Fabio Cifariello Ciardi

Who is Fabio Cifariello Ciardi?

Fabio Cifariello Ciardi is an Italian composer of acoustic and electroacoustic music.

He studied composition, electronic music and musicology at Rome Conservatory of Music and Bologna University. He studied with Tristan Murail, Philippe Manoury, Franco Donatoni. In 1991 he won the selection for the Cursus de Informatique Musicale at IRCAM. In 1995 he has been invited at EMS as composer in residence.

He has developed theories and methods on the possible relationship between sounds and long-term memory. Since 2006 is interested in the instrumental transcription of spoken voices. His compositions have been awarded prizes at various international competitions: "Ennio Porrino 1989", "L. Russolo 1992", "MusicaNova 1993", "ICMC Cd selection 1993", "Olympia 1993", "Spectri Sonori93", XXV Concours Int. de Musique Electroacoustique 1998, Valentino Bucchi 1999, ICMC selection 2000, Premio Nuova Musica - 39° Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale C.A.Seghizzi, "VideoEvento d'Arte 2000", ICMC selection 2002, HK.5 Rimusicazioni Film Festival 2003, AITS Best sound in Italian motion pictures 2011.