RICCARDO PERUGINI
Riccardo Perugini is a Tuscan composer known for his provocative blend of experimental, pop, and early music. Perugini's compositional journey began under the guidance of Andrea Portera and has been furthered by world-renowned composers including Unsuk Chin, Peter Eötvös, Luca Francesconi, and Francesco Filidei.
Perugini's music has been commissioned and performed by prestigious institutions and festivals, including Biennale d'arte di Venezia, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Cantiere Internazionale d'arte di Montepulciano, the Teatro Grande di Brescia, the Teatro Stabile di Torino, and the Hangzhou Contemporary Music Festival and has been awarded by Salvatore Sciarrino, Magnus Lindberg, Christopher Theofanidis, and Michael Torke.
Perugini's music has been performed by some of the leading contemporary classical music orchestras and ensembles, including the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, the Orchestra della Toscana, the Avanti! Kamariorkesteri, the Tapiola Sinfonietta, and the Shanghai New Music Ensemble, the Amatis Piano Trio (Het Concertgebouw), the Divertimento Ensemble, the Sunrise Quartet (Kennedy Center) and soloists from Ensemble Modern, Quartetto Prometeo, Ensemble Linea, and Sentieri Selvaggi.
LISTEN
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Fiore di plastica, for soprano and piano trio (2018)
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Ciò che rimane, for singing cello and metallophones (2019)
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Il caso Macbeth, for soprano, clarinet and piano (2019)
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Lasciti, for two flugelhorns and church organ (2019)
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Ad Io, for cello, dancers and electronics (2020)
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Madri, for string trio (2021)
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Astigma, for two violas (2021)
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La natura delle cose, for soprano and thirteen instruments (2022)
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Ritratto in tre fiori, for flute, clarinet, violin cello, piano and percussions (2022)
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La ragione di un prato, for vocoded countertenor, solo viola, two violins and bass flute (2023)
CHAMBER
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Sequenza, for church organ (2019)
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Ebben, for fortepiano (2019)
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Nuovo dizionario degli affetti, for solo cello (2019)
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Il pianista difettuoso, for upright piano with scordatura (2020)
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Valse parabolique, for harp and electronics / for piano and electronics (2020)
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Troubadouritz, for singing cellist (2020)
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Studio natatorio, for portative organ (2020)
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Vogue Fem, for electric piano (2021)
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Strum und drang, for solo guitar (2021)
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Courante alternatif, for solo vibraphone / for solo piano (2022)
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Fabula nubeculata, for solo mouth harmonica (2022)
SOLO
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The aberrant blooms of mind, for alto saxophone and orchestra (2017)
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Fiore di plastica, version for soprano and orchestra (2018)
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Malerbe, for soprano and orchestra (2018)
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Sinfonia delle gramigne, for orchestra (2020)
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Ciò che rimane, for soprano and string orchestra (2021)
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Il limite degli alberi, for chamber orchestra (wip)
ORCHESTRA
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Preghiera, for female choir, two mezzosoprani and string quintet (2015)
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Lamplight Serenata, for two mouth harmonicas, synthesizer, female choir, percussions and viola (2017)
CHORAL
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Re-pair (2020)
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COMPOST (2020)
ACOUSMATIC
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Cyndromella (wip)
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The inquisitor, chamber opera for two hands and keyboard (2017)
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Five wild songs, chamber opera for jazz mezzosoprano, sampler, flute and clarinet (2018)
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Viva Voce, chamber opera for actor, text-to-speech voice, smartphones and synthesizer (2019)
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Il dattilofono (wip)
THEATRE
TITLE | DATE | VENUE | PERFORMER(S) |
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"Studio natatorio" | 16/03/2023 | PanDymińska (Warsaw) | Ryszard Lubieniecki portative organ |
NEW ORCHESTRA PIECE | coming soon | Laura Zecchini soprano, La Filharmonie Orchestra | |
NEW CHAMBER PIECE | coming soon | Salastina (Los Angeles) | Salastina resident artists |
NEW CHAMBER PIECE | coming soon | Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte (Montepulciano) | |
"Valse parabolique" | coming soon | Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Pedrollo (Vicenza) | |
"Sequenza" | 02/02/2023 | Scuola di Musica di Fiesole | Riccardo Perugini organ |
"Studio natatorio" | 08/02/2023 | Scena Supernova (Krakow) | Ryszard Lubieniecki portative organ |
"Studio natatorio" | 11/02/2023 | Ksiegarnia Hiszpanska (Breslava) | Ryszard Lubieniecki portative organ |
“Studio natatorio" | 12/02/2023 | Ignorantka (Lodz) | Ryszard Lubieniecki portative organ |
"Astigma" | 01/03/2023 | Virtual performance | Francesco Vernero viola, Virginia Luca viola |
"Fabula nubeculata" | 24/03/2023 | Conservatorium Maastricht Zuyd Hogeschool | Hon Ning Cheung chromatic mouth harmonica, Nefelibata New Music Collective |
"Il limite degli alberi" | 06/2023 | Summer Sounds Festival (Porvo) | Avanti! Kamariorkesteri |
If you want to learn more about me and my music don’t hesitate to get in touch.