Paolo Renosto

Paolo Renosto (10 October 1935 – 10 February 1988) was an Italian composer, conductor and pianist.

Born in Florence, Renosto was educated at the conservatory of his hometown, where he studied piano and composition under Roberto Lupi, who influenced Renosto's work. He later became a pupil, a collaborator, and friend of Bruno Maderna, who was the official conductor for the world premieres of two of the most important compositions of Renosto, "Forma op.7" (1968) and "Nacht" (1969). He taught on the faculty of the Bologna Conservatory where one of his pupils was Chiara Benati.