Artist · Drums
Elio Rivagli
Biography
Elio Rivagli plays drums and percussion. Born on June 12, 1959, after attending the trumpet course at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Turin, he began his studies in Italy and later traveled to the United States to deepen his knowledge.
In 1985, he joined the Symphony Orchestra of the Teatro Regio in Turin as a percussionist. He has participated in numerous albums and tours with great Italian and international musicians, including Eros Ramazzotti, Mia Martini, Ivano Fossati, Claudio Baglioni, Fabrizio De Andrè, Miyazawa Kazufumi, Justin Haward (Moody Blues), Jesus Vasquez, Alejandro Sanz, Graham Gouldman, Art Garfunkel, among others. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra for concerts organized by the tenor Joseph Calleja, accompanying internationally renowned artists such as Leona Lewis, Rebecca Ferguson, Zucchero, Anastacia, Claudio Baglioni, Susan Vega, and Andrea Bocelli. He has also contributed to the soundtracks of movies such as "Siberian Education" by Mauro Pagani-Gabriele Salvatores and, most recently, "The Hateful Eight" by Quentin Tarantino.