Frank Celata - Clarinet

Francesco Celata graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1987.
Following studies in Amsterdam with Piet Honingh of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and in Siena with Giuseppe Garbarino, he returned to Australia in 1991 where he was appointed Principal Clarinet with the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra.

He has appeared on a number of occasions as guest Principal Clarinet with the London Symphony Orchestra. Performances included concerts at the Salzburg Festival, the Yehudi Menhuin Festival in Gstaad, Switzerland, and the Olympic Cultural Festival prior to the Athens Games. He has also performed on CD recordings with the LSO. He has been a member of the Sydney Symphony since 1993, and has appeared as soloist on a number of occasions including performances of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, Bernstein's Prelude, Fugue and Riffs, Krommer's Double Clarinet Concerto with Lawrence Dobell, and a concerto written for him by Australian composer Gordon Kerry. He has also appeared as soloist with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Auckland Philharmonia.

Francesco Celata is an active chamber musician and is the founder of one of Sydney's leading chamber ensembles, the Sydney Soloists. He also a dedicated pedagogue and has been teaching clarinet at the Sydney Conservatorium since 1994.