Fabio Maestri was born in 1956 in Terni, Italy. He studied as a pianist at the Conservatoire of Terni "G. Briccialdi" where he graduated "summa cum laude" in 1975. He started as a self - taught composer, later he attended a Composition Masterclass held by Franco Donatoni at the Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia - Rome. In 1979 he took part to Franco Ferrara's courses in Orchestra conducting Masterclass at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. He has been Stage conductor at the Teatro di S. Carlo in Neaples for the 2001-2, 2002-3 and 2003-4 seasons. He is at present Artistic director of Festival Operaincanto (Narni).
C--O--M--P--O--S--I--T--I--O--N--S His compositions have been played by famous soloists such as Roberto Fabbriciani, Mario Ancillotti, Roberto Abbondanza, Ciro Scarponi, published by Ricordi and Bmg - Ariola, broadcast by radio (Rai 3), awarded and recommended in many competitions: Filarmonica Umbra (1979), Venezia Opera prima (1981), "G.B.Viotti" di Vercelli (1981), Ente concerti di Belveglio (1982), Achantes - Paris (1983). C--R--I--T--I--C--A--L---- E--D--I--T--I--O--N--S He edited works of Pergolesi, Haendel, Padre Martini, Morlacchi, Vaccaj, Hasse, Donizetti and Haydn. C--O--N--T--R--I--B--U--T--I--O--N--S From 1984 to 1990 he was an assistant in the Composition Masterclass held by Franco Donatoni at the Accademia musicale Chigiana in Siena. He was both a pianist and a Stage Music Director at Festival Pucciniano of Torre del Lago, and he was a conductor's collaborator at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino for the operas "La Partenza dell'argonauta" by Perlini - Aglioti - Panni (1975) and "Girotondo" by Fabio Vacchi (1982), both operas as world-premieres. In Umbria, 1981, and in Rome, 1988, he was musical director of the work "Accordo" by Luciano Berio for four band groups (about 1000 players). He was Berio's collaborator in preparing the "Sinfonia" for eight voices and great orchestra (1984) and La Vera storia (opera in two acts) at the Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia in Rome. C--O--N--C--E--R--T--S Fabio Maestri carries out an intense activity either as a piano and harpsichord player and as a conductor. He conducted at :
Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto Corsi Internazionali di Lanciano Sagra Musicale Umbra Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Ravenna Festival Atelier Lirique de Tourcoing Festival delle Nazioni (Città di Castello)		Festival di Fermo Festival Operaincanto (Narni) Teatro Massimo di Palermo Belcanto Festival Dordrecht (Olanda) Theatre de l'Opéra de Nice Teatro Comunale di Bologna Teatro di S. Carlo (Napoli)
Fabio Maestri also conducted the following orchestras: Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana Orchestra dei Pomeriggi Musicali (Milano) Orchestra Sinfonica della Provincia di Lecce Orchestra Regionale del Lazio Orchestre Philarmonique de Nice Orchestra del Teatro di S. Carlo (Napoli) Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana
He is very active in contemporary music player; he often conducts at:
Biennale di Venezia Festival "Musica d'Oggi" Festival Pontino		Festival di Nuova Consonanza Festival di Villa Medici (Rome) Accademia Filarmonica Romana (Teatro Olimpico)
Many of these performancese were broadcast by Radio 3. A few world-premiere compositions worth mentioning: G. Giani Luporini: L'Orchestra Doremì (Firenze, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 1983) A. Sbordoni: Lighea (Roma, Rai, produzione radiofonica per il Premio Italia) M. Betta: Sabaoth e Sammael (Roma, Accademia Filarmonica Romana, 1995) M. Cardi: Nessuna coincidenza (Roma, Accademia Filarmonica Romana, 1995) M. D'Amico: Amin (Palermo, Teatro Massimo, 1996) Farinelli, la voce perduta (Operaincanto, 1996) Dannata Epicurea (Palermo, Teatro Bellini, 2004) C. Galante: Combattimento con l'Angelo (Palermo, Teatro Massimo, 1997) He also conducted the Italian premieres: M. Panni: Il Giudizio di Paride (Operaincanto, 1998) F. Donatoni: Alfred, Alfred (Operaincanto e Festival di Nuova Consonanza, 2001)
Fabio Maestri - Via Campomicciolo, 100 - 05100 Terni Tel. 0744.286799 - e-mail: fmaestri@libero.it