Arshia Samsaminia (*1989 Tehran, Iran) He studied contemporary composition at Sibelius Academy of Music in Finland, University of Gothenburg (Academy of Music and Drama) in Sweden, UDK University of Arts in Berlin, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, and Tbilisi State Music Conservatory under the supervision of Helena Tulve, Malin…
Claudio Panariello
Born in Naples in 1989, he has studied Composition with G. Panariello and Piano with E. Massa. After a Bachelor’s degree in Physics at University of Pisa with a thesis on Musical acoustics, he studies Electronic Music at Conservatory “S. Pietro a Majella” of Naples with A. Di Scipio and…
Luca Guidarini
Born in Rovigo in 1995, Luca Guidarini started to play classical guitar at the age of 7. He continues his studies in classical and jazz guitar at the Conservatorio “A. Buzzolla” in Adria, then contemporary electric guitar at the Civica Scuola di Musica “C. Abbado” in Milan. As a guitar…
Luca Ricci
Born in 1992 in Piacenza, he studied flute with Franco Nobis, Anna Mancini, Thies Roorda and Rien de Reede, graduating in 2010 (Conservatory “Arrigo Boito”, Parma). Since 2012 he has been studying composition, earning his degree (Conservatory of Piacenza, October 2018). He has also participated in seminars and masterclasses held…
Riccardo Dapelo
Genoa, 1962.After completing high school he began studies in philosophy (never officially ended, but still obstinately in progress) and graduated in piano and composition at the Conservatory of his city. Later he attended the Giacomo Manzoni courses of Composition at the Fiesole School of Music and Electronic Music (Alvise Vidolin)…
Giorgio Colombo Taccani
Giorgio Colombo Taccani was born in Milan in 1961. He pursued a classical education, graduating from the University of Milan with a degree in Modern Literature under the supervision of Professor Francesco Degrada. His thesis in Music History was devoted to Bruno Maderna’s Hyperion, and won the “Missiroli Prize”, awarded in…
Frederic Rzewski
Rzewski was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, and began playing piano at age 5. He attended Phillips Academy, Harvard and Princeton, where his teachers included Randall Thompson, Roger Sessions, Walter Piston and Milton Babbitt. In 1960, he went to Italy, a trip that was formative in his future musical development. In addition to studying with Luigi Dallapiccola, he began a career as a…