Degrees and principal teachers

1996 - 2000

Studies in piano with Giorgio Lovato in the Conservatory “Benedetto Marcello” in Venice. Diploma (Italian DMA) with full marks on 19th June 2000

1997 - 2001

Studies in choral music and choral conductorship with Marco Gemmani in the Conservatory “Benedetto Marcello” in Venice. Diploma (Italian DMA) on 25th September 2001

1997 - 2003

Studies in composition with Riccardo Vaglini in the Conservatory “Benedetto Marcello” in Venice. Diploma (Italian DMA) on 23th July 2003

2000 - 2001

Advanced studies of piano at the “Fondazione S. Cecilia” of Portogruaro - Venice

2001 - 2005

Master degree (2nd level diploma) in piano with full marks in the Conservatory “Benedetto Marcello” in Venice. Diploma (MASTER) with full marks on 18th June 2003)

2003 - 2005

Studies in conducting with Emilio Pomàrico in Milan – Accademia Internazionale della Musica

2011 - 2012

Postgraduate course in composition with Beat Furrer - Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz (Austria) summa cum laude on 12th June 2012

 

Masterclasses

 

2011

Impuls 7th International Ensemble - and Composers Academy, lessons with Klaus Lang, Pierluigi Billone and Georg Friedrich Haas.

2010

Seminar “De Musica”, Rome – Italy. Lessons with Beat Furrer

2010

45°Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt, lessons with Georges Aperghis, Brian Ferneyhough, Enno Poppe.

2007

Masterclass in conducting with Donato Renzetti in Pescara (Italy)

2006

Masterclass for composers with Klangforum Wien during the 50th International Festival of Contemporary Music – Venice Biennale

2002 - 2003

Seminars “Compositori a confronto” in Reggio Emilia (Italy) with Sylvano Bussotti, Giacomo Manzoni, Nicola Sani, Alessandro Solbiati, Gabrio Taglietti and Giovanni Verrando

2002

41°Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt, lessons with Toshio Hosokawa, Tristan Murail.

2001

Piano masterclass with Walter Krafft in Venice

1999

Piano masterclassHortus Niger” in Croatia

 

 

Musical activities

 

Composition:

 

 

Principal commissions and performances:

 

Venice (Italy), Scuola Grande di San Rocco - Sala Capitolare, Festival “Ex Novo Musica” 2016
First Performance of Isle.2 for flute and guitar

Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Castilla y Leon in Salamanca - Spain, Auditorium

Dialoghi sul comporre 2015 – Budrio (BO) - Italy

V MASKFEST 2014, Bologna (Italy)

En Timsonia 2014, Festival of Contemporary Music, Timisoara – Romania
First Performance of Duale for an accordionist

XXV. FESTIVAL FORFEST CZECH REPUBLIC 2014
First Performance of Isle.4 for harp quartet

Venice, Teatro Fondamenta Nuove, Season 2014
First Performance of What the thunder said for any instrument

Katzin Concert Hall (Arizona – USA)

First Performance of Isle.6 for percussion sextet

Baku (Azerbaijan), Dövləәt Filarmoniyasının kamera vəә orqan musiqisi zalı
Baki Contempo Festivali 2012

“Dal segno al suono. Dal suono al segno” 2012 Terza edizione, MUSMA - Matera (Italy)

First performance of Isle.5  for solo violin

Ljubljana Festival 2012

First performance of Isle.7 for ensemble

“Intrecci” 2011 – Treviso (Italy)

Adria Percussion Summer Course  (Adria – Italy)

First performance of Isle.1 for 1 percussionist

Soundscape Festival 2011 (Maccagno – Italy )

Festival d’Organo VIII Edition (Piove di Sacco – Italy)

First performance of Sinapsi for organ

Festival 5 giornate 2011(Milan – Italy)

Impuls Festival 2011 (Graz – Austria)

First performance of Controluce for bass flute

Festival “Musiche in mostra” 2010 (Torino – Italy)

First performance of 150 operauna for trumpet, violin, cello and piano

Festival Rebus 2010 (Milan – Italy)

Zukunft(s)musik 2010 (Augsburg – Germany)

Freies Musikzentrum 2010 (Stuttgart – Germany)

Festival “Nuovi Spazi Musicali” 2010 (Roma –  Italy)

First performance of Su fili di seta for ensemble

Universidad Nacional del Litoral 2010 (Santa Fe – Argentina)

Instituto Nacional de Musicologia "Carlos Vega 2010 (Buenos Aires – Argentina)

Festival “Deste el Este al Oeste” 2010 (Rosario – Argentina)

