Antonio Covello (1985) is an Italian composer based in Paris.

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His scores are published by Da_sh Music (Madrid, Spain) and his music has been performed in Austria, Cyprus, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Switzerland and USA by:

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• the orchestra of the HfMT Köln (conductor Alexander Rumpf); 

• the ensembles Da_sh (Spain), Divertimento (Italy, conductor Sandro Gorli), i Transiti (Germany), Lucilin (Luxembourg, conductor Serge Kattenmeyer), Neumond (Germany), Reconsil (Austria, conductor Yalda Zamani) and risonanze erranti (Germany);

• Quartetto Prometeo (Italy), rarescale trio (England) and Dúo Xistra (Spain);

• the soloists Henrique Almeida, Maria Grazia Bellocchio, Manon Blanc-Delsalle, Federica Cassati, Michele Colombo, Ramon Gardella, Anastasia Grishutina, Elio Herrera, Aya Kono, Antonio Magnatta, Elio Marchesini, Madison Marie McIntosh, Alberto Mesirca, Camila Moukarzel-Ortega, Danilo Perticaro, Vittoria Quartararo, Gregory Ritchey, Alessandra Rombolà, Daniele Ruggieri, Dario Savron, Helēna Sorokina, Peter Tilling, Raphaël Unger, Esther Valentin and Sébastien Vichard.

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STUDIES

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• 2009: Bachelor degree in piano; Conservatorio S. Giacomantonio (Cosenza, Italy); Prof.: Michele Pisciotta.

• 2014: Bachelor degree in composition; Conservatorio G. Verdi (Milan, Italy); Prof.: Alessandro Solbiati.

• 2017: Master degree in composition; Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Cologne, Germany); Prof.: Markus Hechtle.

• 2019: Concert Examination Program (Konzertexamen) in composition; HfMT Köln; Prof.: Markus Hechtle.

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RESIDENCES

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• October 2017 – June 2018: composer in residence at the Cité internationale des arts (Paris, France) as a fellow of the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany).

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COMMISSIONS

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• 2021, piece: You, wind of March, for flute and accordion; commissioned by: Da_sh Music and Dúo Xistra.

• 2021, piece: Herbstspiele, for clarinet/bass clarinet, trombone and piano; commissioned by: i Transiti for the project SPIEL!?.

• 2021, piece: Cloches ligneuse, for bassoon and marimba; commissioned by: Divertimento Ensemble for the concert season Rondò.

• 2020, piece: Aux marges d'un chagrin muet, for alto voice; commissioned by: Helēna Sorokina (alto voice) – with the support of Styrian Government (Austria) – for the project Shades of Solitude.

• 2020, piece: Première neige, for mezzo-soprano and guitar; commissioned by: Ars Fidelis (Paris), for the 2020 concert season.

• 2019, piece: jenseits der Menschen IV, for flute, viola and double bass; commissioned by: Da_sh ensemble, for the recording of the digital album Crossroads III.

• 2019, piece: Trois mouvements immobiles, for violin; commissioned by: Ars Fidelis, for the 2019 concert season.

• 2019, piece: Au dessus de la maison bleue, for flute; commissioned by: Ars Fidelis, for the 2019 concert season.

• 2017, piece: jenseits der Menschen II, for flute and guitar; commissioned by: Ensemble Ex Novo (Venice, Italy), for the 2017 concert season.

• 2016, piece: Var. XXIX, for ensemble; commissioned by: Divertimento Ensemble, for the concert season Rondò (Milan).

• 2015, piece: L'ange du morbide, for ensemble; commissioned by: Divertimento Ensemble, for the concert season ATMUSICA (Tours, France).

• 2012, piece: miroirs ternis/flammes mortes, for oboe, horn and piano; commissioned by: Ensemble Musagète, for the concert season Pomeriggio fra le muse (Vicenza, Italy).

• 2011, piece: Flucht, for ensemble; commissioned by: Fondazione Roffredo Caetani, for the 47° Festival Pontino di Musica (Sermoneta, Italy).

 

 

DISCOGRAPHY

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• 2022; digital album: Boundaries II - Contemporary Works for Flute and Accordion; recorded composition: You, Wind of March (2021), for flute and accordion; performers: Dúo Xistra; label: Da_sh Music.

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SELECTED PARTICIPATIONS IN FESTIVALS AND CONCERT SEASONS

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• 2021, 2017, 2016, 2012 and 2010: Rondò, Milan;

• 2019 and 2018: Concert-Cité, Paris;

• 2017: Ex Novo Musica, Venice;

• 2017: Reconsil Konzertzyklus, Vienna (Austria);

• 2017: Festival Aperto, Reggio Emilia (Italy);

• 2016: Estate Fenice-Maratona Contemporanea, Venice;

• 2016: Acht Brücken. Musik für Köln, Cologne;

• 2015: ATMUSICA, Tours;

• 2015: Contemporary Encounters by Meitar Ensemble, Tel Aviv (Israel);

• 2013: Société de Musique Contemporaine Lausanne, Lausanne (Switzerland);

• 2012: 21° Festival di Milano Musica, Milan;

• 2012: 4th International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival, Delikipos (Cyprus);

• 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008: Festival Pontino di musica, Sermoneta.

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