Born May 6, 1953 in Lecce, Italy. Italian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and piano works that have been performed throughout the world. Mr. Fedele initially studied philosophy at the Università degli Studi in Milan. He then studied composition with Azio Corghi, counterpoint and harmony with Renato Dionisi and piano with Bruno Canino and Ilonka Deckers at the Conservatorio G. Verdi in Milan, where he graduated in 1981. During this time, he also studied composition with Franco Donatoni at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. His honors include First Prize in the Goffredo Petrassi competition in Parma (1989, for Epos) and three prizes from the Académie Charles Cros (Le Monde de la Musique and Choc de la Musique, 2003, for the Stradivarius recording of Animus Anima; Coup de Cœur, 2004, for his portrait L'Empreinte Digitale recording). His music has been performed throughout the world, including at the Gaudeamus Muziekweek (1981), and portrait concerts have been given at the Musica in Strasbourg (1996), Musica nova in Helsinki (1998) and Caen (1999) festivals. His music was most recently featured during the three-concert festival Fedele + at the Cité de la Musique in Paris (2004). He is also the subject of the book Ivan Fedele – Les cahiers de l'IRCAM/Compositeurs d'aujourd'hui no. 9 (1996, IRCAM/Centre Georges-Pompidou). He has taught widely, including at the conservatories of Bologna, Milan, Strasbourg, and Turin, as well as at the Scuola