Fulvio Caldini

Fulvio Caldini was born in 1959 December 19 in Arezzo (Italy); studied piano with Giorgio Sacchetti at the conservatory of music in Florence and graduated in 1982.

Then he studied chamber music with Franco Rossi of the “Quartetto Italiano” and John Blakely at King Alfred’s college in Winchester, harmony and counterpoint with Franco Cioci, harpsichord with Anna Maria Pernafelli and organ with Fausto D’antimi.
In 1984 he won the 2nd prize for piano contemporary music at the international competition in Stresa. In 1985 he won the 1st prize for chamber music at the same competition. In 1988, as a composer, won the 1st prize at the “Ennio Porrino” competition in Cagliari with a piece for flute solo; in 1992 was awarded at the competition of the “Italian Society of Recorder” in Rome with “Fade-Control op.47/C” for 4 recorders.
He played with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra della Toscana (1987 to 1995), Contempoartensemble, Nextime Ensemble etc. He has been active as soloist and composer in Europe, Americas and Asia. His compositions are published by Berben Edition (Italy); Moeck (Germany); Flautando Edition (Germany) and Emerson Edition (England).
He is chamber music teacher at the conservatory of music in Florence.
In 1994 he translated a Steve Reich’s book, “Writings about music”, to collaborate in the edition of the book “Steve Reich” printed by E.D.T. in Turin. He also wrote some articles and abstracts for italian music quarterlies.
In 1994 he recorded a CD for the Ariston label, with some of his compositions. In 2002 he recorded a CD for the Arts label with Contempoartensemble and Nextime Ensemble with some compositions of Steve Reich. In 2009 the Channel Classics label issued a CD totally devoted to his works featuring Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet.
Moreover he collaborated with Breitkopf & Hartel and Doblinger as editor with some piano reductions from orchestra and basso continuo realizations.