First performance of Spoon II for flute and guitar

Soundscape Festival 2010 (Maccagno – Varese – Italy )

“Firenze Estate” 2010 (Firenze – Italy)

First performance of Labyrinth for orchestra

“Sul filo delle emozioni” 2010 (Brescia – Italy)  

First performance of Notturno di tela for violin, viola and cello

Villarte Een Andere Kijk Op muziek Seizoen 2009/2010 (Bruxelles - Belgium)

53° Biennale of Venice “Il corpo del suono” 2009

First performance of Come edera di luce - tre visioni notturne (2009) for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, sax, guitar and piano

Die "Unerhörte Musik" 2009 (Berlin – Germany)

First performance of The second thing for piano

Festival “Rebus” 2009 (Milano – Italy) 

Festival “Talea” 2009 (Treviso – Italy)

First performance of Talea Interludi – 5 miniature solistiche for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano

Trelleborg Piano Festival 2009 (Trelleborg - Sweden)

Brinkhallin Kesäkonsertit 2009 (Turku - Finland)

First performance of Sirene for clarinet

Correnti” 2009 (Pescara – Italy)

First performance of Flussi for violin, cello and reciter

Astra Music Festival - editions 2007 and 2008 - (Melbourne - Australia)

First performance of O vos omnes for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, 2 choirs and organ (ad libitum)

Festival “Talea” 2008 (Treviso – Italy)

First performance of Sehen for flute, clarinet, 2 guitars, piano, percussions, violin and cello

Groggia Modern Season 2007 (Venice - Italy)

First performance of Tremulo verso allo svolto for piano

Groggia Modern Season 2006 (Venice - Italy)

First performance of Divorato dalla lontananza for string quartet

“Canti di Vita in Tempo di Peste” 2005 (Venice – Teatro La Fenice - Italy)

First performance of Voi che ascoltate for piano (4/6 hands) and reciter

"Compositori a confronto"  2005 (Reggio Emilia - Italy)

First performance of Eyelid for clarinet, sax, 2 violins, cello and vibraphone

XXIX° Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte of Montepulciano 2004 (Italy)

First performance of Stillae for orchestra

"Compositori a confronto"  2003 (Reggio Emilia - Italy)

First performance of Dàleth for piano, keyboard and synthetizer

"Compositori a confronto" 2002 (Reggio Emilia - Italy)

“Il Canto di Metastasio 1999 (Venice - Italy)

First performance of Vado… ma dove? Oh Dio! for soprano, cello, piano and organ

 

 

Works published by :

 

Sconfinarte Editions (Rovato – BS – Italy)

ArsPublica Editions (Avenza – MS - Italy)

Aliamusica Records (Parma- Italy)

 

 

Conducting:

2007 - 2011

Founder and conductor of FramEnsemble

2005 onwards

Principal conductor of the Youth Orchestra “Giovani Musicisti Veneti” (Italy)

2005

Conductor at the Ring - Ring Festival of Contemporary Music in Belgrade for the international “Sonora Project” promoted by Federazione Cemat.

 

Musical Projects:

 

16 – 18 May 2013

Festival “Serenade – Omaggio a Bruno Maderna”.

Conservatoire of Adria (ITALY). Project coordinator

24 – 26 May 2012

Festival “AMAZING CAGE!” – Omaggio a John Cage.

Conservatoire of Adria (ITALY). Project coordinator

2011 - 2014

Artistic Manager of the Music Educational Project “L’Isola della Musica” – Treviso – Italy

2010 onwards

Promoter of the International Composition Competition for youth orchestra “Bruno Maderna” (Ecce Gratum Association, SIMC (Italian ISCM, Federazione Cemat, CIDIM, CMC, Sconfinarte Editions)

2005 - 2009

Promoter of the International Composition Competition “Musici Mojanesi - Call for scores”

 

 

Teaching activities:

May 2016

Masterclass of Composition, University of Malta

May 2015

Masterclass of Composition, Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Castilla Y Leon (Spain)

November 2012

Masterclass of Composition, Arizona State University (USA)

April 2012

Masterclass of Composition, Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Madrid  (Spain)

May 2011

Masterclass of Composition, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

April 2010

Masterclass of Composition, Conservatoire “F. Venezze” -  Rovigo (Italy)

2013 - 2016

Professor of Music Theory, Conservatoire “B. Marcello” - Venice (Italy)

2008 - 2013

Professor of Music Theory and Contemporary Music Lab, Conservatoire “A. Buzzolla” - Adria (Italy)

2008 - 2016

Summer orchestral workshop “Note d’estate”