"I first met Ennio in St Petersburg for a series of conducting masterclasses and was tremendously inspired by not only his insight into the pedagogy of conducting but also the stories and experiences that he so generously shared.
He brought energy and life to the music we studied and with humor, and much patience, guided the development of our gestures along the standards he himself learned from the legendary Ilya Musin.
Having experienced conducting training which focused on fixed beat patterns and intense score memorization, Ennio’s approach to use gestures to convey character was liberating as it made better musical sense and a more intuitive conducting experience for everyone.
I have therefore continued to study with Ennio throughout my career, as no matter the difficulty of the problem that I bring to him, he is always able to guide me towards a solution.
Like a master magician, he still has many tricks to teach his apprentice!"
Ben le Heux – Director Den Haag Kamerorkest
