DANILO PERTICARO
Saxophonist · Artistic Director · Electronic & Contemporary Music
A saxophonist and artistic director, Danilo Perticaro has forged a career that spans classical, contemporary, experimental, and electronic music.
SAXOPHONE / ELECTRONICS / SOUND RESEARCH
Saxophone, experimentation, and sound exploration at the intersection of tradition and modernity.
Professional Profile
Danilo Perticaro is an Italian saxophonist and artistic director whose training spans various musical genres.
He graduated with a degree in Saxophone at the Cosenza Conservatory, a degree in electronic music from the Rome Conservatory and explores the Contemporary Music at the Lugano Conservatory.
His artistic journey brings together acoustic instruments, electronics, and experimentation, spanning different genres and intersecting with other art forms.
Saxophone
Interpretation, technique, and timbre exploration through the alto and tenor saxophones.
Contemporary music
Experience with the languages of contemporary music and in collaborating with composers and conductors.
Electronic music
The integration of the saxophone, electronic processing, and new expressive possibilities.
Artistic direction
Artistic design and a cross-disciplinary approach spanning music, performance, and experimentation.
The Saxophone Within the Soundscape
In Pink Floyd's Infinity, the saxophone becomes a voice capable of moving between melody, atmosphere, and timbral exploration.
Danilo Perticaro’s experience with contemporary and electronic music allows him to approach the instrument not only in its traditional sense, but as an element capable of interacting with keyboards, guitars, effects, and soundscapes.
His contribution thus broadens the show’s expressive palette, becoming an integral part of the musical and theatrical portrayal of Pink Floyd’s history.
ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE
Danilo Perticaro's artistic career spans concerts, experimental projects, and collaborations with composers and conductors.
He has performed at major international institutions, theaters, and festivals, including Goethe-Institut, Filarmonica Romana, Real Academia de España, Göteborg Theater, Parco della Musica in Rome, Place des Arts in Montreal, and Kings Place in London.
His work combines performance, research, and the fusion of artistic languages, keeping the saxophone at the center of a musical practice open to contemporary expression.
He also recorded a solo album SAXOFONIA, dedicated to the relationship between the saxophone and electronics.
Saxophone
Alto & Tenor
Electronics
Acoustic and Electronic Sound
Expressions
Stamp and Interpretation
Beyond the Limits of the Instrument
Danilo Perticaro's journey began with the convergence of seemingly different worlds.
Classical, contemporary, and electronic music become part of the same language, within which the saxophone can transform itself, interact with technology, and take on new sonic identities.
It is this openness to experimentation that finds expression in Pink Floyd Infinity, a project in which timbral exploration, technology, and interpretation coexist within the same narrative.
Skills
Saxophone
Technique, interpretation, and timbre exploration on the alto and tenor saxophone.
Electronic music
Integration of acoustic instruments, effects, and electronic processing.
Contemporary Music
Experience in contemporary, experimental, and interdisciplinary forms of expression.
International Performance
Concert performances have taken place in theaters, institutions, and festivals in Italy and abroad.