Short Bio

His music has been described by critics as “penetrating and magnetic, with pure, archaic vocals and sounds capable of conveying the power of pure love and the horror of intrigues and war“. Paolo Tortiglione composes music for dance, theater, orchestra, organ, chamber, and solo performances, often incorporating advanced electroacoustic techniques into many of his works.

His production is rooted in the tradition and Renaissance contrapuntal technique and serves as a conscious junction point for various languages, seeking to continue affinities with both the remote and recent past, while looking toward a possible future.

Thanks to the strong rhythmic energy that characterizes the strength of his music, Paolo Tortiglione collaborates regularly with choreographers, dance companies, and theater directors, as well as hosting various programs on Rai Radio3, where he has produced over 50 broadcasts. In addition to large-scale dance performances, his compositions have received awards in numerous international competitions and have been recorded by various labels as well has been performed at major international and national contemporary music festivals in Europe, the United States, and Middle East countries.

He holds four degrees, specialized at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, and has been a Composition professor since 1995. He has taught at the conservatories in Turin and Milan, and currently holds this position at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in Naples. As the author of dozens of articles and a book on Semiotics in four languages, and a contributor to Treccani, his scores are published by Volontè, Da Vinci, and Curci.

COMMENTI – REVIEWS

VITO MANCUSO
“...ho ascoltato con attenzione e con momenti di vera gioia le sue composizioni. Ci sono stati momenti di vero trasporto, soprattutto nella ninna nanna che la Madonna cantava al Bambino e in alcuni straordinari passaggi della musica per organo Candor Est Lucis Aeternae. Grazie davvero per questo privilegio. Le mando un caro saluto, e ancora un immenso grazie soprattutto per il dono della sua musica straordinaria.“

“I listened carefully to your compositions and experienced moments of genuine joy. There were moments of real emotional transport, especially in the lullaby that the Madonna sang to the Child and in some extraordinary passages of the organ piece Candor Est Lucis Aeternae. Thank you truly for this privilege. I send you my warmest regards, and once again my deepest thanks, above all for the gift of your extraordinary music.”