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ENRICO MALATESTA

Enrico Malatesta (Cesena - Italy *1985) is a percussionist active in the field of contemporary, electro-acoustic and improvised music.
He studied classical percussion at the “Bruno Maderna” Conservatory in Cesena, delving into both the orchestral and soloist repertoire and his personal activity and research is aimed at the redefinition of the role of the percussionist in different contemporary areas, studying the acoustic dimension and the material quality of percussion instruments.

Besides his ongoing solo projects he’s also active performing works from the soloist repertoire of the 20th Century, including graphic scores by J.Cage, M.Feldman,K. Stockhausen,E. Brown.
He frequently works with percussionists Christian Wolfarth and Seijiro Murayama and he is a founder member of the percussion ensemble "Glueck"; also works with musicians like Giuseppe Ielasi, Stefano Pilia, Robin Hayward, Lorenzo Senni, Tristan Honsinger, Philip Corner, Ingar Zach, Burkhard Beins, Urs Leimgruber, Manuel Mota, Eli Keszler, Dominique Vaccaro, Luciano Maggiore, Nikos Veliotis,Franz Hautzinger, Paul Lytton, Matija Schellander, Renato Ciunfrini, Jonas Kocher, Katsura Yamauchi, Eugene Chadbourne, Burkhard Beins, Michael Vorfeld, Ingar Zach, Philip Corner among others ,and playing concerts in all over Europe and Scandinavia.
His work is released/ will be released by the Italian label Presto!? Records, second sleep, Senufo editions.

In 2007 he started working for ‘Teatro Valdoca’, a theatre company where under the direction of Cesare Ronconi, he had the chance to work with Mariangela Gualtieri, Raffaella Giordano and Danio Manfredini.
He frequently works with dancers and the visual artist Riccardo Baruzzi.
He is interested in teaching, he developed “sull’istmo” a theoretical/practical workshop on sonic detail and micro-dynamics, open to actors, musicians and dancers, set up in various locations in Italy.
He frequently organizes events and concerts with the purpose to improve the diffusion of contemporary music in his area.

CURRENT PROJECTS

SOLO

*SOLO (as interpreter_music from John Cage,Morton Feldman,Earle Brown,Karlheinz Stockhausen)

sportswear revenge (w/Lorenzo Senni and Riccardo Baruzzi)

Glück
featuring Burkhard Beins,Enrico Malatesta,Michael Vorfeld,Christian Wolfarth and Ingar Zach

Giuseppe Ielasi & Enrico Malatesta

Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta percussion duo

Seijiro Murayama & Enrico Malatesta percussion duo

Matija Schellander & Enrico Malatesta

YOU CAN LISTEN SOME MUSIC AT THE LINK BELOW:

http://soundcloud.com/enricomalatesta

2012
JANUARY

03-31_ at KUNSTMEILE KREMS BETRIEBS GmbH/ AIR artist-in-residence KREMS. AUSTRIA
07_ w/Rdeca Raketa at Klingt Festival, Vienna. AUSTRIA
18_ Matija Schellander & Enrico Malatesta at Quite Cue,Berlin.GERMANY

21_ w/ Christina Wolfarth.Michael Vorfeld.Burkhard Beins.Ingar Zach at Ausland, Berlin.GERMANY

27_ SOLO at Skolska, Praha. CZECH REPUBLIC
28_ SOLO at Sklenena louka, Brno. CZECH REPUBLIC
31_ w/Thomas Grìll (laptop) @Velak Gala,Vienna. AUSTRIA
FEBRUARY
07_ SOLO at Flausina, Lisboa.PORTUGAL
08_ SOLO at Trem Azul, Lisboa.PORTUGAL
09_ SOLO at Arte à parte , Coimbra.PORTUGAL
14_ NEFORMA, Ljubljana.SLOVENIA
15_ JOHN CAGE 27'10.554" for a percussionist at Radio Slovenija, Ljubljana.SLOVENIA
16_ SOLO at Kobo Shop, Udine.ITALY
17_ SOLO at Dobialab, Gorizia.ITALY
18_ SOLO at private venue, Bassano del Grappa.ITALY
22_ with Philip Corner and Phoebe Neville / 'solos+duos' at Teatro San Leonardo, Bologna.ITALY
24_ TEATRO VALDOCA 'per voce e ombra' at Teatro Alcione, Verona.ITALY

28_ TEATRO VALDOCA 'per voce e ombra' at Teatro Diego Fabbri, Forlì.ITALY
MARCH

01_ RASSEGNA NUOVA MUSICA - Vinko Globokar's ensemble at Teatro Lauro Rossi,Macerata.ITALY
09_ SOLO at Strasse, Milano.ITALY

10_ JOHN CAGE 27'10.554" at LAB, Genova.ITALY

11_ JOHN CAGE 27'10.554" at LAB, Genova.ITALY

14_ Teatro Valdoca 'Il cerchio del vento' - Arboreto teatro dimora, Mondaino.ITALY

