# Oscar Bianchi

> Oscar Bianchi is a Berlin-based composer of Italian and Swiss descent whose music navigates the tension between visceral expression, formal precision, and the possibility of transcendence. He is Professor of Composition at the mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and founder and Artistic Director of the International Young Composers and Conductors Academy in Ticino, Switzerland.

He studied composition, choral conducting, and electronic music at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, completed IRCAM's master's program in Paris, and earned a doctorate from Columbia University under the guidance of Tristan Murail and George Lewis.

His first opera, Thanks to My Eyes—created with director Joël Pommerat and premiered at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence—has toured internationally. His music has been performed by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, the DSO Berlin, Ensemble Modern, JACK, Klangforum Wien, and many others.

Awards include the Rome Prize (Villa Massimo), Gaudeamus Award, DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Fellowship, Grand Prix SACEM, International Rostrum of Composers Prize, and the German Record Critics' Award.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.oscarbianchi.com): Main landing page with featured works and upcoming events
- [About](https://www.oscarbianchi.com/about): Full biography, contact information for scores, commissions, and press inquiries
- [Compositions](https://www.oscarbianchi.com/compositions): Complete searchable catalog of works, filterable by category, year, and instrumentation
- [Events](https://www.oscarbianchi.com/events): Upcoming concerts and a chronological archive of past performances

## Contact

- Scores & rentals: scores@oscarbianchi.com
- Projects & commissions: office@oscarbianchi.com
- Press & media: press@oscarbianchi.com

## Resources

- [Sitemap](https://www.oscarbianchi.com/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap with all published pages