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\"\u00a9massimo<\/p>\n

Massimo Botter <\/span><\/strong>(1965), diploma in piano, has studied composition with Azio Corghi and got his diploma with Alessandro Solbiati in 1996 at the music conservatory “G. Verdi” of Milan and with Riccardo Sinigaglia in music and electronic composition.<\/span>
\n In 1993 he was invited by the New York University to take part in the International Festival June in Buffalo<\/strong>. In 1994 he won the first prize the Biennal of Lisbon <\/strong>dedicated to the young European artists and the first prize at the III National Chamber Composition Competition<\/strong> in Como. With Elegia he was finalist at the International Competition Spectri Sonori <\/strong>of New Orleans. In 1996 he won the first prize at the International Composition Competition in Winterthur<\/strong>, in 1997 the competition The Next Millenium Composition Award<\/strong> in Tokyo, the International Competition Ton de Leeuw <\/strong>in Tirana and the Competition City of Belveglio<\/strong>, Asti. With his composition for orchestra Argella in 2000 he won the 3rd International Composition Competition Symphony Orchestra of the Balearic Islands “City of Palma”<\/strong>. In 2003 he won the International Competition \u201cFrancesc Civil\u201d<\/strong> for string orchestra and the \u201cXXI Reina Sofia\u201d<\/strong> Prize of Madrid with the composition for orchestra Les Algues<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

He had the special mention at the “Dimitris Mitropoulos International Competition” <\/strong>Orchestra of Colours in Athens (1996) and at the International Competition for Orchestra Vienna Modern Masters<\/strong> (1997) and, with the piece \u201cLes Jeux d\u2019Arlequin\u201d for percussion and orchestra, the special mention at\u00a0 3rd\u00a0Klami Composition Competition\u00a0<\/strong>Finland (2014).<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2000 the Fundaci\u00f3 ACA<\/strong> of Palma de Mallorca published Detalls, a monographic CD including his recordings from 1993 to 2000. In 2003 the flute player Isabelle Schn\u00f6ller included in the CD Interpretenportrait <\/strong>published by Zeitklang<\/strong> his composition Vert Fonc\u00e9. In January 2006 the label Stradivarius<\/strong> has published the CD Agli inquieti spiriti<\/strong> with his compositions Les Algues<\/em> for orchestra and Sheet of Sounds<\/em> for saxophone quartet.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2006 the Biennale of Venice<\/strong> has commissioned him a piece for bass clarinet and orchestra premiered in La Fenice Theatre<\/strong> in Venice by the ORCAM of Madrid directed by Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Encinar <\/strong>with Gareth Davis<\/strong> at the bass clarinet.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also took part in many Festivals of Contemporary Music such as La Terra Fertile<\/strong> – L’Aquila (Italy) 1994; Triennale of Milano<\/strong> (Italy) 1994; Rive Gauche<\/strong> – Torino (Italy) 1995; Vocemusica 95<\/strong> – Faenza (Italy) 1995; XI and XII Festival of XX Century Music<\/strong> – Traiettorie Sonore, Milano (Italy) 1994-1995; Novurgia – Milan 1996; Serate Musicali<\/strong> – Milano 1997; Progetto Musica ’97<\/strong> – Rome;Percorsi del sentire <\/strong>– Rimini 1997 and 1998; Musica Ricercata<\/strong>, Winterthur 1998; Architecture in San Marino<\/strong> 1998; Musik Museum<\/strong> – Basel (Switzerland) 1999; Festival Neue Musik<\/strong> – Berlin (Germany) 1999; Musikalische Begegnungen <\/strong>– Lenzburg, Basel (Switzerland) 1999; Variazioni Serali <\/strong>– Milan 2000; Youth Music Festival <\/strong>– Kiev (2001); 22nd Annual New Music & Art<\/strong> – Bowling Green (2001); Auditorium Nacional de Musica de Madrid <\/strong>(Spain) 2002; L’Officina Musicale<\/strong> – Milan 1999 – 2003; Museumuskonzerte<\/strong> – Dornach (2004); Rond\u00f22005<\/strong> – Milan and Monza; Freon – Laboratorio 2005<\/strong> (Rome); BBK festival Guggenheim Museum <\/strong>– Bilbao (Spain) 2005\/2007\/2008; Le Musiche inquietanti<\/strong> – Ferrara Festival (2005); Mostly Modern \u201806<\/strong> – Dublin (2006);Laboratorio 2006<\/strong> – Rome; 14th World Saxophone Congress<\/strong> – Lubjana (2006); Festival Internazionale di Pechino<\/strong> (2007); Festival Internacional de M\u00fasica Contempor\u00e1nea de Michoac\u00e1n<\/strong>, Messico (2007); Ex Novo Musica Teatro la Fenice<\/strong> – Venezia (2007); La Chapelle, Scenes Contemporaines, <\/strong>Montr\u00e9al (2008); Logos Tetrahedron \u2013 <\/strong>Gent (2008); Alte Schmiede Kunstverein<\/strong>, Vienna (2008); 57\u00b0 Festival Internazionale di Santander \u2013 <\/strong>(2008), Festival MITO<\/strong> – Turin (2008); Festival “Sulle ali del ‘900” <\/strong>Brescia (2008); VI Festival “Luoghi Immaginari”<\/strong>, Turin (2008); Rencontre de Musique Nouvelle<\/strong> – St. Ir\u00e9n\u00e9e (Canada); XVIII Festival Milano Musica, <\/strong>Milan (2009); Le NEM Saison 2009-2010,<\/strong> Montr\u00e9al (2009); Festival de Musica Electroacustica<\/strong>, Siville (2008\/2009); Auditorio Nacional de M\u00fasica de Madrid<\/strong>, Spagna (2010); Silenzio Musica 2010, <\/strong>Montefiore Conca; Quincena Musical de San Sebastian<\/strong>, Spagna (2010); Museoteatro della Commenda di Pr\u00e9, <\/strong>Genova (2010); Secret Theatre,<\/strong> Theatre de l’Opera, S. Etienne (2010); 47\u00b0 Festival Pontino in Musica<\/strong> “VOX in Femina”, Sperlonga (2011); 55\u00b0 Festival La Biennale di Venezia<\/strong> (2011); XXXI Festival BBK<\/strong>, Bilbao (2011); European Saxophone Ensemble – Tour 2011 <\/strong>(Austria, Francia, Lituania, Slovenia, Rep. Ceca, Ungheria, Italia, Belgio, Serbia, Polonia); RAI NUOVA MUSICA 2012<\/span> (Torino), II Festival BBVA<\/strong> – Bilbao 2012 (Spagna);UNIVERSO 2.13<\/strong>, Salamanca (2012); OKV Oldenburger Kunstverein<\/strong> Oldenburg (2012); Gira de Conciertos 2012<\/strong>, Siviglia, Badajoz (2012); Musica e Strumenti del Presente<\/strong>, Rieti (2013); Vienna Sax Festival<\/strong> (2013); M\u00fasica para el tercer Milenio<\/strong>, Madrid, Avila (2013);XIX<\/strong> Festival “Sulle ali del ‘900”, <\/strong>Brescia (2013)\u00a0Festival Risognanze<\/b>, Udine (2014); European Saxophone Congress<\/b>, Ciudad Real Spain (2014) La Verdi per EXPO<\/b> 2015 Gala Concert, Spoleto Festival<\/b> (2015); SaxOpen<\/b> (Strasbourg 2015); Auditorio San Francisco de \u00c1vila <\/b>(2016); Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid <\/b>(2016); Academia de Belles Artes, (<\/b>Madrid 2015); Festival de M\u00fasica Contemporanea A<\/b>uditorio Cicus <\/b>(Sevilla 2016); Op\u00e9ra T\u00e8atre de Saint-Etienne \u2013 Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain <\/b>(2016); <\/b>Centro Cultural \u201cLa Corraia\u201d Univesidad de Madrid (2016); Antidogma Musica \u2013 <\/b>(Torino 2016);\u00a0Festival Musica e Vocalit\u00e0 – <\/b>(Trieste 2017);Silenzio Musica 2017<\/strong> –<\/b> (Rimini);\u00a0European Saxophone Congress 2017 – Porto\u00a0<\/b>(Portogallo); M\u00fasica para el tercer Milenio<\/strong>, <\/b>Madrid (2017); Galeria Antonio Lopes – Casa dos Magistratos<\/b> (Covilha 2023); Festival Sulle Ali del Novecento XXVIII ed.<\/b> (Brescia 2023);\u00a0Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando<\/strong>, <\/b>(Madrid 2023);<\/span>…<\/span><\/p>\n

