composer
Fabio Machiavelli studied Percussion Instruments with Jonathan Faralli (MA in Percussion Instruments, 2018), and Composition with Giovanni Verrando (MA in Composition, 2022), Claudio Vaira, Fabio De Sanctis De Benedictis (BA in Composition, 2020), and others. He continued his education at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena with Salvatore Sciarrino, receiving the Diploma di Merito in 2024. He is currently a PhD student at the Conservatory of Mantua.
In his artistic research, he addresses issues related to new lutherie, DIY practices as compositional processes, the construction of new instruments, and the implications these practices have in educational and academic contexts.
He’s a member of the Italian contemporary ensemble “Endakdenz,” specialized in performing music written in the most recent years, and through the association “Suoni Brutti ETS,” he organizes and promotes the concert series “Musica P&sa,” held in Tuscany since 2025.
His music has been performed by Input Duo, Neko3, Mdi Ensemble, Divertimento Ensemble, Spòldzielnia Muzyczna contemporary ensemble, Quartetto Prometeo, Endkadenz Ensemble, Livorno Music Festival Chamber Ensemble, and others, and presented in festivals and seasons such as: La Biennale di Venezia, Warsaw Autumn, Sacroprofanum Festival, Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt, Suoni Inauditi, Ma/In Festival, and others.
His music is published by SZ Sugar, Milan.
