Eclectic musician, he composes, plays, teaches. He owes his training to Mariano Andreolli. He took the certificate in guitar at the Conservatory of Trento and then he received the Degree in Classical Guitar with a specialization in Chamber Music with full marks at the same conservatory. He attended several masterclasses with guitarists of international fame and he focuses his activity mainly in chamber music. He is interested in music beyond the instrumental area and during the years of his education he deepened composition study with Nicola Straffelini. Meeting Nadir Vassena was crucial, with whom first he studied at the Master of Advanced Studies in Music Composition at the Musikhochschule in Lugano in Switzerland and then at the Master of Arts in Music Composition and Theory. In that course he perfectioned also orchestration with Giovanni Verrando and electronic techniques with Sylviane Sapir and graduated with full marks. His musical research uses the timbre as a fundamental element with the consequent interest in electronic music as one of the means to manipulate the sound. Award-winner in national and international composition competitions, he attended seminars and masterclasses with important personalities of contemporary music. Currently he teaches classical guitar, harmony and composition and he is invited as a judge in national and international competitions. www.matteorigotti.com