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Education |
| 2003 - 2006 | studied composition with Ivan Fedele (graduated with honors) (Strasbourg, France) |
| 2005 | studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with Clarence Barlow, Richard Ayres and Martijn Padding (Holland) |
| 1999 - 2006 | studied composition at Conservatory of Perugia with Fabio Cifariello Ciardi (graduated with full marks) (Italy) |
| 1990 - 2000 | studied piano at Conservatory of Perugia with Maria Flaminia Spaventi (Italy) (graduated with highest honors) |
Participation in festivals and workshops: |
- the 41st and 43rd edition of Internationale Ferienkurse fër Neue Musik in Darmstadt
- in seminars with Arvo Pärts, Sylvano Bussotti, Tristan Murail, Emmanuel Nunes, Wolfgang Rihm, Toshio Hosokawa, Yan Maresz
- in masterclasses with Brice Pauset, Joshua Fineberg, Stefano Gervasoni and Helmut Lachenmann
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Prizes and scolarships: |
| 2000 | won the "Rotary Prize" scholarship |
| 2001 | shortlisted at the VII Youth International Music Forum (Kiev) |
| 2002 | won the De Musica scholarship |
| 2003 | shortlisted for What's Next Project by Nuova Consonanza in Rome |
| 2004 | finalist in the F. Evangelisti Competition |
| won the Erasmus scholarship |
| 2005 | won the De Musica scholarship |
| | finalist LBMF competition (Boston) |
| | won second prize (first not assigned) at the IIIrd Seoul International Competition (young composers section) |
| 2006 | won the second prize at the R.Rodio European Competition (Bari) |
| | won the STIPENDIENPREISE at the end of the 43rd Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik (Darmstadt) |
| | won the Honourable Mention at the International Gaudeamus Competition (Amsterdam) |
| | won the first prize at the International Alkmaar Organcommission (Alkmaar) |
| 2007 | selected by the Reading Panel 2007- IRCAM for the course in computer music 2007/2008 |
Performances of his works: |
| 2001 | International Music Forum (Kiev) |
| Opera Prima (Perugia) |
| 2002 | IXth International Stage of Saxophone (Fermo) |
| 2003 | Politecnico delle Arti (Milano) |
| 2003 - 2006 | Nuova Consonanza (Roma)
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| 2004 | 33rd Festival of Sacred Music (Bolzano) |
| 2004 | Compositori a Confronto (Reggio Emilia) |
| 2004 - 2006 | Musica - Musiques d'aujourd'hui and M.A.M.S. (Strasbourg) |
| 2005 | Univercity 2005 (Perugia) |
| Music Today 2005 (Seoul) |
| Filarmonica Umbra (Terni) |
| International Gaudeamus Music Week 2005 (Amsterdam) |
| 2006 | M.A.M.S. (Strasbourg) |
| | World Saxophone Congress (Ljubljana) |
| | IMD Darmstadt |
| | International Gaudeamus Music Week 2006 (Amsterdam) |
| | Alkmaar Orgel Festival |
His music has been broadcast on Rai-Radio3 and VPRO, published by Nuova Stradivarius (Milano) and recorded for Max Research.
As a musicologist he lectures at the
Conservatory of Perugia, O. Trotta Institute and the Sookmyung University College of Music in Seoul.
He has studied orchestral conducting with Ennio Nicotra and has conducted the
Assisi Chamber Orchestra, the National Orchestra of the Moldavian Radio-Television,
the Bacau Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra L'Inégal
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Works: |
| 2000 | EX CHERUB for solo violin |
| 2001 | ...LIKE A TOOL... for clarinet, violin and cello |
| 2002 | UN LACS... UN NAINS for soprano and piano |
| TRE AFORISMI Su testi di Alda Merini for bass saxophone and prepared and amplified piano |
| 2003 | HOX ON BECKETT for violin, viola, hautboy and bass clarinet |
| VECTEUR for organ and two assistants |
| 2004 | RÈFLEXION for multi-medial support |
| AFFORDANCES trois Ètudes sur l'espace Ècologique for saxophone quartet |
| 2004 - 2005 | SOLO PUNTE! 1-14 for flute, cello and piano |
| 2005 | ELF APHORISMEN ÜBER WACHET AUF for organ |
| 2005 | LES MOTS for fl., cl., tr., perc., pno., voice, vno., vla., vc. and amplification |
| 2006 | RÈFLEXION II for tape |
