Francesco Acquista

Francesco Acquista is an Italian conductor and composer based in Sweden He studied Piano, Composition
and Choral music at Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Music in Rome He also studied Organ and Gregorian chant at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music ( Sacred music at Ersta Sköndal College of Music, and Orchestral conducting at the Royal College of Music ( in Stockholm Particularly devoted in modern and contemporary repertoire, he conducts first performances of music by emerging authors from all the world He conducted the world premiere of “ by Andreas Nilsson and the first scandinavian performances of the oratorio “La Passione” by Domenico Bartolucci the cantata “Le sette parole di Gesù sulla croce by Giovanni Geraci the Organ Concerto by Teresa Procaccini and the chamber opera Bip by Teresa Fantasia
Francesco Acquista has conducted the most important orchestras in Sweden such as Norrköpings Symfoniorkester Norrlandsoperan Umeå Dalasinfoniettan ( Gävle Symfoniorkester Västerås Sinfonietta Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra ( Livgardets dragonmusikkår (Arméns musikkår ( Marinens Musikkår Karlskrona and the chamber ensemble Norrbotten NEO, devoted to contemporary chamber music.
He is also active as composer and his catalog includes works for instruments, orchestra and choir, some of which are performed in Europe and Asia.
He currently conducts the Norrlands Nations Kammarkör in Uppsala (winner of the Grand Prix at 7th International Anton Bruckner Choir Competition in Linz, Austria 2019 and is organist and conductor of the orchestra and the choirs in St Tomas church in Stockholm.