Composer
Andrea Baudino
Biography
Andrea Baudino (b. Cuneo, 1979) is an Italian composer, violinist and teacher. He completed violin studies at the G. F. Ghedini Conservatory in Cuneo in 2001 and subsequently graduated with full marks in composition and counterpoint under Paolo Minetti. He further studied with Alberto Colla at the Accademia Perosi in Biella, graduating in 2008, and attended Fabio Vacchi’s composition courses at Villa Ca’ Zenobio in Treviso.
His music has been performed by soloists and ensembles including Rocco Parisi, Håkon Austbø, Massimiliano Damerini, the Xenakis Quartet, the Quartetto di Cremona and Arsenale Ensemble. His awards include first prize at Contemporaneamente in 2006, and he was a finalist at the Seghizzi competition in 2007. His catalogue includes Drere II for solo clarinet and the oratorio Qoèlet.