[1] Campoli was born in Rome in 1906[2] where his father was leader of the orchestra at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, taught the violin and was Alfredo’s first teacher.
His mother was a dramatic soprano who had toured with Scotti and Caruso, but a retired performer at the time of Campoli's birth.
After the war, he had extended tours of Europe, Southeast Asia, New Zealand, and Australia, and continued his work with the BBC, eventually achieving over 1,000 radio broadcasts.
In 1961, a private recording of him playing the Beethoven concerto with the Hayes Orchestra (Bromley, Kent) was made by his friend Geoffrey Terry.
[7] There is also a recording by Terry of Campoli in rehearsal with British pianist Peter Katin (with whom he had earlier formed a duo), Daphne Ibbott and Valerie Tryon.
[7] In 2021, the Barbirolli Society released a live recording of the Sibelius Concerto with the Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli, coupled with the Elgar Cello Concerto played by Jacqueline du Pre, in a 2-disc set, the Sibelius on audio CD and also DVD, from a BBC Broadcast of 1964.
[10] Campoli appeared in a number of films[11] and was a guest on the BBC radio programme Desert Island Discs on 21 August 1953.