Andrew Del Riccio

Andrew Del Riccio is a Sydney-based trumpeter, teacher and conductor. He has performed extensively with many of Sydney’s leading ensembles including the Sydney Symphony, Australian Opera & Ballet, & Australian Chamber Orchestras, as well as founding the Blues Point Brass Quintet, St Peters Chamber Orchestra & The Unexpected Orchestra. He holds degrees in performance and education having studied at the Sydney Conservatorium, University of British Colombia and University of Western Sydney as well as scholarship periods studying trumpet and baroque performance practice at the Schola Cantorum Basilliensis in Switzerland and conducting in the Czech Republic.

Since completing has Master of Music degree in opera conducting in Canada he has taught music at Trinity Grammar School, specialising in brass pedagogy, band and chamber music and taking a leading role in developing brass at the primary school level.

In recent years he has performed seasons as principal trumpet with the Win-Wollongong Symphony Orchestra and appeared as soloist with the Mosman Symphony Orchestra, Bourbaki Ensemble and Orchestra 143. He also runs a heraldic fanfare ensemble which performs for corporate functions and has a busy private teaching practice. Numerous students of his have progressed to careers in music performance, education and management.

As a conductor, Andrew has been musical director the Mosman Orchestra since 1999 and has also guest conducted the North Sydney Symphony, Lane Cove Youth Orchestras ,Sydney University Symphony Orchestra, UNSW Concert Band, and Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, where he played principal trumpet from 2000 to 2006. Outside of musical life, Andrew is an avid scuba diver, exploring wrecks and habitats of the NSW coast as a member of the Two Dogs dive team.