Gabriele di Franco

            Gabriele di Franco, born in Italy and currently residing in Brussels is a multi-award-winning composer, writer, and guitarist, working in the contemporary field.

Gabriele is fascinated by storytelling and music and is interested in collaborations and explorations of new approaches to narration.

Gabriele graduated in 2014 with a major in Jazz guitar at the Conservatory of Nino Rota (IT) with an additional year of study at the renowned Musik und Kunst Privatunisität der Stadt Wien (AUS).

He holds a Master in Composition & Arranging from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (KCB – 2018), here he studied with composers such as Kris Defoort, Lode Mertens, Peter Swinnen.

Gabriele has received several international awards and honours for his works.
Among them:

• “1st prize” (cat A) – Scrivere in Jazz International Composition & Arrangement Competition for Jazz Orchestra –”Betsabea” (2022)
• “Special prize & mention” – Ise-Shima International Popular Music Composition Competition – “Berlin” (2022)
• “Special prize” – Ise-Shima International Popular Music Composition Competition – “Acqua” (2022)
• “winner composer” – European Composers (Sound of a generation) SJO/CGN (2021)
• “3rd prize” – Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest – “Berlin” (2021)
• “Elevator Jazz Pitch” – injazz.nl – berthold rec – LULELA (2019)
• “Second best Composer” – Jazz Comp Graz composition competition – “Aspetta” (2017)
  
  
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