He taught Composition, Composition for MAI [Music applied to Images, Harmony and Analysis at the Conservatories of Bologna, Salerno, Reggio Calabria. He currently teaches at the Conservatory \u201cF.E. dall’Abaco” of Verona<\/strong> and at the Civica Scuola di Musica “C. Abbado\u201d<\/strong> in Milan.
\nAs a teacher he is involved in various Composition Masterclasses<\/strong> (Salerno, Cava dei Tirreni, Ischia, Ossola, Milan..) and for 2017 \u201cComposing for laVerdi\u201d annual course of Analysis and Composition for Orchestra (Milan).
\n<\/span>His music has been broadcasted by international radio and television stations such as: NHK Tokyo<\/strong> (Japan), RAI – RADIO 3<\/strong> (Italy), RTVE<\/strong> (Spain), RTSI<\/strong> (Switzerland), Radio Classica<\/strong> (Spain), Radio Beethoven de Chile. Radio Classica <\/strong>(Italia).<\/span><\/p>\n

He has collaborated with the publisher Suvini Zerboni of Milan and realized the arrangements for piano of the operas Partenope<\/em> by E. Morricone<\/strong>, La Se\u00f1orita Cristina<\/em> by Luis de Pablo<\/strong> and Una Via Crucis<\/em> by E. Morricone, A. Poce, M. Dall’Ongaro and E. Macchi.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Publishers: Ricordi, Nuova Stradivarius, Perif\u00e9ria Music et Trit\u00f3 <\/strong>(Barcellona), Da Vinci Edition<\/strong> (Osaka).<\/span><\/p>\n

CD – DVD<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n