15_ Teatro Valdoca 'Il cerchio del vento' - Arboreto teatro dimora, Mondaino.ITALY
16_ Teatro Valdoca 'Il cerchio del vento' - Arboreto teatro dimora, Mondaino.ITALY
17_ Teatro Valdoca 'Il cerchio del vento' - Arboreto teatro dimora, Mondaino.ITALY
18_ Teatro Valdoca 'Il cerchio del vento' - Arboreto teatro dimora, Mondaino.ITALY
26_ JOHN CAGE 27'10.554" for a percussionist at nerosubianco Cesena. ITALY
28_ Teatro Valdoca 'CAINO' at Teatro Arena del Sole, Bologna. ITALY
29_ Teatro Valdoca 'CAINO' at Teatro Arena del Sole, Bologna. ITALY

2011
JANUARY
13_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Fonderie Limone,Torino.ITALY

14_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Fonderie Limone,Torino.ITALY

15_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Fonderie Limone,Torino.ITALY

16_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Fonderie Limone,Torino.ITALY

17_ SOLO @brown project space,Milano.ITALY

20_ "sull'istmo" workshop,Cesena.ITALY

21_ "sull'istmo" workshop,Cesena.ITALY

22_ "sull'istmo" workshop,Cesena.ITALY

FEBRUARY

10_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Teatro Palladium,Roma.ITALY

11_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Teatro Palladium,Roma.ITALY

12_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Teatro Palladium,Roma.ITALY

13_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Teatro Palladium,Roma.ITALY

20_ duo w/Marco Tabellini @Rabuki,Gabicce.ITALY

27_ SOLO.ITALY

28_ SOLO.ITALY

MARCH

05_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Teatro Rossini,Pesaro.ITALY

15_ duo w/Robin Hayward @Santandreadegliamplificatori,Bologna.ITALY

19_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Teatro Bonci,Cesena.ITALY

20_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Teatro Bonci,Cesena.ITALY

25_ "sull'istmo" workshop @galleria studio44,Genova.ITALY

26_ "sull'istmo" workshop + solo live set @galleria studio44,Genova.ITALY

27_ SOLO @New Domestic Soundscapes,Brescia.ITALY

APRIL

03_ Seijiro Murayama & Enrico Malatesta @Terminal,Macerata.ITALY

04_ Seijiro Murayama & Enrico Malatesta @Legno #04,Cesena.ITALY

05_ SECOND SOUND Brukner/Schellander/Malatesta @Echoraum,Wien.AUSTRIA

07_ SECOND SOUND Brukner/Schellander/Malatesta @Raj,Klagenfurt.AUSTRIA

08_ SECOND SOUND Brukner/Schellander/Malatesta @Radio,Ljubljana.SLOVENIA

09_ SECOND SOUND Brukner/Schellander/Malatesta @v:nm Festival,Graz.AUSTRIA

10_ v:nm Full group conducted by Michael Fischer and Steve Beresford @Theater im Bahnhof,Graz.AUSTRIA

13_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Teatro Ariosto,Reggio Emilia.ITALY

14_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Teatro Ariosto,Reggio Emilia.ITALY

19_ SOLO @galleria a+a,Venezia.ITALY
22_ SOLO @Càliban,Treviso.ITALY
MAY

14_ "sull'istmo" workshop @spazio Gisto,Treviso.ITALY

15_ "sull'istmo" workshop + solo live set @spazio Gisto,Treviso.ITALY
18_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Palazzo del Ghiaccio,Milano.ITALY

19_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Palazzo del Ghiaccio,Milano.ITALY

20_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Palazzo del Ghiaccio,Milano.ITALY

21_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Palazzo del Ghiaccio,Milano.ITALY

22_ Teatro Valdoca "Caino" @Palazzo del Ghiaccio,Milano.ITALY

25_ sportswear revenge @q-o2,Bruxelles.BELGIUM

26_ sportswear revenge @q-o2,Bruxelles.BELGIUM

27_ sportswear revenge @q-o2,Bruxelles.BELGIUM

28_ sportswear revenge @q-o2,Bruxelles.BELGIUM

29_ sportswear revenge @q-o2,Bruxelles.BELGIUM

30_ sportswear revenge @q-o2,Bruxelles.BELGIUM

31_ sportswear revenge @q-o2,Bruxelles.BELGIUM
JUNE
05_ SOLO @libreria Primo Moroni,Pescara.ITALY
08_ SOLO @Knots Arts Gallery,Athens.GREECE
13_ Renato Ciunfrini & Enrico Malatesta @høyt og lavt festival,Oslo.NORWAY
14_ Renato Ciunfrini & Enrico Malatesta @høyt og lavt festival,Oslo.NORWAY
15_ Renato Ciunfrini & Enrico Malatesta @Tonhaus,Hamar.NORWAY

18_ SOLO @OSLOO - 54°Biennale di Venezia.ITALY

june 22/july 04_ Enrico Malatesta residency at HOTEL PUPIK/Schrattenberg AUSTRIA
JULY

06_ @ personal & collective Festival,Ljubljana.SLOVENIA
07_ @ personal & collective Festival,Ljubljana.SLOVENIA

21_ Teatro Valdoca "vox feminae" @museo archeologico di Firenze.ITALY
22_ Teatro Valdoca "vox feminae" @museo archeologico di Firenze.ITALY
AUGUST
23_ Matija Schellander & Enrico Malatesta @Rhiz,Vienna.AUSTRIA

