Vito Palumbo

Having been writing music from an early age, Palumbo was awarded a place at the prestigious Accademia Chigiana in Siena to study composition.

Following this, he undertook a postgraduate degree at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome studying with the acclaimed composer Azio Corghi and graduating with Honours.

In 2005 he was awarded the G. Petrassi prize (established by the President of the Italian Republic in the Quirinale, Rome) for his work in composition.

A winner of several national and international composition contests including the Prokofiev Competition, Palumbo has received commissions worldwide from institutions and ensembles such as: the Philharmonia Quartett Berlin, Academie de France, 'Parco della Musica', the Contemporary Music Festival Parade in Beijing, the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, the 'M.

He has published several CD's with the Rai Trade label, which including his works: Recitarsonando,[2] Quadro sinfonico Concertante for piano and orchestra, Italian news,[3] Sur le tombeau of Hayden,[4] Schumannesque, and Ulysses amongst others.