Paolo Cavallone (born in Sulmona in 1975) is an Italian composer, pianist, and poet. He is considered to be as a major composer of today's music scene especially for the aesthetics openness of his works. [1] [2]
Paolo Cavallone (born in Sulmona in 1975) is an Italian composer, pianist, and poet. He is considered to be as a major composer of today's music scene especially for the aesthetics openness of his works. [1] [2]
Paolo Cavallone graduated in Piano (Master - 1999), Composition (Master - 2001), and Band Orchestration (Master - 1999) at the State Conservatory "Casella" of L'Aquila (Italy). Cavallone was then awarded a place at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena and at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome where, from 2002 to 2004, he studied Composition under Azio Corghi. Cavallone received also a Laurea Magistrale (Master) in Modern Literature (2001) from the Università degli Studi dell'Aquila and a Ph.D. (2009) from the State University of New York (USA). [3] [4]
Cavallone’s compositions, published by Rai Com, have been broadcast by Radio Rai, Radio France, Radio New Zealand, Radio Capodistria, University Radio UFRGS (Brazil), and other radio stations. Cavallone’s works have been released on CDs by Albany Records, Tactus, GuitArt, Domani Musica, and Suono Sonda. Among the commissions received: Siemens Foundation (2011), Dilijan Music Series of Los Angeles (2006), Orchestre National de Bretagne-Mitteleuropa Orchestra (2017), Società Barattelli of L’Aquila (2007).
As a director he made the animated movie "Magasin de metaphores" (France-Italy, 2016-2019/ short film 2023). [5] In 2024, his collection of poems "Suoni ulteriori" came out (Gruppo Editoriale Santelli - Poetica).
He is currently Professor of Composition at the Conservatory "Vivaldi" of Alessandria (Italy). In 2013-14, Paolo Cavallone has been Professor of Composition at the State Conservatory “Respighi” of Latina (Italy) and, in 2010, at the New Zealand School of Music (Victoria University of Wellington). In 2009-10, he was appointed Research Collaborator at the State University of New York (USA).
Cavallone has given guest lectures at the Manhattan School of Music (USA), University of Pittsburgh, McMaster University in Hamilton (Canada), Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia of Rome, and other institutes. His works have been a subject of seminars in Universities and conferences in Italy and abroad. [6] [7]
In 2005, he became a member of Nuova Consonanza. [8]
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