Davide Meli, born in Cefalù on February 6, 2000 and residing in Palermo, attended the Alessandro Scarlatti Conservatory in Palermo, where he studied with Nicola Genualdi and graduated on July 3, 2025 with a grade of 110/110. He collaborates with the Palermo Conservatory Orchestra as principal trumpet and second trumpet at the Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania and the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, respectively, as well as at various seasonal concerts. Since 2023, he has collaborated with the Palermo Classica Festival Orchestra as principal trumpet and second trumpet. He participated in the trumpet specialization course at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome and took part in masterclasses with trumpet players such as Andrea dell’Ira, Gabor Tarkovi, Marco Vicario, and Piergiuseppe Doldi. He was awarded fifth place in the audition for the ICO 131 Orchestra of Basilicata, with which he has collaborated several times as second trumpet. He was awarded third place in the audition for first trumpet at AYSO. He was awarded first place in the audition for first trumpet at ONCI, with which he has collaborated several times on Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Schumann 4/ Siegfried Idyll/ Overture del franco cacciatore at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. He was awarded fifth place as a trumpet assistant at the Teatro Regio in Turin, with which he still collaborates and with which he has collaborated several times as first trumpet on Bruckner 6 and Hamlet, second trumpet on Puccini’s Le Villi and Trittico, trumpet assistant on Mahler Symphony No. 2, first cornet on Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty, and trumpet assistant on Machbet conducted by Riccardo Muti. He presented commissions at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome as a trumpet accompanist for the Verdi Gala, conducted by Daniele Gatti, and Mahler Symphony No. 2, conducted by Daniel Harding. He collaborated as a trumpet accompanist with the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra (FOSS) for J. Massenet’s La terre promise. He collaborated with the Orchestra Teatro Massimo in Palermo for Malher 2, as a trumpet accompanist. He participated in two tours to China as a trumpet accompanist for Turandot, Pictures at an Exhibition, and Bolero, conducted by Valéry Gerviev, Enrique Mazzola, and Carlo Montanaro.
He has been student of Fondazione Accademia di Musica since 2026.
