Michele Bianchini, Italian saxophonist, is dedicated to the development and research of new repertoire in contemporary music both as a soloist and as a member of different chamber music ensembles. He graduated in saxophone with highest honors from the Conservatory of Music in Perugia, under the guidance of Roberto Todini, getting a scholarship as the best graduate of the academic year. He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Pekka Savijoki. He attended several master classes with C. Delangle, J. M. Londeix, E. Rousseau, F. Mondelci, R. Todini and V. Veldi. He has won several Italian and International competitions. In 2014 he received the teaching qualification from the Conservatory of Music in Adria. Since 2016, he has organized ilSuono Contemporary Music Week together with the Greek composer Theocharis Papatrechas. This project, annually held in Città di Castello, consist in a series of events dedicated to contemporary music. He has performed at numerous renowned Italian and foreign institutions and festivals (USA, Greece, Germany, Russia, France) and performend premiered works by G. Colombo Taccani, A. Gentile, A. Sbordoni, B. Strobl, D. Ghezzo, J. Eaton, Ayala Asherov Kalus, A. Cavallari, R. Vacca, S. Taglietti, V. Guastella, M. Pagotto, V. Friedel and J. Hummel, among others. He has recorded works for the American labels ICIA and Navona records and two CDs for the contemporary music section of the Italian label “A simple lunch record”.
