Aram Khacheh

Conductor

Aram Khacheh

Born 1997 · Italian–Persian

“Superior technical control, his ability to make the orchestra sing, to manage every dimension of the phrasing.”
Cantelli Competition 2024
Critics' Award
Young Audience Award

The Artist

Born in Italy in 1997 to a family of Persian artists, Aram Khacheh studied cello and composition at the Florence Conservatory before turning to conducting. He graduated with highest honours from the Brescia Conservatory under Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli and completed postgraduate studies at the Milan Conservatory with Daniele Agiman. He also trained in masterclasses with Gilberto Serembe, Daniele Gatti, Giampaolo Bisanti, and Johannes Schlaefli.

He has conducted ensembles such as Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, I Pomeriggi Musicali, Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra della Toscana, Filarmonica Marchigiana, and many more.

His artistic collaborations include soloists Francesca Dego, Klaidi Sahatci, Francesco Manara, Danilo Rossi, Giovanni Sollima, Mario Brunello, Luigi Piovano, Andrea Lucchesini, Wayne Marshall, Richard Galliano, Felix Klieser, Giulio Tampalini, and singers such as Annalisa Stroppa, Luciano Ganci, Veronica Simeoni, Iván Ayón-Rivas.

Recent opera productions include Luce di Lammermoor, Don Pasquale: Il Grande Gioco dell’Amore, Caterina Cornaro at Donizetti Festival; Il brutto anatroccolo (world premiere) at Teatro Coccia; Rossini’s La cambiale di matrimonio, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, and Bizet/Constant’s La Tragédie de Carmen at Fondazione Teatro Grande Brescia.

Critical Praise

“An excellent performance by the Ensemble Donizetti Opera conducted by the talented and meticulous Aram Khacheh, not only sympathetic for his playful interaction with the young audience, but also for a youthful approach, lively but profound at the same time, that brings out the best in a reduced edition. The adaptation and direction by Manuel Renga is well thought-out and elegant, with some very clever comic touches. ”
- Giovanni Botta, OperaClick
“For his superior technical control, his ability to make the orchestra sing, to manage every dimension of the phrasing - the 'micro' and the 'macro' , the single phrase as well as the great musical passage. ”
Critics’ Award motivation
“He offered a solid reading at the head of the Donizetti Opera Orchestra, attentive to balance and to a rigorous Romantic style, underlining dynamic contrasts and the score’s somber character. His conducting, poised between dramatic impetus and bel canto nobility, highlighted the harmonic density and early Verdian touches that permeate the work. ”
- Bernardo Gaitan, OperaWire
“On the podium, Aram Khacheh, born in 1997, confirmed himself as a promising baton, able to relate to a soloist and composer [Richard Galliano] who has practically identified with such a peculiar repertoire for fifty years. The rhythmic impulse and the dynamic and agogic balances ensure the success of the evening. ”
- Roberta Pedrotti, L’ape musicale

Recent & Future Highlights

30 Nov 2025

Donizetti Opera Festival – Caterina Cornaro

3 Dec 2025

Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra

20–23 Dec 2025

Filarmonica Toscanini, Parma

Jan–Feb 2026

Teatro Regio di Torino – Pierino e il lupo

24 Apr 2026

Teatro Comunale di Bologna Orchestra

10 May 2026

Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI – Debut

July 2026

Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto

Photo Gallery

Video Gallery