Alessandro Malagnino was born on May 31, 1998 in Casarano, Italy. He first studied at the “Tito Schipa” Conservatory in Ceglie Messapica with Mr. Alessandro Trianni, where he obtained the master's degree in Saxophone with the mention “110/110 con lode e menzione d'onore”, also thanks to the precious advice of Mr. Juan Jimenez Alba who marked him deeply during a year at the Manuel Castillo Conservatory in Seville.
Afterwards, he decided to perfect his skills in France at the Regional Conservatory of Versailles with Mr. Vincent David and his assistant Nicolas Arsenijevic and then at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris in the class of Mr. Claude Delangle where he obtained the Prize for the 2nd Higher Cycle with the mention “Very good unanimously with the congratulations of the jury” on May 31, 2022.
Alessandro is a laureate of several international competitions such as the Andorra Sax Fest Competition, the Adolphe Sax Competition of Hay-Les-Roses, the 3rd International Saxophone Competition Exigentia, the “Marco Fiorindo” competition, the “FRANCE MUSIC COMPETITION 3rd edition” competition and others.
Alessandro plays in concert as a soloist, and with other chamber music formations such as the Ensemble Next du 3e cycle at the CNSMDP. He has collaborated with various orchestras such as the Jonico salentina wind orchestra, the Orchester National D'île-de-France, the ICO “Tito Schipa” orchestra from Lecce.
He is also invited to give master classes as a teacher in Italy at the XXVII International Saxophone Stage in Fermo and at the Conservatorio di Musica Pietro Mascagni in Livorno, as well as abroad at Herceg Novi in Montenegro.