BIOGRAPHY
Conductor and clarinetist, former member of London Symphony Orchestra
Lorenzo Antonio Iosco is an Italian clarinetist and conductor based in Hong Kong, where he serves as Associate Principal Bass Clarinet of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
Born in Italy, he graduated with Distinction from the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Music in Florence.
His orchestral career includes positions as Principal Bass Clarinet with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid (Titular del Teatro Real), the London Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma.
He has appeared as guest clarinetist with prestigious ensembles worldwide, including the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and London Sinfonietta.
Lorenzo has performed under the batons of legendary conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Bernard Haitink, Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, Daniel Harding, Daniele Gatti, Andris Nelsons, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Riccardo Chailly, André Previn, Yuri Temirkanov, Semyon Bychkov, Lorin Maazel, Jaap van Zweden, Paavo Järvi, and Myung-Whun Chung.
As a soloist, he has performed major clarinet repertoire across Europe and Asia. His chamber music highlights include a debut at London’s Wigmore Hall with the London Conchord Ensemble (2013) and performances and recordings of Mozart’s Gran Partita with the LSO woodwind ensemble in Switzerland, Italy, and at LSO St Luke’s in London.
Lorenzo studied orchestral conducting with Piero Bellugi in Florence, Donato Renzetti in Rome, and Jaap van Zweden at the Gstaad Academy in Switzerland.
He made his conducting debut with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 2021, leading a program featuring the music of Nino Rota, and has since been regularly invited to conduct the orchestra in diverse repertoire.
In June 2025, he was appointed Principal Conductor of Ensemble Accademia Ducale, an Italian chamber orchestra based in Basilicata and supported by the Ministry of Culture, where he is developing an ambitious schedule of concerts and tours.
A distinguished artist endorsed by Vandoren and Buffet Crampon, Lorenzo has served since 2024 as Music Curator for Vision Group Experiences (www.visiongroupexperiences.com), contributing to their bespoke cultural and luxury programs.
