Fabio Mengozzi

Fabio Mengozzi (born May 12, 1980) is an Italian composer and pianist.

Biography Fabio Mengozzi was born on May 12, 1980, in Asti. studied piano with Aldo Ciccolini, orchestral conducting and composition, masterclasses with Azio Corghi at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

He won several awards including: 2nd prize at "11° Concorso Pianistico Nazionale Città di Genova" (1991); 1st prize at "3° Concorso Nazionale per Giovani Pianisti Comune di Terzo d'Acqui" (1991); 1st prize at "1° Concorso Nazionale Riviera dei fiori Città di Alassio" (1992); 1st prize at "XIII Concorso Pianistico Nazionale Città di Genova" (1992); 1st prize at "Concorso Musicale Europeo Città di Moncalieri" (1992); 1st prize at "2° Concorso Nazionale di Musica per borse di studio di Tortona" (1992); 1st prize at "7° Concorso Nazionale di Esecuzione Musicale Franz Schubert in Tagliolo Monferrato" (1992); 2nd prize at "3° Concorso Nazionale di Musica per giovani interpreti Città di Asti" (1992); 2nd prize at "1° Concorso Pianistico Italiano Premio Città di Cortemilia" (1993); 2nd prize at "4° Concorso Pianistico Nazionale Carlo Vidusso in Milano" (1994); 1st prize at "Concorso Pianistico Nazionale Lorenzo Perosi in Tortona" (1996); 1st prize at "Primo Concorso Pianistico Regionale Cortile Casa Lodigiani di Alessandria" (1996); finalist at "6° Concorso Nazionale di Composizione Rosolino Toscano" (Pescara, 2002); finalist at "Concorso di Composizione Franco Evangelisti" (Rome, 2003); 2nd prize at "Concorso Nazionale di Composizione Mozart Oggi 2005" (Milan, 2006); 2nd prize at "Concorso Internazionale di Composizione per Strumenti a Percussione" (Fermo, 2006); finalist at "Progetto Giovani Compositori Incontro con le musiche" (Forlì, 2007); finalist at "IV Rassegna dei Migliori Diplomati d'Italia" (Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, 2000); 3rd prize at Michele Pittaluga International Composition Competition (Alessandria, 2010).

His music has been performed in Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, the Netherlands, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States by interpreters including Marco Angius, Francesco Attesti, Assia Cunego, Alpaslan Ertüngealp, Nicolas Horvath, Flavio Emilio Scogna, Antidogma Musica, Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali, at festivals and theatres among which Winchester Modern Gallery (Victoria, Canada), Royal Danish Academy of Music (Copenhagen, Denmark), Saint Petersburg Conservatory (Russia), Palm Beach Atlantic University (U.S.), Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (U.S.), Erateio Odeio Conservatory (Athen, Greece), Kadriorg Palace (Tallinn, Estonia), Trivandrum Centre for Performing Arts (India), Karol Lipiński Academy of Music (Wrocław, Poland), Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music (Katowice, Poland), Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment (Belgrade, Serbia), Florentinersaal (Graz, Austria), National Gallery of Iceland (Reykjavík, Iceland), Gloucester Cathedral (England), Bristol Cathedral (England), St Michael at the North Gate (Oxford, England), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), St. James's Parish Church (Ljubljana), Ein Karem (Jerusalem), Protestant Temple in Collioure, Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Ljubljana), Strand Theater (Zelienople, Pennsylvania), Parnassos Literary Society, Sala Accademica del Conservatorio Santa Cecilia (Rome), Spazio Espositivo Tritone (Rome), MITO SettembreMusica, Stagione Sinfonica dell'Orchestra i Pomeriggi Musicali, Nuova Consonanza, Rassegna di Musica Antica e Contemporanea Antidogma, Aegean Arts International Festival (Crete, Greece), University of Minnesota Duluth New Music Festival (U.S.), La Nuit du Piano Minimaliste (Collioure), Gli Amici di Musica/Realtà (Milan), Festival Verdi Off (Parma), Unione Culturale Franco Antonicelli (Turin), Teatro Piccolo Regio Giacomo Puccini (Turin), Turin Conservatory, Turin Cathedral, Palazzo Saluzzo di Paesana (Turin), Auditorium Vivaldi at Turin National University Library, Palazzina Liberty (Milan), Teatro Dal Verme (Milan), Liceo Musicale Angelo Masini (Forlì), Teatro Vittorio Alfieri (Asti), Casa della Musica (Parma), Auditorium Parco della Musica (Rome), Sala Ciampi (Rome), Villa del Vascello (Rome), Conservatory of Vicenza, Giardino Bellini (Catania), Casa della Musica at Conservatory of Cosenza, National Central Library of Florence.

His compositions have been published by Bèrben Edizioni Musicali, Edizioni Sconfinarte and Taukay Edizioni Musicali.

