activity with M° Ferrante Faedi;

Boston

2001

 Course of reparation flutes and piccolo  at the Haynes;

Pesaro

2006            Play with M° Lorenzo Bavaj: “L’Ottocento italiano”                     CD-music for fl. and pf.

He played in various orchestras, directed by the following directors: Nino Rota,Thomas Hungar, Will Hunburg and Carl Martin.
It is significant to him also his friendship with the Maestro d'Arte Giuseppe Pedota, who personally took care of the elaboration of a leaflet about him.
He proposes himself with two chamber music ensembles: flute and guitar, flute and piano.
The repertorie for both varies from ancient to modern music.