Davide Formisano was born in Milan in 1974. He graduated with the highest marks plus distinction under the guide of M° C. Tabarelli, thus perfecting with Bruno Cavallo, Jean-Claude Gerard at Stuttgart Musikhochschule and Aurele Nicolet in Basel.
      Still youngest, he gained the First Prize at “Galileo Galilei” competition and at Stresa International Competition, obtaining high honours in all the major international competitions. Just seventeen, he took part at the “Jean Pierre Rampal Concourse” in Paris, gaining the “Prix Special du Jury”. In the next years he was awarded 1^st prize at Budapest Flute Competition, and 2^nd prize (1^st not assigned) at the outstanding ARD Concourse in Munich.
      The First Italian Flautist to receive such honours, the young Davide Formisano had already performed with the major European youth ensembles, such as Orchestra Giovanile Italiana, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchester and European Community Youth Orchestra, led by such high conductors as Lorin Maazel, Carlo Maria Giulini and Kurt Sanderling.
     In 1995 he obtained the Solo Flute role at the Hamburg Filarmonisches Staatorchester, getting the same position in the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra one year later. Now he’s Principal Flute in the “Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala” and in the same Philharmonic, conducted by M° Riccardo Muti. His activity there allowed him to work with the major contemporary conductors, like Carlo Maria Giulini, Zubin Mehta, Wolfgang Savallisch, Valery Gergev,  Myung wun Chung, George Prêtre and Giuseppe Sinopoli.
      Davide Formisano combined his role as Orchestral Professor to a brilliant and growing career as chamberist, soloist and professor, having performed all around Europe and Japan with such partners as Bruno Canino, Radovan Vlatkovic, Phillip Moll, Sergio Azzolini, Fabio Biondi, and accompanied by distinguished Orchestras like Bayerischer Rundfunk, Dresdner Kapellsolisten, S. Petersburg Philharmonic and Tonhalle Ensemble in Zurich.
      Always welcomed by audience, Italian and German press wrote about him during his concerts together with Dresdner Kappelsolisten Ensemble: “A magic Flute impresses the audience” (Il Messaggero, Roma); “an Italian soloist, ensemble guest… who literally dragged his partners with an outstanding interpretative joy and enthusiasm, exhibiting a marvellous sound and a indisputable stylistic ability” (La Repubblica – Firenze); “Simply joy in playing” (Frankfurt Allegemeine); “… because he shows not only precision, magnificent breath control and a constantly rounded and skilful sound… he’s a musician who is able to give expression to everything… introiduced by Formisano like in a sudden and happy illumination…” (la Stampa).
     In 1998 and 1999 he took part at several Festivals in Lucerna, St. Moritz, Basilea, Neuchátel, Rheingau and Bad Wörishofen. As far as Italy, he played in Siena with pianist Phillip Moll, in Milan at the “Serate Musicali” and in Florence for “Amici della Musica” with Bruno Canino, and in Ravenna with some “Wiener Philarmoniker” soloists and M° Riccardo Muti at the Piano.
      Recently, Davide Formisano has been guest at Festivals in Switzerland (Baden and Lucerne), in Germany (Würzburg, Neumarkt and Rügen) together with pianist Phillip Moll. During July and August, in Japan, he took part in a tournèe playing at International Fuji Festival, Yamanami Music Festival, and, in Tokyo, at the Metropolitan Art Space and in the prestigious hall “Bunka-Kaikan”. He has recently performed Rodrigo's "Fantasia para un Gentil Hombre", with "Orchestra Haydn di Trento e Bolzano" (Italy).
      His teaching activity is growing day by day: Davide Formisano, after several courses in Japan and Italy, is holding courses at Academie d'Ete in Nice and several masterclasses in Japan.
      He has recorded the complete edition of Mozart flute Quartets with Tartini Quartet, and a CD-recorded live Recital with Piano, in the circumstance of the debut at the Lucerne Musical Weeks. Further releases are a CD based and Italian opera themes, in collaboration with Phillip Moll, Sergio Azzolini and Jean-Claude Gerard, and the Mozart KV 314 concerto recording for the German television network, with the pianist-conductor Justus Frantz.

        Davide Formisano performs with a Muramatsu 24k All Gold flute