MASSIMO BUFFETTI

He is graduated at Ferrara 'G. Frescobaldi' Conservatory and at Bologna DAMS University. He studied with Carlo Prosperi and Roberto Becheri, attending stages with Harrison Birtwistle, Gerard Grisey, Klaus Huber, Bernard Cavanna, Ennio Morricone, Franco Piersanti.

His work list includes instrumental and vocal compositions, in the field of chamber as well as symphonic music.

In 1989 he is at the Olympia Theatre, in Paris, as piano player in Jean Paul Poletti's band. In 1993, as composer, he works at the musical projec for the Industrial Design Exhibition Idee in Forma - Florence, Marino Marini Museum, June 1993 -

He obtained the Diplome d'Honneur by ACIERS, Art et Culture dans l'Industrie Et la Recherche Scientifique, July 1995, with the film 'Idee in forma', done in cooperation with the Department of 'Processi e Metodi della Produzione Edilizia' of Florence University, as music composer.
Further he obtained the second prize at the '8th Concorso di Esecuzione musicale' 'Città di Barletta' European Edition, for the composition Le scelte di 're' Lear, quintet for Fl. Cl. Vl. Vlc and Pf , (first performed in Ferrara, Italy, 'Casa Cini', May, 20, 1996, and in New York, N.Y. University, October, 14, 2002), the 2nd prize at the 8th International Music Competition Vittoria Caffa Righetti for the Quartett Incanti, for harp, sopr sax., Vl. e Vlc, (first performed in Ferrara, Sala Concerti Circolo Frescobaldi, May, 15, 1999), and 3rd Prize at the 11°edition of the same Competition for the String Quartett Il cerchio magico written for the research project L'Alba delle Muse (The Dawn of the Muses) travelling artistic event with Dance, Music, Video -scenery, projection and Painting connected to the Zodiac solar cycle theme (first Italian performed in Prato, at the Emperor's Castle, September 10, 2000, and first Germany one in Hamburg, R. Steiner Haus, November 9, 2001).
The reading-concert "Score for The little prince" , Florence, Italy, Piccolo of Teatro Comunale, Genuary, 14, 2003, inspired to the famous masterpiece by A. de Saint-Exupéry, performed with Franco Di Francescantonio and AUTORIVARI ensemble, obtained first prize, in the Composition International Prize "The Musical Fable" among the 12th International Competition "Città di Barletta", 2002.

He cooperated with the Television Educational Center and the School of Industrial Design of Florence University as author of music for videos. He also cooperated with Shakespeare's Study Centre of Ferrara -Italy, writing compositions inspired on S.'s works.

He is author of ' 1 & 0 Seagull', reading-concert inspired to text extracts coming from 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' by R. Bach, first performed in Florence, Italy, Villa del Poggio Imperiale, 2005, with Franco Di Francescantonio and proposed again, in a new version, on february 2010, starting from Florence, Puccini Theatre.

On 2006 his CD Leggiero, RAI TRADE publisging, is pressed by Spring Art Development label.

On 2007, for the same label, he is executive producer in 'L'Arlesienne' by G. Bizet- A. Daudet, a new CD live version by Giovanni Morelli-Gabriella Bartolomei with Tuscany Orchestra conducted by Gianpiero Taverna.

During 2007/2008 he writes 'Hanno detto', Chamber Opera in one act on text by Marco Vichi, first performed with AUTORIVARI in Florence, Italy, Puccini Theatre, on november 2008 and then proposed again during 2008/2009 theatral season.

On 2010 a new version of Hanno detto, on text by Marco Vichi, with Autorivari ensemble, becomes a CD release, published by Spring Art Development.

He has recorded for Reaction Records - London, Diaframma Records-Florence, Abraxas-Florence, La Finestra Ed.-Trento, Spring Art Dev., Florence, and transmitted by Rai and Antenne Deux.

He teaches Modern Piano in Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Music School.