GRAZIA SALVATORI was born in Castellana Grotte (Bari). She graduated from the “N. Piccini” Conservatory of Bari, Italy, in piano, organ, organ composition, harpsichord and composition. She furthered her studies in Italy with F. Germani (Accademia Chigiana in Siena), with R. Saorgin in France (Saint Maximin), L.F. Tagliavini and A. Heiller in Holland (Haarlem), and with M. Torrent in Spain, (Santiago and Salamanca).
She has participated in many national and international competions, winning 2nd place in the National Competition “A.Della Ciaja" (Pisa). She has given concerts all over Europe and in several International Festivals, some of those which were in France, Holland, England, Romania, Russia, Austria, Slovenia, Ireland, Finland, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Germany. Ms. Salvatori has also performed in the United States and more specifically, in Australia for the Baroque Festival in Melbourne.
Since 1987, Grazia Salvatori has dedicated herself to composing. She has written mostly music for solo organ and chamber music (flute, trumpet, voice, harpsichord and choir). Her compositions and that of other female (Diemer, Szönyi) composers have been recorded for the Vatican Radio. She has also recorded her “Toccata” for harpsichord and inserts for a CD produced by CASA MUSICA e IMMAGINE.
Ms. Salvatori has published her music with the recording companies NEOPOIESIS (Palermo) e ARMELIN (Padova). She also dedicates her time to research of early music and its performance on original, southern Italian organs of which she also restores. She organizes music festivals to enhance the appreciation of music in the region of Puglia, Italy.
A University professor since 1978, Grazia Salvatori teaches organ and organ composition at the “N. Piccini” University of Bari. She also holds regular master classes.
The International Festival of Fürth, Nuremburg commissioned and performed her variations on a coral “Ein Fest Burg” for trumpet and organ in 2003.On 2004 was performed ‘ Victimae Paschali’ for violin,mezzo soprano and organ.
More recently, at the “A. Casella” Conservatory dell’Aquila, Ms. Salvatori presented a project dedicated to female composers who have held positions as music leaders in the church. It was followed with a concert of music by C. Schumann, F.Mendelssohn, R.Falcinelli e G.Salvatori.
In 2004, Grazia held a series of concerts in Messico and a seminary on Italian and Spanish Baroque Music. She is currently the Artistic Director for the European Organ and Sacred Music Composition Competition “Rocco Rodio” in Castellana Grotte.Now she is composing a piece for alto and organ which will be played in Krakow on 2006 and a Fantasia for Piano duet.