Daniele Di Virgilio

Daniele Di Virgilio is an Italian Berlin-based composer and perpetual researcher. Conceiving composition as a multi-disciplinary and social-oriented expression, his music is inspired by a theatrical imagination and by the interest in psychoanalysis.

He has a distinguished academic background, earned by studying Orchestral Conducting and Composition at the Conservatory of Turin, History and Musicology at the University of Turin. In 2022 he completed a traineeship in Composition at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (UK), under the guidance of Howard Skempton, Joe Cutler and Richard Ayres. He also attended masterclass with Francesco Filidei, Ivan Fedele, Alessandro Solbiati, Oscar Bianchi, George Lewis, Jukka Tiensuu, Elena Mendoza and Clemens Gadenstätter, and in 2024 has been chosen by the Peter Eötvös Foundation as a Mentee.

Daniele has been awarded in several international composition prizes, such as the first edition of the International Competition "Michele Novaro", promoted by the Italian Deputy Chamber, the 3rd International Eduardas Balsys Young Composers Competition (Lithuania), the Busan Choral Festival & Competition (South Korea) and the XIX George Enescu Competition (Romania).

His music has been commissioned, performed and promoted by renowned ensembles and institutions, such as Mito Settembre Musica, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, JACK Quartet, Fidelio Trio, Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Divertimento Ensemble, Peter Eötvös Foundation, Riga “Ave Sol” Chamber Choir, Divertimento Ensemble, impuls Festival, and awarded by Krzysztof Penderecki, Pascal Dusapin, Magnus Lindberg, Zygmunt Krauze, Ēriks Ešenvalds and Fabio Vacchi.

He had his compositions published by Babel Scores (Paris) and Casa Musicale Sonzogno (Milan).