Albertson-Variations (2004) 
for piccolo (+ alto flute), Eb clarinet, bassoon, viola, cello
Taukayensemble, cond. P. Longo

Albertson-Variations

Monologo primo "...d'une sphère sans lumière..." (2003)
for solo piano
piano Adele D'Aronzo

Monologo Primo - for piano

Il cuore della sera (2010) for solo voice (mezzo-soprano)
text: Dino Campana
Mezzo-soprano Akiko Kozato
Live recording (2012)

Il Cuore Della Sera - for solo voice

Monologo Quinto "...immortelle, mais petite..." (2012)
for solo oboe
Oboe: Paola Fundarò
Live recording (2013)

Monologo Quinto - for solo oboe

Gȇgȇ - Choralis (2013)
for piccolo and two french horns
Piccolo Tiziano Cantoni, french horns Mauro Verona, Cristiano Zampar
Live recording (2013)

Gȇgȇ - Choralis - for piccolo and 2 french horns

Raw Smell Of Infinity (2014)
for female voice and piano
text: Walt Whitman and Dino Campana
Mezzo-soprano Akiko Kozato, piano Adele D'Aronzo
Live recording (2014)

Raw Smell Of Infinity - for voice and piano

Monologo terzo "...snips..." (2005)
for bass clarinet
bass clarinet: Fabrizio Bardelli

Monologo Terzo - for bass clarinet

Portrait à deux "B. B." (2013)
for solo piano
piano: Adele D'Aronzo
Live recording (2014)

Portrait à deux "B. B." - for piano

Studi per una kermesse (2005)
for baritone saxophone (+ alto saxophone), bass clarinet and piano
Thelema Trio
Live recording (2008)

Studi per una kermesse - for saxophone, bass clarinet and piano

DE FER DE FEU D'ACIER DE SANG (2008)
for percussion ensemble (8 players)
Gruppo Percussioni Trieste
Live recording (2008)

De fer de feu d'acier de sang - for percussion ensemble

Charis (2014)
for two piccolos and accessories
piccolos: Fosca Briante and Tiziano Cantoni
Live recording (2015)

Charis - for two piccolos

Composer and conductor, Paolo Longo was born in Trieste (Italy) in 1967; he studied piano, composing and conducting and graduated with highest honors in 1990.
Composer of mainly chamber, solo and vocal works that have been awarded in several International composition competitions: Edvard Grieg Competition in Oslo (2003), ANDm Competition in Tarragona (2004), ISCM-Miami (2006), Renée B. Fisher Composer Awards in New Haven (2005), Salvatore Martirano Award in Chicago (2005), Chamber Music Composition Competition in Tokyo (2005), Académie de Lutèce in Paris (2006), Prix Reine Marie José in Geneva (2005), Egidio Carella International Competition in Piacenza (2003), Città di Barletta International Competition (2004), Premio Valentino Bucchi in Rome (2003), Musica Domani Prize in Rochester (2012), and many others.
His music has been regularly performed and broadcast in more than 40 countries. Main performances include: Festival Lille 3000, Gourmandises Musicales in Ecquevilly, Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing, Festival Commixtus in Angoulême (France), Oslo Grieg Festival (Norway), Concerts de midi in Bruxelles, Logos Concert Hall in Gand (Belgium), Festival November Music in Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands), Piano City, Suono/Immagine and Festival Rebus in Milano, Mittelfest in Cividale, Festival delle Nazioni in Rome, Bellagio Festival (Italy), New Music – Miami ISCM Festival, Composer's Voice in New York, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana- Champaign, Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn (USA), SALT New Music Festival in Victoria (Canada), London New Wind Festival (UK), Soirées musicales d'hiver (Pazardjik, Bulgaria), International Review of Composers (Belgrade, Serbia), Hopetoun Alpha in Auckland, Adam Concert Room in Wellington, The Southern Ballet Theatre in Christchurch (New Zealand), Studio Ernest-Ansermet in Geneva (Switzerland), Jaunais Rigas Teatris in Riga (Latvia), Fundación Eutherpe (León), Universidad de Sevilla (Spain).
His music is published by Sconfinarte (Rovato - Italy), Symétrie (Lyon - France), RAI Trade (Rome - Italy), Wirripang (Wollongong, Australia), La mà de Guido (Barcelona, Spain) and Bèrben (Ancona, Italy); his music has been the subject of workshops and stages in Spain, Israel, Iran, Italy and Australia. Some of his compositions have been the imposed works at several international music competitions.
As a conductor, Paolo Longo devoted himself mainly to the contemporary music repertoire; he has led ensembles and orchestras in Italy, France, Switzerland, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Uzbekistan, in chamber, symphonic and opera productions. He has premiered more than 150 works by composers such as Gilbert Amy, Bruno Bettinelli, Aldo Clementi, Giorgio Colombo Taccani, Azio Corghi, Pascal Dusapin, Hans Werner Henze, Michael Levinas, Robert W. Mann, Giacomo Manzoni, Luca Mosca, Ennio Morricone, Francesco Pennisi, Alessandro Solbiati, Ivan Vandor, and many others.

Paolo Longo

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