SEPTEMBER
03_ "sull'istmo" workshop @centro IAC,Matera,ITALY

04_ "sull'istmo" workshop + solo live set @centro IAC,Matera.ITALY

07_ Teatro Valdoca "La bellezza ci salva ora" @centro teatrale umbro,Gubbio

08_ Teatro Valdoca "La bellezza ci salva ora" @centro teatrale umbro,Gubbio

09_ Teatro Valdoca "La bellezza ci salva ora" @centro teatrale umbro,Gubbio

10_ Teatro Valdoca "La bellezza ci salva ora" @centro teatrale umbro,Gubbio

11_ Teatro Valdoca "La bellezza ci salva ora" @centro teatrale umbro,Gubbio

21_ SOLO @U-MAN,Rovereto.ITALY
22_ SOLO @spazio OFF,Trento.ITALY

23_ SOLO @Zugzwang,Bologna.ITALY

24_ "sull'istmo" workshop @Nextage,Casale sul Sile-Treviso.ITALY
25_ "sull'istmo" workshop @Nextage,Casale sul Sile-Treviso.ITALY

25_ SOLO @CASA APERTA,Noale.ITALY

OCTOBER

11_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @WIM,Zurich.SWITZERLAND

12_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Mulbau,Luzern.SWITZERLAND

13_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Sowieso,Berlin.GERMANY

14_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Sowieso,Berlin.GERMANY

15_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Frequenzegange,Hamburg.GERMANY

16_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Cuba,Munster.GERMANY

18_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Cave12,Ginevra.SWITZERLAND

19_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Produzentegalerie,Karlsruhe. GERMANY

20_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Rastatte,Aachen,GERMANY

21_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Festival Densitès,Fresnes En Woevre.FRANCE

22_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @NKV,Wiesbaden.GERMANY

23_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Salon,Bonn.GERMANY

24_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Plattfon,Basel.SWITZERLAND
NOVEMBER
09_ Teatro Valdoca "per Voce e Ombra" @Teatro degli Atti,Rimini.ITALY

11_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @Artoteca,Milano.ITALY
12_ Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta @ModoInfoShop,Bologna.ITALY
17_ SOLO @Festival Pulsi - crt,Milano.ITALY
18_ "sull'istmo" workshop @open lab,Genova.ITALY
19_"sull'istmo" workshop @open lab,Genova.ITALY
19_ SOLO @spazio targa,Genova.ITALY

20_ SOLO CYMBALS PIECE 'Lamento' @Battistero degli Ariani,Ravenna.ITALY

25_ JOHN CAGE 27'10.554" for a percussionist,Cesena.ITALY
27_ SOLO CYMBALS PIECE 'Lamento' @festival Màntica,Cesena.ITALY
30_ Teatro Valdoca - Corte Ospitale di Rubiera (RE)
DECEMBER
01_ Teatro Valdoca - Corte Ospitale di Rubiera.ITALY
02_ Teatro Valdoca - Corte Ospitale di Rubiera.ITALY
03_ Teatro Valdoca - Corte Ospitale di Rubiera.ITALY
04_ Teatro Valdoca - Corte Ospitale di Rubier.ITALY

10_ SOLO + duo w/Franz Hautzinger @Area Sismica,Forlì.ITALY

16_ SOLO @Terminal,Macerata.ITALY

16/17_ "sull'istmo" workshop @Teatro Rèbis,Macerata.ITALY

DISCOGRAPHY

solo. "standard" TAPE C30 Presto!? 2009

Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta "mirrors" CD Presto!? 2010

solo. "bestiario vol.1" 7" SecondSleep 2010

solo. "bestiario vol.2" 7" Senufo editions 2011 (out soon!)

solo. "bestiario vol.3" 7" label TBA 2011 (in preparation)

Enrico Malatesta "Standard" (sold out!)

Presto!?Records 2009

instruments: classical bassdrum/handmade china

total time: 26.20

format: Tape C30 (pro-duplicated) + mp3 (download code)

limited edition: 100 + 50

design: Lorenzo Senni

release date: 28/02/09

catalog number: P!?006

www.prestorecords.com

Christian Wolfarth & Enrico Malatesta "Mirrors 1-7"

Presto!?Records 2010

total time: 36'52"

format: CD

limited edition: 300

release date: 20/04/10

catalog number: P!?015

www.prestorecords.com

Enrico Malatesta "bestiario vol.1"

Second Sleep 2010

total time: 06'03"

format: 7" vinyl

limited edition: 300

release date: 20/10/10

catalog number: SS029

www.secondsleep.org

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Enrico Malatesta "bestiario vol.2"


Senufo Editions 2011
total time: 05'20"
format: 7" vinyl
limited edition: 200
release date: OUT SOON!
catalog number: edition #twenty-two

www.senufoeditions.com

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contact:

Enrico Malatesta 

via Ravennate 4127

Cesena (FC) 47522

malatesta[DOT]e[AT]gmail[DOT]com

mobile phone: +39 347 94 14 568