Giorgio Battistelli, born in 1953 in Albano Laziale, is an Italian composer whose life can be seen as a journey through musical experimentation.
After studying and refining his skills with some of the most important figures of 20th-century music (including Stockhausen, Kagel, Drouet, and Sylvestre), he established himself in the 1980s as one of the most intriguing composers of his generation thanks to Experimentum mundi, described by the composer as an “imagistic music work.”
His compositions explore the interaction between different languages, particularly between theatricality and music: he has created over 35 stage works, including Afrodite, Jules Verne, Le combat d’Hector et d’Achille, Keplers Traum, Teorema, Prova d’orchestra, Riccardo III, CO2, Lot, Wake, 7 minuti, Julius Caesar, Le Baruffe, and Il teorema di Pasolini.
He has directed important musical institutions, including the Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte di Montepulciano, the Orchestra della Toscana, the Accademia Filarmonica Romana, and the music section of the Venice Biennale. Since 2024, he has been the artistic director of the MiTo festival.
A long and prolific career, internationally recognized with various awards, including being named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2003 and receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from the Venice Biennale.
