Francesco Celeste

Composer and pianist, Francesco Celeste attends the “Giuseppe Verdi” Consevatory in Milan under the guidance of Sonia Bo, Giuseppe Colardo and Gianni Possio, where he obtained the I level Academic Diploma in Composition and the II level Diploma withfull marks and honneurs. He was also selected to partecipate in Composition asterclasses of international renowned composers such as Marco Stroppa and Sidney Corbett.

His works range from solo instruments and chamber music to symphonic music, and have been awarded in international composition competitions, including the “Ettore Pozzoli” Competition (2015), the “Lopes Graca” Award (2015) and the “Vittorio Fellegara” Competition (2017). His works have also been selected in numerous Call for scores in Europe and in U.S.A. His works are is regularly performed in important seasons of contemporary  music, such as the “Risuonanze” Festival (Udine), The “Rebus Season” at the “Dal Verme” Theater (Milan), SIAE Classici di Oggi (Lovere), the “Festival 5 giornate” in Milan, and are published by Ricordi edition of Milan, Sconfinarte ( Brescia) and AVA Musical Editions ( Lisbon), Ema Vinci Records ( Florence).