Verrando Giovanni

Giovanni Verrando (Sanremo, 1965) began his musical studies in France at a very early age with the piano and classical guitar. He later studied composition at the Conservatorio "G. Verdi" in Milan with G. Manzoni, N.Castiglioni and G. Zosi, and philosophy at the State University in Milan. He continued his training at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena with F.Donatoni, receiving Siae Prize and the Diploma of Merit in 1990. In 1993 he moved to Paris, where he attended the "Cursus annuel d'informatique musicale" of IRCAM. He lived here until 1997, developing as a composer his research on musical informatics. In the '90s and later he received many prizes in prestigious international compet it ions: IRCAM/Ensemble Intercontemporain Reading Panel, Gaudeamus Music Week in Amsterdam, Festival International d'Art lyrique in Aix-en-Provence, ISCM World New Music Days and many others.

His research on language, orchestration and electronics has led to his receiving commissions from european institutions (French Ministry of Culture, Biennale of Venezia, IRCAM in Paris, MaerzMusik in Berlin, and others) and his works have been performed by orchestras, ensembles and soloists of international fame (Arditti String Quartet, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, and many others). In these years his music has been presented at festivals and seasons all over the world: Wien Modern, Centre G. Pompidou - Paris, Berliner Festspiele, Festival Musica - Strasbourg, Opera Bastille - Paris, Biennale di Venezia, Tonhalle - Zürich, Milano Musica, Stockholm New Music, Roma Europa, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Archipel de Geneve, Festival Ultima - Oslo, Shangai, Varsavia, Tokyo, Royaumont, Köln, Helsinki, Amsterdam, etc.
He is the co-founder of RepertorioZero, the electric ensemble and group of musicians formed in Milan in 2007.The CD "Orchestral works", with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai conducted by Pierre-André Valade, was issued in early 2008.

He leads Composition courses at the Scuola Civica in Milano and seminars in Italy and abroad. He leads Orchestration and Theory of composition courses in the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana of Lugano, where in the two year period 2009-10 he is developing a research project on the orchestration and the new lutherie.
His music is published by Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, Milano.