NYU Composers ForumDepartment of Music and Performing Arts The Composition Program, Dinu Ghezzo, Director 35 West 4th St., NYC, NY 10003, Tel. (212) 998-5438 email: ddg1@nyu.edu, URL: http://pages.nyu.edu/~ddg1
Presents:
ANDREA CAVALLARI
(London, Florence) NYU Visiting-Composer in Residence
Mon. April.2nd, 2001, at 8.00 PM The Little Recital Room 35 West 4th St., 7th Floor, #779 New York, Washington Square
Andrea Cavallari, born in the USA, has lived mainly in Italy, where he studied piano with Giovanna Prestia and Florentia Barbalat and composition with Daniele Zanetovich and Roberto Becheri. After graduating from the Conservatorio di Musica G. Frescobaldi in Ferrara (Italy) he attended specialized courses in composition held by Ennio Morricone and Franco Donatoni in Italy and London.
Andrea Cavallari began very young to compose pieces for events such as the Festival '900 of Trento, Scuola di Sperimentazione Didattica, Teatro Delle Moline, Interensemble, Nuove Sincronie, A.Gi.Mus, GAMO, Amici della Musica, etc. His compositions have been played in the most important cities in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Great Britain, Poland, Spain and the United States.
Since 1997 Cavallari's music has been played in major events such as the "Festival dei Due Mondi" at Spoleto, "Documenta" at Kassel, "Festival Ninety-seven" at Cincinnati, Ohio, "Jornadas de Musica del Siglo XX" at Segovia, the Royal Festival Hall and the Place Theatre in London. In autumn 1999 some of his works have been presented at the biennial of art "N.E.W.S." in Szczecin, Poland. Since 1997 Andrea Cavallari has been "composer in residence" for the Frankfurt Kammeroper, for which he has written two operas and a new Work that will be staged in December 2002.
His music has been recorded by Rivoalto (Italy) and Capstone (New York).
Since 1994 Andrea Cavallari has been Artistic Director of the Accademia San Felice; starting in 1999 he became Artistic Director of the Festival Estate Fiesolana in Florence (Italy). At present he lives and works in London.