furl (new music for viola)
My piece ‘The Inconvenience of Loving a Flickering Creature’, for prepared viola with amplification, has been released on the album furl (new music for viola) by Aleksandra Demowska-Madejska. This is the first time that my instrumental music is included on a professional album and working with Aleksandra has always been a very inspiring and satisfying…
Keep readingPoints of Attraction
You can now watch the recording of the premiere of my piece ‘Points of Attraction’, which took place in Bremen last June. It was commissioned by Isabelle Raphaelis and Dalton Harris, and it is inspired by the concept of their project Apollonius Point. Consequently, the piece explores the possibility of equating force, intensity and articulation…
Keep readingKlangwerkstatt Berlin 2025
I can’t express how grateful I am to have received a commission from the Klangwerkstatt Berlin Festival für Neue Musik with the support of the ernst von siemens musikstiftung to compose a piece for ensemble progress to be premiered in November 2025. I am now facing my first composition in nine months, in the midst…
Keep readingShort Portrait Film
In 2023, I was one of the composers commissioned by Cecilia Castagneto to write a piece and have it premiered in Düsseldorf at the second version of Frauen im Licht, of which Cecilia is the artistic director. Today, I am delighted to share this short portrait film created by charakterfilm for this special project. Audio:…
Keep readingComposing for Cello: The Experience of Light in Timbre
Ex Chordis. Rivista di Cultura, Ricerca e Didattica degli Strumenti ad Arco has published my article ‘Composing for Cello: the Experience of Light in Timbre’. It is available online as part of the second issue of the journal, which is edited by Conservatorio di Musica Niccolò Piccinni and published by Milano University Press.Thanks to Elnaz…
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