Salvatore Frega
Salvatore Frega | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Salvatore Frega |
| Born | 29 September 1989 |
| Origin | Cosenza, Italy |
| Genres | classical, modern. |
| Occupation(s) | Artistic Director, Composer |
| Website | www |
Salvatore Frega (born 1989) is an Italian composer of contemporary cultured music and experimental music, Director of the Versilia Music Academy and of TG Music.[1][2]
Career
Salvatore Frega was born of arbëreshë parents of Firmo and, thanks to the intuition of his parents, he approaches piano at the tender age of four.
In 2012 he graduated in Piano at the San Giacomantonio Conservatory of Cosenza with Grazia Amato. Student of Andrea Portera at the Music School of Fiesole and of Ivan Fedele at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia of Rome, he graduated in Composition in 2019 and again in 2019 in the High Specialization. Among its teachers, Salvatore Sciarrino and Giacomo Manzoni stand out.
His music is performed in various parts of the world: China, United States, Hungary, Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan.
Professional collaborations
Salvatore Frega has had commissions and performances such as: Venice Biennale, Koper Biennale, Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, Galilei Orchestra of the Fiesole Music School, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, Orchestra of the San Giacomantonio Conservatory of Cosenza, Florentine Chamber Orchestra, Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, The Kazakh Solists, Eskisehir Philharmonic Orchestra, Art Center of Singapore, Qazaq Concert.
His works have also been broadcast by Kazakh TV, the first national satellite television channel of the Khabar Agency and his scores are published by the Berlin-based music publisher Ries & Erler.[3]
In 2019, the music critic Renzo Cresti, author of the book “Musica Presente - Trends and Composers of Today”, dedicates a few pages to Salvatore Frega.[4]
Awards
- April 2012 - Winning Finalist of the III ° International Biennial of Contemporary Music in Koper (Slovenia)
- September 2018 - Winner of the silver medal at the Global Music Awards in Los Angeles with his work "unAnimes"
- November 2019 - Akademia Music Awards category winner in Los Angeles with his work "Magic Horse"
Honors
November 21, 2018 - Solemn commendation for his career, conferred on him by the Municipality of Firmo and the Calabria Region, Italy.
Published works
- Frega, Salvatore (2012). "Small Hops". Rovato: Edizioni Sconfinarte.
- Frega, Salvatore (2013). "Cercle magique": per flauto, clarinetto, tromba, pianoforte, violino e violoncello / Salvatore Frega. Rovato: Edizioni Sconfinarte.
- Frega, Salvatore (2013). "Vento d'oriente: per clarinetto e pianoforte". Rovato: Edizioni Sconfinarte.
- Frega, Salvatore (2017). "unAnimes". Rovato: Edizioni Sconfinarte.
- Frega, Salvatore (2018). "Magic Horse". Berlin: Ries & Erler.
- Frega, Salvatore (2019). "venti9". Mannheim: Edition Impronta.
Discography
- Frega, Salvatore (2015). Eco meridionale. Pompei: Fa la ut collection.
Footnotes
- ^ "Accademia Musicale della Versilia". Accademiamusicaledellaversilia.it. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "TG Music". tgmusic.it. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Salvatore Frega". Rieserler.de. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ Cresti, Renzo (2019). Musica Presente - Tendenze e Compositori di oggi, Libreria Musicale Italiana, pp. 858-859
References
- Cresti, Renzo (2019). Musica Presente - Tendenze e Compositori di oggi, Libreria Musicale Italiana. Lucca: LIM. ISBN 9788855430012.
External links
- 1989 births
- Italian classical pianists
- Male classical pianists
- Italian male pianists
- Living people
- Italian classical composers
- Italian male classical composers
- People from the Province of Cosenza
- 20th-century classical composers
- 20th-century classical pianists
- 20th-century Italian people
- 21st-century classical composers
- 21st-century classical pianists
- 21st-century Italian people
- 20th-century Italian composers
- 20th-century Italian male musicians
- 21st-century male musicians
- Arbëreshë people