Roberto Carnevale (Catania, 1966). Italian composer, pianist and conductor. He obtained Diploma in the piano and he took a Degree in Arts at the Catania University. He attended the Academia Musicale Chigiana summer courses. Editor of musicological series for Neopoiesis publishing, in 1996 he was the editor of «CD Classica» and «Orfeo - Il mensile di musica barocca» magazines. In 1994 he was appointed Professor of History of Music at the Catania Musical Institute "Vincenzo Bellini". In 2001 was appointed Assistant Headmaster at the Catania Musical Institute "V. Bellini", and in 2003 Headmaster at the CEU. In 2004 he was appointed Professor of History and Aesthetics of Music and History and Analysis at the Catania Musical Institute "V. Bellini". He composed about 200 works played all over the world. He worked together with prestigious musicians and orchestras (Clementi, Donatoni, Benigni, Brendel, Petrassi, Milella, Menotti, Pennisi, Sanzogno, Antonelli, Sollima, Betta, Battista, Risaliti, Bennici, Beths, Guittart, Magnanensi, Schweitzer, Logos Ensemble, Ensemble Octandre, L'Offerta Musicale Ensemble, Soloists of "Santa Cecilia Academy", Soloists of "Teatro La Fenice", Soloists of ORT, London Chamber Group, Ensemble Foriani, Ensemble Belliniano, West Chester University Orchestra, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Filarmonica of Ploesti, Orchestra di Stato di Vilnius, etc.). His works was published by LIM, Verlag Neue Musik (Berlin), Suvini-Zerboni, Nuove Edizioni Neopoiesis, Maimone Editore, CULC and he recorded with Carrara (Bergamo), Pongo Records (Paris), Suvini-Zerboni (Milan), CIMS (Palermo), Pagano (Naples), Union-Records (New York), NEN-CD Classica (Florence), etc. In 1988 Roberto Carnevale was awarded the international prize "Council of Europe" (Rome).