Riccardo Acciarino

Internationally recognized as one of the most promising performers in the contemporary field (Ulysses Network), he has won prizes and collected appreciations as soloist, with important orchestras (Filarmonica della scala, Pomeriggi Musicali etc.) and renowned ensembles (Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Divertimento Ensemble etc.). He graduated in Clarinet at the Conservatory of Milan, obtaining a master degree in Bass Clarinet, both with honors and winning the prize as best wind instrumentalist of the institution. He obtained a master degree in contemporary music at the International Ensemble Modern Academy and he won auditions for numerous institutions (Lucerne Contemporary Orchestra, IRCAM Ulysses Ensemble, IEMA etc.). He is the artistic director and ideator of the music festival The No Way Experience. He frequently collaborates with composers of all nationalities in writing solo compositions dedicated to him. Acciarino recorded with labels such as Stradivarius, Hessischer Rundfunk, Limen Music and RAI, Italy's first radio station, from which he was invited for a podcast reserved to the most promising young contemporary performers. Since 2022 he is working on a research project that involves the University of the Arts in Zurich, the Orpheus Institute in Ghent, the Conservatories of Milan and the Conservatory of Florence. He teaches music, clarinet and saxophone in different institutions between Italy, Germany and Switzerland.