Biography
He began his musical studies in the class of organ and organ composition at the Conservatory of Venice and later he got a first –class degree in prepolyphonic music, experimental composition, band instrumentation and conducting.
After studying composition with the main B. Coltro, he began the study of conducting, first with G. Gouraiev (Moscow) and then under the guidance of Maestro Ovidiu Balan in Romania and at the Academy Chigiana with Carlo Maria Giulini.
In 1995, he placed second in the International Competition for Conductors in Bacau (Romania).
In 1998, leading the Venice Chamber Orchestra, he won the first prize at the International Competition dedicated to Astor Piazzolla, and a special prize of Busy Music France in Paris for the best orchestration.
In 1999 he was invited to conduct the Romanian National Radio Symphony Orchestra for the Contemporary Music Festival and recorded a CD dedicated to contemporary Romanian composers, with the sponsorship of the Ministry of Culture.
He has conducted many orchestras, among them: Cluj Napoca Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Theatre of Ulaan Baatar, Vidin Philharmonic Orchestra, Bacau Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra of Caracas, Botosani Philharmonic, Grand'orchestra Russian Symphony, Symphony of Catania, Plojesti Philharmonic, Philharmonic R. Valcea, Arad Philharmonic, Orchestra of the Mediterranean, Venice Symphony, Philharmonic of Tirgu Mures, Philharmonic Kishinev and Balkanian Symphony Orchestra.
In November 2004 he was invited to conduct, in Caracas, during the "Festival de solistas" dedicated to the music of the Venezuelan Maestro A. Romero, performing works in world première.
In April 2007 he made a tour as chief in South Korea, leading the Philharmonic of Bacau.
He has given numerous concerts in Italy and abroad, in cities like Lisbon, Zagreb, Bonn, Salzburg, Lugano, Lyon, Budapest, Bucharest, Oslo, New York, Manila, Caracas, Tokyo, Beijing, Ulaan Baatar, and Seoul.He was the author of radio programs for RAI, among these "Meraviglie Musicali".
In addition, he works as reviser with A. PAGANI S.r.l. Edizioni Musicali and Edizioni Curci on original A. Piazzolla songs, from whose, in February 2007, he played for the Romanian National Radio, live broadcasted on radio, the oratorio “El Pueblo Joven”, taking care the revising from the manuscript.
In June 2009 he wrote and directed the soundtrack of the movie "Tre Se Shalos", making the recording with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bacau.
Since October 2008 he works as director with the Biennale of Contemporary Music in Venice for the première of “fresh” by Luca Francesconi for five wind orchestras, and in the edition of the Biennale in 2009 he directed “Ionisation” by E. Varèse with the Brake Drum Percussion Ensemble.
In December 2009 he made a tour in China with the Balkanian Symphony Orchestra and in January 2010 in Mongolia at the National Opera of Ulaan Baatar.
He recorded for Azzurra Music, Ares, Sico Records, Columbia Artemedia, Sony and RFR.
translation by Lorena Nigro