Giovanni Albini

Born on March 30, 1982, Giovanni Albini began guitar studies at the age of nine with Maurizio Preda. He graduated from the Conservatory of Pavia and then he studied with Betho Davezac. He studied Composition with Paul Glass and then at the Conservatory "G. Verdi" of Milan with Mario Garuti. He composed music for ensemble, multimedia, festival of electronic music, theatre and short movies winner of international awards. His compositions and soundtracks won several national and international composition prizes, and were executed and broadcasted in Italy, France, Spain and Australia. Recently a lecture was given about his guitar compositions during the Darwin Guitar Festival 2005 (Darwin - Australia). His theoretical research, supported by his degree in Maths (with thesis Musical Structures: an algebraic Point of View) is mainly about Mathematical Music Theory; he has given several lectures and lessons in conservatories, high schools and universities.