Composer
Farinetti, Tommaso
Biography
Tommaso Farinetti is an Italian pianist and composer whose work ranges from classical repertoire to contemporary experimentation, free improvisation and electronic music. He studied at conservatories in Turin, Genoa and Trento and pursued musicology at the Faculty of Musical Palaeography and Philology in Cremona.
Based in Germany, he has performed as a soloist and ensemble musician in venues including Munich’s Isarphilharmonie, Prinzregententheater, Künstlerhaus and Gasteig. With pianist Serena Chillemi, he formed Minimal Duo to explore rarely performed minimalist repertoire for two pianos. His collaborations with actor Gerd Lohmeyer combine music and spoken language.
He has taken part in the Carl Orff Competition and Festival in Andechs and has performed on piano and celesta with the Munich Symphony Orchestra. Alongside concert work and teaching, he composes for film and documentary projects, including Il fuoco, Le nostre verità and the documentary cycle that led to Attraverso i muri.