Francesca Gemmo: Towards the Circle, for Solo Violino, (or Duo with Pitched Instrument) (2023)

Francesca Gemmo is an Italian pianist, composer and teacher from Verona. She studied piano with Renzo Bonizzato at the Conservatorio F. E. Dall'Abaco and continued her training with Bruno Canino in Bern. At the Milan Conservatory she graduated in composition with Alessandro Solbiati and in piano teaching with Marisella De Carli. Her music encompasses solo, chamber and orchestral writing, and her work as a performer explores contemporary repertoire and improvisation. Her collaborators have included Sergio Armaroli, Andrea Centazzo, Alvin Curran, Fritz Hauser and Elliott Sharp. Her scores are published by Da Vinci Edition, among other publishers.