Raphael Fusco
*4 September 1984
Works by Raphael Fusco
Biography
Italian-American composer, keyboardist and conductor Raphael Fusco has been hailed by the international press as “one of the most outstanding composers of his generation (El Mundo).” His genre-crossing compositions for voice, chamber ensembles, historical instruments, orchestra, and theatre have been commissioned by Branford Marsalis, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, I Cantori New York, Hartford Chorale, Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra of New York, I Porporini, Opernfestival Oberpfalz, Opera Lucca and members of the New York Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera Orchestras. Mr. Fusco earned his Masters Degree at the Mannes College of Music, and studied at the Manhattan School of Music, Conservatorio G. Verdi di Torino, Vienna Konservatorium, and Paris Schola Cantorum. Since 2019 Raphael Fusco has served as Senior Artist in the Institute for music theater at the University for Performing Arts in Graz, Austria where he is also pursuing a doctoral degree in composition.
About the music
Italian-American composer, keyboardist, and conductor Raphael Fusco has been hailed by the international press as “accomplished and winning" (The New York Times) and “one of the most outstanding composers of his generation" (El Mundo).
His genre-crossing compositions for voice, chamber ensembles, orchestra, and theater engage audiences with soaring melodies, energetic rhythms, colorful harmonies, and rich textures. He has collaborated with leading artists and ensembles such as GRAMMY Award winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, American Ballet Theater, Martha Graham Dance Company and members of the New York Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera Orchestras in prestigious venues across the world.
As an artistic-researcher Raphael's work investigates intermediality, expressive agency and the role of empathy in vocal composition. His interdisciplinary research synthesizes concepts from linguistics, performance practice, aesthetics and psychology to explore the expressive power of song.