Oscar Bianchi

Oscar Bianchi
in Royaumont Abbaye, 27 September 2014
Background information
Birth name	Oscar Bianchi
Born	1975 (age 41–42) Milan, Italy
Origin	Italy and Switzerland
Genres	Contemporary classical
Occupation(s)	Composer
Years active	2000-present
Labels	Cypres, Musiques Suisses, db Records
Website	www.oscarbianchi.com

Oscar Bianchi (Oscar Bianchi, born 1975 in Milan, Italy) is a Gaudeamus Laureate composer of Italian and Swiss citizenships. He is a recipient of several international prizes and honors. He is noted for his large scale works, in particular his cantata Matra for six voices and large ensemble and his opera Thanks to My Eyes.

Oscar Bianchi began music studies at the age of 7 under the guidance of Gabriella Montalbetti. In his teenage years, he enrolled at the Milan Conservatory and studied composition with Adriano Guarnieri, Sandro Gorli, Umberto Rotondi and with Salvatore Sciarrino in Città di Castello. At the Milan Conservatory He also studied Choir music and choral conducting with Franco Monego and electronic music with Riccardo Sinigaglia and with at the . During his final academic years at the Milan Conservatory, Oscar Bianchi met Fausto Romitelli who, given the difficult climate in Italy for young composers and contemporary music, encouraged him to leave the country. In 2003 Oscar Bianchi will eventually foster his education in composition with Fausto Romitelli at the Royaumont Abbey. In name of the friendship that the two composers had established since the early 2000 and after the loss of who was seemingly becoming a mentor, Oscar Bianchi dedicated his composition Mezzogiorno to the memory of Fausto Romitelli.

His works are published by Universal Music Publishing Group