Diego VERGARI

Diego Vergari graduated with highest honors in saxophone from the Conservatorio “N. Piccinni” in Bari under M° Fabio Sammarco, and later completed a Master’s degree at the Conservatorio “G. Rossini” in Pesaro with M° Federico Mondelci, achieving the top mark (110/110), honors, and distinction.

His education has been enriched by masterclasses with internationally renowned musicians, including:

➤ Claude Delangle

➤ Mario Marzi

➤ Otis Murphy

➤ Federico Mondelci

➤ Arno Bornkamp

➤ Nikita Zimin

➤ Jérôme Laran

➤ Silvio Rossomando

➤ Marco Gerboni

➤ Carlos Ordonez de Arce

➤ Javier Girotto

➤ Gianni Iorio

➤ Sixto Herrero

Although primarily classically trained, Diego also explores jazz and folk music, integrating new sounds into his artistic expression.

For the 2024/2025 academic year, he serves as assistant to M° Sixto Herrero at the CSM in Alicante.

Awards and Competitions

➤ 1st Prize – FaReMI Competition (Lecce)

➤ 2nd Prize – Il Saxofono Italiano Competition + 2 special prizes

➤ 3rd Prize – Vienna Classical Music Competition

➤ Finalist – Andorra SaxFest 2024

Festivals and Institutions

Diego has performed at major international festivals, including:

➤ Locomotive Jazz Festival

➤ Ancona Jazz

➤ Emilia Romagna Festival

➤ Marche Festival

➤ Montesaxonovo Festival

➤ MusicaRiva

➤ Festival delle Nazioni (Rome)

➤ Miami International Piano Festival

➤ Lago Maggiore in Musica

He has also appeared for prestigious institutions such as:

➤ MaMu (Milan)

➤ Italian Clarinet Academy (Cesena)

➤ Italian Saxophone Academy (Ostravetere)

Collaborations and Chamber Music

A guest at the World Saxophone Congress (Zagreb 2018, Las Palmas 2023) and the 3rd EuroSax Congress (Trento 2024), he has collaborated with:

➤ Federico Mondelci

➤ Gianni Iorio

➤ Francesco Libetta

➤ Scipione Sangiovanni

➤ Aylen Pritchin

In 2018, he founded the Duo SaxCelle with cellist Antonio Aprile, and has performed in duo with pianists Christian Greco, Scipione Sangiovanni, and, since 2022, Francesco Libetta.

Projects and Ensembles

Since 2021, he has been a member of the Italian Saxophone Orchestra, founded and directed by M° Federico Mondelci.

In 2023, he created the AdriaN Saxophone Quartet, and in 2024, he joined the AlGoRhythm Ensemble, a saxophone quartet dedicated to the classical and contemporary repertoire as well as the exploration of “Musical Cubism”, an innovative style.