Caterina Di Cecca is an Italian composer based in Rome.
Her scores have been performed and programmed in nearly twenty countries worldwide (Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Ukraine and USA) by renowned ensembles and orchestras such as the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (FR), Tokyo Sinfonietta (JP), Neue Vocalsolisten (DE), Alarm Will Sound (US), Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (UK), Orchestra and Choir of the Teatro Petruzzelli (IT), Orchestra della Toscana (IT), Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden (CH), Ensemble Mosaik (DE), Musiques Nouvelles (BE), Ars Nova Ensemble (FR), Riot Ensemble (UK), Ulysses Ensemble, Ensemble Oerknal! (NL), Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (RU), and Ensemble Reconsil (AT).
Her scores have been performed and programmed in nearly twenty countries worldwide (Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Ukraine and USA) by renowned ensembles and orchestras such as the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (FR), Tokyo Sinfonietta (JP), Neue Vocalsolisten (DE), Alarm Will Sound (US), Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (UK), Orchestra and Choir of the Teatro Petruzzelli (IT), Orchestra della Toscana (IT), Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden (CH), Ensemble Mosaik (DE), Musiques Nouvelles (BE), Ars Nova Ensemble (FR), Riot Ensemble (UK), Ulysses Ensemble, Ensemble Oerknal! (NL), Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (RU), and Ensemble Reconsil (AT).
Selected in fifty international calls for scores and composition competitions – including the George Enescu International Composition Competition (Bucharest), the Franco Donatoni International Meeting for Young Composers (Milan), the Irino Prize of Tokyo (Chamber-Orchestral Work), the Symphony San Sebastián Concours of London, the Unanimes! Composition Competition of Association Française des Orchestres (Symphonic Orchestra), the Call for scores Tuns Contemporans – Biennale für Neue Musik Graubünden (String Orchestra), the Open Call "SIAE Classici di Oggi 2018/2019", and the [‘tactus] Young Composers’ Forum (Mons) – she has received commissions by institutions including the Biennale Musica di Venezia (IT), the Aldeburgh Festival – Snape Maltings (UK) in cooperation with Ulysses Network, Divertimento Ensemble (IT) supported by the Ernst von Siemens Foundation (DE), Ars Nova Ensemble in collaboration with SACEM (FR), SIAE – Classici di Oggi with Orchestra della Toscana (IT), Fondazione Lirico Sinfonica Petruzzelli e Teatri di Bari (IT), County Hall Arts (UK), MICF 2022 (US), the Puccini Festival (IT), the German Embassy in Rome and the World Exposition 2015 (IT).
Her works have been programmed in leading festivals and venues such as the Biennale Musica di Venezia (IT), the Aldeburgh Festival – Snape Maltings (UK), Gaudeamus Muziekweek (NL), MITO SettembreMusica (IT), Puccini Festival (IT), Columbia University – The Italian Academy (US), Festival Milano Musica (IT), Auditorium Parco della Musica (IT), International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn (DE), CBSO Centre (UK), Salle Cortot (FR), the World Exposition 2015 (IT), the International Competition of the Moscow Conservatory – New Classics (RU), the [‘tactus] Young Composers' Forum (BE), Stagione Sinfonica dell'ORT (IT), Stagione dei Concerti della Normale di Pisa (IT), Festival Nuova Consonanza (IT), Biennale für Neue Musik Graubünden (CH), Reconsil's Concert Cycle – REAKTOR (AT), Stagione Rondò (IT), IUC – Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti (IT), Missouri Theater (US), CCP – Cultural Center of the Philippines (PH), Ciclo Internacional de Música Laberintos Sonoros (MX), Limonaia di Villa Strozzi (IT), and many others.
She has been invited as a composer-in-residence in Italy (Fondazione Spinola Banna per l’Arte, 2015) and in the United States (Mizzou International Composers Festival, 2022).
Her music is published by SZ Sugar (Milan) and has been broadcast on France Musique, NHK World-Japan, Musiq3, Rai 5, RAI – RadioTre, RadiostART and Euroclassical.