Artista romano con attività internazionale come compositore, pianista, improvvisatore, sound projectionist.
Ospite di prestigiose istituzioni, fra cui: Centre Georges Pompidou, Cité de la Musique Paris, Ircam, Internationale Ferienkurse Darmstadt, “Teatro alla Scala” Milan, Autumn Festival Moscow Rachmaninoff Hall, Festival Sound Ways Saint Petersbourg, Akiyoshidai Festival Japan, Berkeley University San Francisco USA, Biennale di Venezia, Melbourne University, Sydney University, Elektron Festival Stockholm, Musica y Escena Mexico City, Berliner Ensemble, Huddersfield Festival, Accademia Filarmonica Romana, “Teatro La Fenice” Venice, Gouldbenkian Foundation Lisbon, “Teatro Carlo Felice” Genoa, Dresden Musiktage, International week of new music Bucarest, Gaudeamus, CCCBarcelona - Milan Università Statale, Schloss Solitude Stuttgart, Banff Festival Canada, RAI radio 3 - BBC London - Radio France - SWF e WDR Germany - NHK Japan.
taught and given seminars include the Juilliard School in New York, the Internationale Ferienkurse in Darmstadt, the Universität der Künste in Berlin, the University of Music in Vienna, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the “P. I. Tchaikovsky” Conservatory in Moscow, the St Petersburg Conservatory, the Central Conservatory in Beijing, the Irino Foundation in Tokyo, the Conservatorio Superior in Madrid, the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the “G. Verdi” Conservatoire in Milan, where from 1984 to 2012 he was professor of composition and electronic composition (live electronics).: Juilliard School New York, Internationale Ferienkurse Darmstadt, Universität der Künste Berlino, UDK Vienna, Guildhall School of Music and Drama London, “P. I. Ciajkovskij” Conservatory Moscow, Saint Petersbourg Conservatory, Central University Beijing, Irino Foundation Tokyo, Conservatorio Superior de Madrid, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Conservatorio “G. Verdi” di Milano, dove dal 1984 al 2012 stato docente di Composizione e Composizione elettronica (Live Electronics).
Da molti anni collabora con altri solisti per l’esecuzione della propria musica e per l’improvvisazione: in particolare con Pierre-Yves Artaud, Arditti string quartet, Bruno Canino, Antonio Ballista, Roger Heaton, Barrie Webb, Daniel Kientzy, Mark Pekarsky, Alexandre Ouzounoff, Enzo Porta, Nicholas Isherwood, Fernando Grillo, Manuela Galizia, Ingrid Caven, Brenda Mitchell, Mayumi Miyata, Rohan de Saram, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Ciro Scarponi, Magnus Andersson, Sergio Armaroli, Corrado Rojac, Tatiana Grindenko.
Corso di Improvvisazione
The course is mainly practical and is aimed at accomplished instrumentalists, singers and composers (ideally also instrumentalists) interested in this aspect of composition. Improvisation is understood both as free jazz and as free composition in real time, but also through the performance of improvisatory and intuitive scores that fall outside the usual notion of traditional notation — using symbols, graphics, texts or suggestions that do not belong to conventional musical symbolism and that call for specialised, creative performers who become almost co-authors. It is research into creativity and imagination, as a soloist and in relation to other performers, pursued with awareness and professionalism.Una prospettiva fuori dalle convenzioni - l’esecutore creativo, l’improvvisazione come composizione in tempo reale, l’instant form.
In particular
Free improvisation; improvisation with aleatoric elements and indicative graphics; improvisation on electronic and concrete material.
Works by John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Cornelius Cardew, Sylvano Bussotti, Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, Earle Brown, Dieter Schnebel and more recent composers will be studied.
The course ends with a public concert given by the participants.
Improvvisazione libera – improvvisazione con alea e grafismi orientativi – improvvisazione su materiale elettronico e concreto.
Saranno proposti lavori di J. Cage, K. Stokhausen, C. Cardew, S. Bussotti, R. Haubenstock Ramati, E. Brown, D. Schnebel e altri ancora di più recente produzione.
Il corso si concluderà con un concerto aperto al pubblico, eseguito dai partecipanti.