19/04/2026
Introducing our conductors, part 2! 🎶
Paulo Ghiglia - After graduating summa cm laude from the Music Conservatoire of Pescara, Italy, Paulo went on to study at the Ecole de Musique et Danse of Aulnay-sous-Bois, Paris, with renowned flautist and conductor Patrick Gallois, where he was awarded the prestigious Prix d’Excellence à l’unanimité. He later completed his MA studies in Gothenburg, Sweden, under the guidance of Norwegian flautist Håvard Lysebo.
Paulo is an accomplished musician, and has performed with numerous orchestras and ensembles throughout Europe and Scandinavia, including the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Opera, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaasa Sinfonietta, Kymi Sinfonietta, Italian International Orchestra, the New English Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of Abruzzo. He has shared the stage with some of the best conductors and soloists in the world, such as Fabio Luisi, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Klaus Makela, Barbara Hannigan, Dalia Stasevska, Eva Ollikainen, Pablo Fernandez, Joana Carneiro, Jasmine Choi, Vikingur Olafsson, Patrick Gallois and several others.
He has taken part in several orchestral CD recordings for Warner Music Finland, BIS Records, Ondine Records, Alba Records and has performed live on Finnish national Television YLE and National Italian Radio RAI Radio3.
Paulo lives in Cambridge since 2020, where he enjoys teaching and occasionally performing in duo with piano or guitar. He has been Professor of Flute at the Music Conservatoire of Cosenza (Italy) and currently teaches at the Stamford Schools, St Francis College and Newnham Croft Primary as well as privately. He is known for his friendliness and patience.
