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Salvatore Alessandro Miceli was born in Palermo in 2000.
He studied saxophone with Frederico Alba at the Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “V. Bellini” in Caltanissetta, where he obtained both his first- and second-level academic diplomas with the highest grade of 110/110 cum laude and special distinction.
He continued his studies:
➤ first in France at the PESMD of Bordeaux in the class of Marie Bernadette Charrier, earning the Diplôme National Supérieur Professionnel de Musicien (DNSPM) in Classical and Contemporary Saxophone with highest honors, as well as the Diplôme d’État de Professeur de Musique (DE) – Saxophone
➤ then in Belgium at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in the class of Vincent David.
He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Classical Saxophone at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP) in the class of Maestro Nicolas Arsenijevic.
He has attended masterclasses and advanced training courses with:
➤ Jean-Marie Londeix
➤ Mario Marzi
➤ Federico Mondelci
➤ Jérôme Laran
➤ Alain Crépin
➤ Vincent David
➤ Claude Delangle
➤ Nicolas Arsenijevic
➤ Cristian Wirth
➤ Arno Bornkamp
➤ Asya Fateyeva
➤ Lars Mlekusch
➤ Timothy McAllister
➤ Nobuya Sugawa
He has won prizes in several international competitions, including:
➤ Andorra Sax Fest 2025
➤ Andorra Sax Fest 2024
➤ International Saxophone and Clarinet Competition of the Accademia Accordi Musicali 2024
➤ International Competition of Meylan 2024
➤ AEOLUS Blaserwettbewerb 2022
➤ Concorso Roma Tre Orchestra 2021
➤ International “Adolphe Sax” Competition 2019 – organized by Moger arte e cultura, senior category
➤ International “Gianluca Campochiaro” Competition 2018 – chamber music section
He has performed as a soloist with orchestra, in saxophone-piano duos, and in various chamber music ensembles in Italy and abroad. Among these:
➤ Solo concert with the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck Symphony Orchestra, Darmstadt, November 2024
➤ Solo concerts with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Staatstheater Cottbus, November 2024
➤ Concert with the Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, Grande Salle of the Philharmonie de Paris, February 2025
➤ Winners’ concert of the AEOLUS Competition at the Tonhalle Düsseldorf (soloist with the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vitali Alekseenok)
➤ Concerts in Frankfurt and Alzenau in quartet with Asya Fateyeva
➤ Concerts for Arosa Kultur (Arosa, Chur, and Zurich)
➤ Organ concert at the XXV International ORGUE&nd Festival, Passiò pel vent!, La Massana, Principality of Andorra, August 2024
➤ Concerts of the Saxophone Ensemble and Harmony Orchestra within the Erasmus European Winds II mobility project, Nicosia, Cyprus, July 2024
➤ Concerts with the Royal Conservatory of Brussels Saxophone Ensemble at the World Saxophone Congress 2023
➤ Saxophone duo concert at the World Saxophone Congress 2023
➤ Concerts as a member of the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra at the Teatro Politeama Garibaldi, Palermo
➤ Saxophone duo performance at the Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania
➤ Concerts at the DRAC Bordeaux and the Rocher de Palmer (Bordeaux)
➤ Piano duo concerts for the Roma Tre Orchestra (Castello di Santa Severa – Rome and Saxophone Museum of Fiumicino)
➤ Concerts at the Musical Instruments Museum (MIM), Brussels
➤ Piano duo concert in Le Mans
➤ Creative concerts in Talence
➤ Creative performance of the opera Axés by composer Martin Matalon in Gradignan
➤ Concerts and performances with the Bellini Conservatory Saxophone Quartet of Caltanissetta at the Scarabelli Library (Caltanissetta), the Palazzo Moncada (Caltanissetta), and the Pirandello Theater (Agrigento)
