Ada Gentile

Ada Gentile (born 26 July 1947) is an Italian pianist and composer. She has taught at the Rome Conservatory and been artistic director of uovi Spazi Musicali, Rome, Goffredo Petrassi Chamber Orchestra, Rome and the opera house in Ascoli Piceno, and advisor to the Venice Biennale Festival. Her works have been performed internationally, and she was honoured by the Polish Ministry of Culture in 1988 ‘for cultural services’. She was also awarded the Cavaliere al merito of the Italian Republic.

Life Ada Gentile was born in Avezzano and attended the Conservatorio di St. Cecilia in Rome, graduating in piano and composition. She then completed a graduate degree in composition at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia with Goffredo Petrassi. She was successful in international competitions, including Gaudeamus in 1982, ISCM, Budapest in 1986 and Essen in 1995.

Gentile was honoured by the Polish Ministry of Culture in 1988 ‘for cultural services’.

Works Selected works include: Adagios for string orchestra (1993–94) Adagio for a Summer for flute and strings (1998) Concertante for flute, guitar and orchestra (1989) Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (1995) Concert ("Veni Lumen Cordis") for female voice (or B clarinet) and orchestra (1993) Criptografia (Cryptography) for viola and chamber orchestra (1985) Two Episodes for organ, orchestra and voice in echo (1988) Flighty for orchestra (1982) Around for flute, clarinet and viola (1984) Insight for 2 violins and viola (1984) Perviolasola for viola solo (1987) Music Scene (1996) Piccolo concerto for chamber orchestra (1995) Shading for guitar and chamber orchestra (1988) Veränderungen for symphony orchestra (1976) Why Not? for orchestra (1985) She Begged My Mother for orchestra and narrator (2000)

Discography Gentile maintains an extended discography. Selected recording include: La voce contemporanea in Italia, Vol. 2 - Audio CD (Stradivarius, 2006) by Ennio Morricone, Bruno Maderna, Ada Gentile, Carlo Mosso, et al. Vittorio Fellegara: Requiem di Madrid, Die Irae, Notturno Ada Gentile: Criptografia, Shading - Audio CD by Ada Gentile, Vittorio Fellegara, Giulio Bertola, Lev Martkitz, et al. Paesaggi Della Mente - Audio CD by Ada Gentile and Manuel Zurria - flute Plot in Fiction - Audio CD (Aug. 27, 2002) by Enrico Correggia, Luca Francesconi, Giacinto Scelsi, Ada Gentile, et al. Musica De Camera - Audio CD (Dec. 12, 1995)