Selected discography Italy, CD harpAcademy (2014) Mistero e poesia (disco monografico), CD Stradivarius (2018) A Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Music by Castelnuovo-Tedesco – Scapecchi – Mengozzi, CD Editions Habanera (2019) Romanza alla Terra (single), pianist Anna Sutyagina (2021) Melodia lunare V (single), pianist Anna Sutyagina (2021) Orpheus (single), CD SMC Records (2022) Romanza alla Terra (electronic single) (2022) Via crucis (album) (2022) Musica con creta (album) (2023) Suppliche (album) (2022)

Works Chamber music Trio (2001) for flute, oboe and piano Sezioni di suono (2003) for percussion quartet Elegia (2004) for two violas and piano Interferenze (2004) for flute, clarinet, cello, piano and percussion Ricercare (2004) for violin, cello and piano I cerchi concentrici (2006) for piano and percussion Naos (2006) for viola e piano Neshama (2008) for piano Mirrors (2010) for guitar and string quartet Lied (2010) for clarinet choir Sonata per arpa e percussione (2010) Arabesque (2011) for harp Diario d'arpa (2011) for harp Dieci frammenti celesti (2012) for prepared piano Poema della trasmigrazione (2012) for harp Romanza al cielo (2012) for harp Rosa (2012) for harp Crux (2012) for harp Symbolon (2012) for two harps Segreta luce (2013) for piano Ascensio ad lucem (2013) for piano Spire (2013) for piano Le rêve de l'échelle (2013) for clarinet choir Novella (2013) for harp or celtic harp Mysterium (2013) for piano Moto fluttuante (2014) for harp Phoenix (2014) for violin and harp Circulata melodia (2014) for piano Oltrepassando il valico (2014) for piano Veli (2014) for piano Commiato (2014) for piano Poema della luce (2014) for piano Poema litico (2015) for piano four hands Sub vesperum (2015) for piano four hands Anelito al silenzio (2015) for piano Reverie IV (2015) for piano Larus (2015) for violin, viola, cello and piano Artifex (2015) for piano Faro notturno (2015) for piano Horizon (2015) for piano Kairos (2015) for piano Nauta (2015) for piano Ianus (2015) for piano Ananke (2016) for piano Era (2016) for piano Romanza alla Terra (2016) for piano Reame (2016) for piano Lettera (2016) for piano Meteora (2016) for two pianos Promenade (2016) for piano six hands Flos coeli (2016) for piano Ceruleo vagare (2017) for piano Cometa nella notte (2017) for piano Estro (2017) for piano Rivo di cenere (2017) for piano Scintilla (2017) for piano Sempiterna ruota (2017) for piano Sfinge (2017) for piano Viride (2017) for piano Sorgente I (2018) for flute and piano Ousia (2018) for harp and piano Ousia II (2018) for flute, cello, harp and piano Delta (2018) for string quartet Romanza alla Terra II (2018) for flute and piano Melodia lunare (2018) for English horn Melodia lunare II (2018) for oboe Fantasia (2018) for guitar and piano Fiat lux (2018) for organ Auriga (2018) for harp and piano Auriga II (2019) for pianoforte, harp and string orchestra Ora (2019) for flute and cello Romanza alla Terra III (2019) for violin and piano SATOR (2019) for soprano and string quartet Pavana (2020) for two alto flutes and bass flute Solo (2020) for trombone Tre incantazioni (2020) for flute Vision (2020) for English horn, bassoon and piano Raggio (2020) for clarinet Agli albori (2020) for soprano and viola Aria dell'aria (2020) for Native American flute Claro (2020) for two clarinets Oasi (2020) for flute Rest in peace (2020) for soprano, flute and piano Melodia lunare III (2020) for flute Melodia lunare IV (2020) for tenor saxophone Melodia lunare V (2020) for piano Eclipse (2020) for soprano saxophone Autunno, petali sopiti nel vento (2021) for harp Primavera, stormi frementi nel silenzio del tramonto (2021) for harp Estate, luce di stelle nella notte (2021) for harp Inverno, neve cadente nel gelo dell'alba (2021) for harp Monodia cosmica (2021) for violin Ailes (2021) for ocarina Antica ocarina (2021) for ocarina Axis mundi (2021) for contralto and viola SATOR II (2022) for soprano, viola and piano Oasi II (2023) for bass flute and alto saxophone Gemma (2023) for harp Notte leggiadra di pioggia (2023) for piano (left hand) Fiori di carta (2023) for piano (right hand) Ad Te (2024) for organ Musica jubilosa (2024) for flute and piano Musica sublimata (2024) for flute and piano Anemoni (2025) for string quartet Intuition de l'arc-en-ciel (2025) for flute, violin and piano Mantra (2024) Song of irradiance (2024) The veil of Katechon (2024)