Salvatore Frega
Salvatore Frega (born 1989) is an Italian composer of contemporary cultured music and experimental music, Director of the Versilia Music Academy and of TG Music. Career. Salvatore Frega was born of Arbëreshë parents of Firmo and, thanks to the intuition of his parents, he approaches piano at the tender age of four. In 2012 he graduated in Piano at the San Giacomantonio Conservatory of Cosenza with Grazia Amato. Student of Andrea Portera at the Music School of Fiesole and of Ivan Fedele at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia of Rome, he graduated in Composition in 2019 and  again in 2019 in the High Specialization. Among its teachers, Salvatore Sciarrino and Giacomo Manzoni stand out. His music is performed in various parts of the world: China, United States, Hungary, Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan. Professional collaborations. Salvatore Frega has had commissions and performances such as: Venice Biennale, Koper Biennale, Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, Galilei Orchestra of the Fiesole Music School, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, Orchestra of the San Giacomantonio Conservatory of Cosenza, Florentine Chamber Orchestra, Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, The Kazakh Solists, Eskisehir Philharmonic Orchestra, Art Center of Singapore, Qazaq Concert. 8/9 Agosto 2021 - 67° Festival  Puccini at Torre del Lago; with a commission for Ensemble and Voice Reciting with the theme of "Kiss at the time of COVID-19". 1 September 2021 - he received the commission for a ballet in the first world from the Fondazione Ente Luglio Musicale Trapanese His works have also been broadcast by Kazakh TV, the first national satellite television channel of the Khabar Agency and his scores are published by the Berlin-based music publisher Ries & Erler. In 2019, the music critic Renzo Cresti, author of the book “"Musica Presente - Trends and Composers of Today"”, dedicates a few pages to Salvatore  Frega. Honors. November 21, 2018 - Solemn commendation for his career, conferred on him by the Municipality of Firmo and the Calabria Region, Italy.