Riccardo Perugini
Florence
Riccardo Perugini was born in Montepulciano on 20 June 1996.
He has been interested in piano and composition since the age of four.
He studied piano with Rita Cucè, Giovanni Doria Miglietta and Carlo Grante. He studied composition with Andrea Portera, Mauro Montalbetti and Detlev Glanert.
He has received several commissions among which: a commission by the Art Biennial in Venice (DMC ensemble, conducted by Andrea Vitello), by Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Solisti del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Silvia Spinnato), by Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina (conducted by Mario Ruffini), by the 2 Agosto Composition Competition (Antonella Rondinone Soprano, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini conducted by Alessandro Cadario) and Cantiere Internazionale d'arte di Montepulciano (Ensemble degli Intrigati conducted by Luciano Garosi), a commission by DUOroboros in collaboration with Fondazione Luigi Tronci and UFIP, by the Echi Festival in Arezzo, by ESTOVEST Festival in Turin in collaboration with Area Sismica for the project Isole d'istanti (Claudio Pasceri cello, Michele Marco Rossi cello), a commission by Fondazione Teatro Grande di Brescia on occasion of the 9th Festa dell'opera (Stefanna Kybalova soprano, Mirco Ghirardini clarinet, Alessandro Trebeschi piano), by the Sincronie Festival in Rome, by Torinodanza Festival in collaboration with Teatro Stabile di Torino - Teatro Nazionale, Nexus Festival, MilanOltre, New Ensemble Xenia Turin by the Hangzhou Contemporary Music Festival at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music (...)
His music has been broadcasted on Rai radio 3, Rai 5, Radio Cemat, NPO radio 4 (Netherlands), Yleisradio Oy (Finland).
He classified second during the Internetional Vocal Espoo Composition Competition 2016 in Helsinki with his composition "Preghiera" for female Choir, two solo sopranos and string quintet. (Lyran Female Choir conducted by Jutta Seppinen)
He received the special mention during the 2 Agosto International Composition Competition 2017 in Bologna with his composition “The aberrant blooms of mind”, concertino for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra.
Finalist of the Alba Rosa Vietor International Composition Competition 2018 with his composition "Fiore di plastic"a for soprano and piano trio (Amatis Trio and Katharine Dain soprano, Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam).
He received the special mention during the Uuno Klami Composition Competition 2019 with his composition "Malerbe" for soprano and orchestra. He is the youngest composer ever selected by the competition.
He won the absolute first prize during the Lunigiana Music Festival International Composition Competition 2020 with his composition "Fiore di plastica".
He received the Excellence Award during the 1st Hangzhou Contemporary Music Festival 2020 "Art Creation Awards" International Orchestral Composition Competition.
His music is highly regarded and has been awarded by Salvatore Sciarrino, Francesco Filidei, Narong Prangcharoen, Ye Xiaogang, Detlev Glanert, Kalevi Aho, Magnus Lindberg, Faye-Ellen Sylvrman, Olari Elts, Calliope Tsoupaki, Willem Jeths, Tansy Davies, Einojuhani Rautavaara (...)
In 2018 he founded the Ensemble Stamina: Selene Zuppardo Mezzosoprano, Natalie Picone Flute, Niccolò Venturi Clarinet, Santiago Fernandez Keyboards, Andrea Fumelli Composer, Live Electronics and Sound Design, Riccardo Perugini Composer and Keyboards. Leonardo De Santis Librettist.
He has been chosen as composer in residence for the Echi Festival 2021.
He also collaborated with: UNIPD, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Teatro dell'Abc, CONTEMPORANEAMENTEROMA, Teatrodante Carlo Monni, Teatro Elfo Puccini, Centre culturel Louis Ratel, Espoo Cultural Centre, In.Nova Fert (contemporary music association), Trio Hegel, Paolo Hendel, Maria Elena Romanazzi, Edoardo Rosadini (violist of ContempoartEnsemble and conductor), Simone Pierini, Adrian Pinzaru, Lara Albesano, Enrico Carraro , Simona Bertozzi, Gaetano Vestris Terrana, Giulio Petrucci
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