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Enrico Correggia, (b. 1933, La Spezia) is a pianist, conductor and composer, who has earned a Law degree. He studied for two years piano and conducting at the Mozarteum of Salzburg respectively under Carlo Zecchi, Herbert von Karajan, Lovro von Matacic and Erich Leinsdorf. Correggia is founder of the Camerata Strumentale "A.Casella", Antidogma Musica, ICOMS and University Choral.
He is artistic director of Antidogma Musica. His chamber opera AYL, (on text by Italo Calvino), won a prize at the International Contest announced by Teatro Regio of Turin in 1973, and was performed at the opening ceremony of the Piccolo Regio in 1974. He taught composition at the Turin Music Conservatory, he retired in 1985. At present he devotes himself only to composing and concert organization. He received a commission from the Gulbenkian Foundation and, in 1986, from the French Ministry of Culture for his work Duna that was premiered at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
From that year he received many others commissions: in 1989 by Tage für Neue Musik of Zurich, from the National School of Evry (France) and by General Direction of Cultural Affairs Ile de France; in 1990 from City of Genève (Switzerland) and from Radio France; in 1991 from Festival of Alicante (Spain) and from AIEC-Région Nord-Pas de Calais; in 1992 again from Radio France for a concerto for cello and orchestra premiered April 1993 with Alain Meunier soloist and Denis Coen conductor at the concert-hall Messiaen of Maison de la Radio in Paris; again from Radio France for Narcissus et Echo, a piece for children's choir and ensemble, and from French Government for a piece for piano and tape.
He never followed a particular musical trend. Massimo Mila writes about him: "...his pieces of these last years confirm his willingess to hack his independent and personal way through the jungle of contemporary languages without fashions and not giving way to post-modern temptations".
Correggia is published by: Suvini-Zerboni (Milan), Tonos (Darmstadt), BMG (Rome), Edi-Pan (Rome), Berben (Ancona).
Updated to 01/2014 He is artistic director of Antidogma Musica. His chamber opera AYL, (on text by Italo Calvino), won a prize at the International Contest announced by Teatro Regio of Turin in 1973, and was performed at the opening ceremony of the Piccolo Regio in 1974. He taught composition at the Turin Music Conservatory, he retired in 1985. At present he devotes himself only to composing and concert organization. He received a commission from the Gulbenkian Foundation and, in 1986, from the French Ministry of Culture for his work Duna that was premiered at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
From that year he received many others commissions: in 1989 by Tage für Neue Musik of Zurich, from the National School of Evry (France) and by General Direction of Cultural Affairs Ile de France; in 1990 from City of Genève (Switzerland) and from Radio France; in 1991 from Festival of Alicante (Spain) and from AIEC-Région Nord-Pas de Calais; in 1992 again from Radio France for a concerto for cello and orchestra premiered April 1993 with Alain Meunier soloist and Denis Coen conductor at the concert-hall Messiaen of Maison de la Radio in Paris; again from Radio France for Narcissus et Echo, a piece for children's choir and ensemble, and from French Government for a piece for piano and tape.
He never followed a particular musical trend. Massimo Mila writes about him: "...his pieces of these last years confirm his willingess to hack his independent and personal way through the jungle of contemporary languages without fashions and not giving way to post-modern temptations".
Correggia is published by: Suvini-Zerboni (Milan), Tonos (Darmstadt), BMG (Rome), Edi-Pan (Rome), Berben (Ancona).