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Salvatore Frega (born 1989) is an Italian
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of contemporary cultured music and
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, Director of the Versilia Music Academy and of TG Music and
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at the Conservatory of
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Career

Salvatore Frega was born of
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parents of
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and, thanks to the intuition of his parents, he approaches
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at the tender age of four. In 2012, he graduated in Piano at the San Giacomantonio Conservatory of Cosenza with Grazia Amato. Student of
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at the Music School of Fiesole and of
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at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia of
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, he graduated in Composition in 2019 and again in 2019 in the High Specialization. Among its teachers,
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and
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stand out. His music is performed in various parts of the world:
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Professional collaborations

Salvatore Frega has had commissions and exhibitions such as:
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, Koper Biennale, Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, Galilei Orchestra of the Fiesole Music School, Musical Afternoon Orchestra of
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, Orchestra of the San Giacomantonio Conservatory of Cosenza, Fiorentina Chamber Orchestra, Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, The Kazakh Soloists, Eskisehir Philharmonic Orchestra, Art Center of Singapore, Qazaq Concert, Haydn Symphony Orchestra, Torre del Lago Puccini Symphony Orchestra. 8/9 Agosto 2021 - 67° Festival Puccini at Torre del Lago; with a commission for Ensemble and Voice Reciting with the theme of "Kiss at the time of
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". 1 September 2021 - receives the commission for a world premiere ballet from the Fondazione Ente Luglio Musicale Trapanese. 2022/2023 - Composer in residence of the Puccini Festival of Torre del Lago. 22 dicember 2022 - Salvatore Frega, the only living composer to enter the
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with his music, receiving a commission from the Italian Senate to pay homage to Mogol, which premiered at the XXV Christmas Concert in the Italian Senate, live on
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. The orchestra was directed by Maestro Beatrice Venezi. His works have also been broadcast by
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, the first national satellite television channel of the
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and his scores are published by the
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music publisher Ries & Erler and are currently published by Edizioni Curci-Milan. His music is distributed under
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. In 2019, the music critic Renzo Cresti, author of the book “''Musica Presente - Tendenze e Compositori di oggi''”, dedicated a few pages to Salvatore Frega.


Awards

* April 2012 - Winning Finalist of the III ° International Biennial of Contemporary Music in
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) * September 2018 - Winner of the silver medal at the Global Music Awards in Los Angeles with his work "unAnimes"


Honors

November 21, 2018 - Solemn commendation for his career, conferred on him by the Municipality of Firmo and the Calabria Region,
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Published works

* Frega, Salvatore (2012). "''Small Hops''". Rovato: Edizioni Sconfinarte. * Frega, Salvatore (2013)
"''Cercle magique''"
per flauto, clarinetto, tromba, pianoforte, violino e violoncello / Salvatore Frega. Rovato: Edizioni Sconfinarte. * Frega, Salvatore (2013)
"''Vento d'oriente: per clarinetto e pianoforte''"
Rovato: Edizioni Sconfinarte. * Frega, Salvatore (2017). "''unAnimes''". Rovato: Edizioni Sconfinarte. * Frega, Salvatore (2018). "
Magic Horse
'". Berlin: Ries & Erler. * Frega, Salvatore (2019). "
A ladies' man
'": for orchestra * Frega, Salvatore (2019). "
venti9
'". Mannheim: Edition Impronta.


Discography

* Frega, Salvatore (2015)
Eco meridionale
Pompei: Falaut collection. * Frega, Salvatore (2021). Sweep in Sunrise, Italian Music for Electric Guitar, London: RMN Music


Footnotes


References

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External links


Official Website
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