Bruno Maderna

Bruno Maderna was one of the leading composers and conductors on the post-War avant-garde music scene. He was an authentic child prodigy who started to study music at the age of four. At seven, under the patronage of the Princess Edmond de Polignac he performed as a conductor and violinist under the name "Brunetto." He studied at the Verdi Conservatory in Milan and in the Rome Conservatory. In the latter he studied composition with Bustini. He obtained his diploma in 1940, then when to the Venice Conservatory where he studied with Malipiero. In 1941 he studied conducting at ...