Born in 1990, Cristian Battaglioli has graduated cum laude and special mention from the “F.A. Bonporti” Conservatory of Trento (Italy) and cum laude from the “Piccinni” Conservatory of Bari under the guidance of Dr. Marco Albonetti.

He had the possibility to attend masterclasses with: Branford Marsalis, Arno Bornkamp, Pekka Savijoki, Carrie Koffman, John Sampen, Russell Peterson, Lutz Koppetsch and more.

Cristian is the winner of several competitions such as “Premio Città di Padova” (Padova, Italy), “Giulio Rospigliosi” (Lamporecchio, Italy), “Città di Piove di Sacco” (Piove di Sacco, Italy), “Città di Barletta” (Barletta, Italy), “P. Argento” (Gioia del Colle, Italy), “Prima la musica” (Hall in Tirol, Austria) and was awarded the special price “Claudio Ceschini” for his “pure and rare sound”.

Pricewinner at the “Premio Claudio Abbado” 2015, five times he was given a scholarship at the “International Saxophone Festival SaxArts” of Faenza.

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He has performed with orchestras such as the “Petruzzelli Orchestra” of Bari, “I Pomeriggi Musicali” of Milan and the “Haydn Orchester von Bozen und Trient”. He has worked with conductors such as Daniele Rustioni, Titus Engl, Jonathan Webb and Jean Deroyer.

In 2014 he founds the Duo Granato with pianist Marco Rinaudo and has held several recitals with this ensemble all over Italy, amongst winning several music competitions. The Duo Granato was the first italian group winning the “Premio Città di Padova”. In 2015 the group records the first CD “Desert Sketches” with works by Paul Creston, Robert Muczynski, Wijnand van Klaveren, Jacques Ibert and Nino Rota.

With the Virtuoso Saxophone Quartet he played at the International Saxophone Festival SaxArts of Faenza, at the EXPO of Milan and in Vilnius.
In 2016 Cristian was selected to participate at the Boulder International Chamber Music Competition in Boulder (Colorado, USA) with the Duo Granato.
Cristian Battaglioli has played in cities such as: Milan (Teatro dal Verme; Duomo), Bari (La Vallisa; Teatro Petruzzelli), Venezia (Palazzo Albrizzi), Padova (Palazzo Zacco Armeni), Bolzano, Trento, Rovereto, Vilnius, Riva del Garda, Faenza, Fasano and many more. In 2013 he has had an exchange semester at the “Fontys Conservatory” of Tilburg with Ties Mellema.