With a catalog of over 160 titles, Portera's work explores the sound universe in an anthropological perspective, particularly in the connections that music generates between emotion and the unconscious. His works have received acclaim and recognition from great names on the international music scene: has been awarded by figures such as Berio, Penderecki, Lindberg, Kalevi Aho, Noseda, Rhim, Morricone, Fedele, Meyer, Nishimura, Corghi, Bussotti, Solbiati, Halfter, Vacchi, Sciarrino, Abbado, Osokawa, Dall'Ongaro, Luis De Pablo. Portera received the prestigious Uuno Klami, one of the most important international composition awards in the world. The value of his work has been unanimously recognized through these awards: www.andreaportera.it -in 2001 received the Silver Medal from the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azelio Ciampi; -in 2012 receives for the second time the Medal of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano. His works have been performed by prestigious orchestras: Tokyo Philharmonic, Rai Symphony Orchestra, Bbc Philarmonic, Kymi Sinfonietta, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino etc. and important chamber music groups, including the extraordinary Arditti, the BCMG ensemble, the Soloists of Zagreb etc His works have been directed by Noseda, Sollima, Rustioni, Kawka... Portera is a promoter of the Emotional Intelligence Renaissance Cultural Manifesto (EIR). He is an author of the publishing house Ema Vinci Edizioni.