A multifaceted musician performing a wide array of repertoire, Luca Mariani specializes in interpretations of both classical and contemporary music. He is currently Principal Oboist of the Orchestre national d’Ile de France in Paris and member of the Lemanic Modern Ensemble in Geneva.

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He is regularly invited by Europe’s leading orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Göteborgs        Symfoniker,  Orchestre de la Suisse Romande… and performs all over the world (United States, Europe, China, Japan, Russia and Israel), on prestigious stages, amongst them, the Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw, Salle Pleyel of Paris, Auditorio Nacional of Madrid, Salzburg  Mozarteum, Lucerne Festival, Carnegie Hall…

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Luca Mariani studied in Lyon with Jean-Louis Capezzali and Jérome Guichard and in Berlin with Christoph Hartmann. He graduated with a Master’s degree from the CNSMD of Paris. Between 2007 and 2009 he was a member of the prestigious Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic, where he had the opportunity to play with some of the world's most accomplished conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Seiji Ozawa and Pierre Boulez. During this time, Luca Mariani was also principal oboist of the World Youth Orchestra.

 

In 2008, Luca was invited by the Moritzburg Festival to perform the world premiere of Flow, composed by the swiss composer William Blank. This marked the beginning of an intense interest in contemporary repertory and pluridisciplanary creation. With the Lemanic Modern Ensemble, he has worked alongside such composers as Mickael Jarell, Unsuk Chin, Hanspeter Kyburz, Bruno Mantovani, Luis Naon, Ivan Fedele, Stefano Gervasoni, David Hudry, Sofia Avramidou and Tristan Murail.

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As a soloist Luca has performed with the Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, the Orchestre de Besançon and of course, the Lemanic Modern Ensemble. He recorded a CD with Bach works with the Orchestra Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic under the direction of the conductor Reinhard Goebel.