Gian Paolo Chiti began studying music at the age of four, specializing in piano, violin, and composition.
By the age of ten, he trained under Armando Renzi before joining thee Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
He often performed alongside his late wife, Mezzo-soprano Patricia Adkins Chiti, who was the founder of the Adkins-Chiti Women in Music Foundation.
[2] Since 1984, Chiti has served as the Director of the Composition Department at the Conservatorio of Santa Cecilia in Rome.
He is also a member of the Italian National Committee for Dance and serves on the faculty boards of several universities.