GIULIO
CATTANEO
WMUSIC
COMPOSER
ABOUTCattaneo’s works have been performed in prestigious international contexts, including the Biennale di Venezia, the opening concert of the Austrian Pavilion (Italy), the Spatial Audio Week at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (Finland), the Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone in Rome (Italy), the Contemporary Music Week at the Higher Conservatory of Salamanca (Spain), Palazzo Marino (Italy), Teatro LAC (Switzerland), AGON (Italy), the Conservatory of Lyon (France), Teatro Nadòr theren in Budapest (Hungary), the Castello Baronale of Cellamare in Bari (Italy), the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana (Switzerland), the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan (Italy), SUPSI University in Mendrisio (Switzerland), the Church of St. Augustine in Siena for the International Chigiana Summer Festival (Italy), LMTA Accademy of Vilnius (Lithuania), Triennale di Milano (Italy), HSLU Lucern (Switzerland), Aerum Centre of Contemporary Music in Daegu (South Korea).

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NEXT EVENTS1 MAY

MICROPALEONTOLOGY
ACOUSMATIC


WHERE
AEREUM CENTRE
OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA



7 MAY

RAMIFICAZIONI
ATLANTIDE  I  
FOR PIANO, DANCER
AND LIVE ELECTONICS


WHERE
CONSERVATORIO
DELLA SVIZZERA ITALIANA
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND


ARCHIVE 2024 – 2026
PATIRE
2024
FOR DANCER
AND LIVE
ELECTRONICS

WHERE
AGON
MILANO
WITH
RAFAEL

PLANNELLS
INNESTI
2025
SINFONIETTA

WHERE
HSLU
LUCERN
CONDUCTOR
TAK HIM

WONG
LA MIA FIRMA
NEL TUO CODICE
2025
PIANO
AND VIOLIN

WHERE
CASTELLO
CELLAMARE
BARI
WITH
PARIDE LOSACCO

BENEDETTO BOCUZZI
CAPUCHINBIRD
2025
PIANO AND LIVE
ELECTRONIC

WHERE
CONSERVATORIO DELLA SVIZZERA ITALIANA
LUGANO
WITH
MARIACOSTANZA

D’AGOSTINO
L’ARTE DELLA GUERRA
2025
TIMPANI
AND FIXED
MEDIA

WHERE
CONSERVATORY OF LYON
WITH
JIN-WEI

HUANG
ROVINE
AL CREPUSCOLO
2024
DANCERS
AND FIXED MEDIA

WHERE
UNIVERSITÀ SUPSI
MENDRISIO
WITH
CLARA
DOSSENA

ELIA BUCCHIERI
LA NOTTOLA
DI MINERVA
2024
BASSOON
AND LIVE
ELECTRONICS

IN COLLABORATION WITH
STUDIO
OF TEMPO REALE
FLORENCE
WITH
EDOARDO

CASALI
ABOUT
Giulio Cattaneo is an Italian composer, who graduated with honors in Electronic Music from the Milan Conservatory under the guidance of Javier Torres Maldonado, Cesare Saldicco, and Davide Gagliardi. He is currently a composition student at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in the class of Nadir Vassena. Since 2024, Cattaneo has also been attending the Advanced Specialization Course in Electronic Music at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Michelangelo Lupone. In 2025, he attended the advanced course in electronic music and sound computing at the Accademia Chigiana, with Alvise Vidolin, where he was awarded the Diploma of Merit. Cattaneo has also participated in international masterclasses in composition and electronic music with artists such as Ivan Fedele, Berry Turax, Philippe Hurel, Michele Tadini, Luis Naon, Martin Matalòn, and many others.

Cattaneo’s works have been performed in prestigious international contexts, including the Biennale di Venezia, the opening concert of the Austrian Pavilion (Italy), the Spatial Audio Week at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (Finland), the Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone in Rome (Italy), the Contemporary Music Week at the Higher Conservatory of Salamanca (Spain), Palazzo Marino (Italy), Teatro LAC (Switzerland), AGON (Italy), the Conservatory of Lyon (France), Teatro Nadòr theren in Budapest (Hungary), the Castello Baronale of Cellamare in Bari (Italy), the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana (Switzerland), the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan (Italy), SUPSI University in Mendrisio (Switzerland), the Church of St. Augustine in Siena for the International Chigiana Summer Festival (Italy), LMTA Accademy of Vilnius (Lithuania), Triennale di Milano (Italy), HSLU Lucern (Switzerland), Aerum Centre of Contemporary Music in Daegu (South Korea). His pieces have been performed by leading figures in contemporary music, such as the Sillages Ensemble (France), MDI Ensemble (Italy), Roberto Casado, Myriam Garcia Fidalgo, Mobius Duo, Peter Vale, the ECME Ensemble, and under the direction of renowned conductors such as Yoichi Sugiyama and Simone Fontanelli.

Among other achievements, Cattaneo was composer-in-residence for SZ Sugar (Revelation Lab 2025 residency in collaboration with SIAE, “Per Chi Crea,” and the Italian Ministry of Culture) and for Tempo Reale during summer 2024 (PiGro Residency). In January 2025, he won second prize at the “International Composition Competition for Timpani,” held at the Conservatory of Lyon and organized by the INFINITY Association in collaboration with the Conservatory of Lyon and GRAME.

Professionally, Cattaneo is also active in the field of sound direction and live electronics, having collaborated with numerous composers, performers, and ensembles such as Divertimento Ensemble, Peter Vale, Marco Rizzi, Javier Torres Maldonado, Cesare Saldicco, MDI Ensemble, Michele Tadini, Mobius Duo, Alberto Carretero and Andrea Molino. From 2025 he is one of curator of “Ramificazioni Festival”.





EDUCATIONBACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Conservatory: Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory
of Milan
Instructors: Javier Torres Maldonado, Cesare Saldicco, Davide Gagliardi


MASTER’S DEGREE IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Conservatory: Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory
of Milan
Instructors: Javier Torres Maldonado, Cesare Saldicco, Davide Gagliardi


MASTER’S DEGREE IN COMPOSITION AND MUSIC

Theory (Currently enrolled)
Conservatory: Lugano Conservatory
Instructors: Nadir Vassena, Giovanni Verrando


ADVANCED COURSE IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Academy: Accademia Nazionale Santa Cecilia, Rome
Instructor: Michelangelo Lupone


ADVANCED COURSE IN LIVE ELECTRONICS AND MUSIC COMPUTING (DIPLOMA
OF MERIT)

Academy: Accademia Chigiana of Siena
Instructor: Alvise Vidolin







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