About
Performer, director, author and teacher. Graduated in percussion instruments and choir conducting. After his debut as a percussionist in the lyrical-symphonic orchestras of Rome, he focused his work on the contemporary soloist and chamber music repertoire focusing on electro-acoustic research (K. Stockhausen, B. Truax, Y. Taira, M. Lupone) and on “ performance ”(J. Cage, G. Battistelli, L. Hiller, L. Berio) In 1987 he founded with Antonio Caggiano, ARS LUDI, a modular ensemble with which he has performed all over the world.
He has performed as a soloist with the orchestras of Nice, the Marche Philharmonic Orchestra and with the orchestra of the Ass. Scarlatti of Naples. Compositions have been dedicated to him by Italian and foreign authors. From 1988 to 1998 he was part of the "TANIT" group of ethnic and research music. He has collaborated with the Italian Musical Workshop (OMI), Alter Ego, with "BussottiOperaBallet", with the O.C.I. of S. Accardo, with the chamber complex "I Solisti della Filarmonica" directed by G. Sinopoli and with other Italian ensembles.
He has held seminars in Italy, France, Greece, China, Indonesia, Kenya and Malta. In 2002 he created the Rumble Quintet with S. Alunni, S. Bollani, A. Caggiano and R. Gatto. Since 2003 he has directed the "Ready-Made Ensemble" a vocal-instrumental ensemble with which he interprets a repertoire of original re-reading of ancient and contemporary compositions.
Since 2009 he is a member of the Ensemble Contemporary Music Park. He has collaborated with soloists, performers and artists such as D. Friedman, P. Fresu, J. Swann, J. Menuhin, B. Canino, A. Ballista, M. Pistoletto, JP Drouet, P. Mefano, G. Battistelli, F. Mauri, G. Scotese, D. Rea, E. Pietropaoli, A. Del Ponte, A. Curran, A. Neri, G. Bartolomei, M. Hirayama, G. Schiaffini, L. Cinque, Raiz, D. Lang, Frankie HI-NRG, M. Panni, S. Scodanibbio, E. Zhrihan, J. Gasparyan, G. Amadori, S. Lombardi, A. Lonquich, C. Barbuti, G. Verde, F. Battiato, the Uakti group and many others .
As an author he has composed pieces for small ensembles and for solo instrument some of which are published by BMG-Ariola and Edipan as well as having edited incidental music for poetry and theater performances in collaboration with M. Popolizio, I. Forte, A. Rezza, N. Balestrini, L. Ferlazzo Natoli, S. Bergamasco and M. Polla De Luca.
As director he has directed works by F. Evangelisti, K. Stockhausen, M. Betta, C. Crivelli, M. Fischione, L. Cinque, C. Cardew, L. Berio, S. Reich, B. Sorensen, De Machaut and I. Stravinsky. Currently he is dedicated to various ways to deepen the work of St. Reich. He is Professor of Percussion Instruments at the "S. Cecilia" Music Conservatory in Rome.