Michele Dall’ongaro
President-Superintendent
Business Management
Santacecilia.it
Italy
Biography
He studied at the Rome Conservatory, furthering his studies in composition with a PhD with Aldo Clementi, and in conducting with Franco Ferrara. In 1975 he co-founded “Spettro sonoro”, an ensemble dedicated to contemporary music. in 1979, they were was first to perform the complete musical compositions of Friedrich Nietzsche. As a pianist, he has collaborated with the Rai Symphony Orchestra in Rome, and with the Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, and taught in several Italian Conservatories for more than twenty years. From 1985 Dal'Ongaro started a 30-year collaboration with Rai Radio, becoming Rai 3’s Controller of programming between 2000 and 2015, and from 2008 becoming the Director General of Rai National Symphony Orchestra. From 2011 to 2016, he created and established the TV programme Petrushka for Rai5 TV.
Research Interest
Conservatory studies