Caterina Di Cecca is an Italian composer based in Rome.
Blending structure with poetry, and clarity with boldness, she creates music that crosses cultural and disciplinary boundaries and is performed internationally.
Her music has been performed in nearly twenty countries – Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States – by renowned ensembles and orchestras including the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tokyo Sinfonietta, Neue Vocalsolisten, Alarm Will Sound, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, the Orchestra and Choir of the Teatro Petruzzelli, Orchestra della Toscana, Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden, Ensemble Mosaik, Musiques Nouvelles, Ars Nova Ensemble, Riot Ensemble, Ulysses Ensemble, Ensemble Oerknal!, Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble and Ensemble Reconsil.
Her compositions have been selected or have won prizes in more than fifty international calls for scores and composition competitions. These include the George Enescu International Composition Competition in Bucharest; the Franco Donatoni International Meeting for Young Composers in Milan; the Irino Prize in Tokyo, in the chamber-orchestra category; the Symphony San Sebastián Concours in London; the Unanimes! Composition Competition organised by the Association Française des Orchestres, in the symphonic orchestra category; Tuns Contemporans – Biennale für Neue Musik Graubünden in Chur, in the string orchestra category; the SIAE – Classici di Oggi 2018/2019 Open Call, in the chamber-orchestra category; and the [‘tactus] Young Composers’ Forum in Mons.
She has received commissions from leading institutions including Biennale Musica in Venice; the Aldeburgh Festival at Snape Maltings, in collaboration with the Ulysses Network; Divertimento Ensemble, with support from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation; Ars Nova Ensemble, in collaboration with SACEM; SIAE – Classici di Oggi, in partnership with Orchestra della Toscana; Fondazione Lirico Sinfonica Petruzzelli e Teatri di Bari; County Hall Arts; the Mizzou International Composers Festival; the Puccini Festival; the German Embassy in Rome; and Expo Milano 2015.
Her music has been presented at leading international festivals and venues, including Biennale Musica in Venice, the Aldeburgh Festival at Snape Maltings, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, MITO SettembreMusica, the Puccini Festival, the Italian Academy at Columbia University, Festival Milano Musica, Auditorium Parco della Musica, the International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn, CBSO Centre, Salle Cortot and Expo Milano 2015.
Other notable appearances include the New Classics International Competition at the Moscow Conservatory, the [‘tactus] Young Composers’ Forum, the symphonic season of Orchestra della Toscana, the concert season of the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Festival Nuova Consonanza, Biennale für Neue Musik Graubünden, Reconsil’s concert series at REAKTOR, Stagione Rondò, IUC – Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti, Missouri Theatre, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Ciclo Internacional de Música Laberintos Sonoros and Limonaia di Villa Strozzi.
She has been invited as composer-in-residence both in Italy, at Fondazione Spinola Banna per l’Arte in 2015, and in the United States, at the Mizzou International Composers Festival in 2022.
Her music is published by SZ Sugar in Milan and has been broadcast by France Musique, NHK World-Japan, Musiq3, RAI Radio 3, Rai 5, RadiostART and Euroclassical.