Artist

Solopaca, 1953

His artistic activity is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach that has directed his research towards integrated art forms, combining the demands of innovation in musical language with scientific thought.

He composes music for solo instruments, ensembles, orchestras and electronic elements. For the creation of his own works, he has conceived innovative digital systems for real-time performance, such as Fly10 (1983) and Fly30 (1989), as well as "augmented" musical instruments like Feed-Drum®, SkinAct, and Windback.

Michelangelo Lupone has created significant permanent works, including the installation Giochi delle risonanze for the Archaeological Heritage Department of Pompeii, and the interactive adaptive installation Forme Immateriali for the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome.

For the composition and research, he has received recognition from the Academy of Sciences in Budapest, the Japan Foundation, the Carloni Prize in 2013, the Scanno Prize in 2016 and the Pleiade International Award in 2019. He provided professional consultations to the Texas Instruments, the Fiat Research Center, and received commissions from Tanzhaus in Düsseldorf, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Kyoto Philharmonic Orchestra, Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Grame in Lyon, IMEB in Bourges, INA-GRM in Paris.

His collaboration with visual artists and choreographers such as Uecker, Moricone, Galizia, Paladino, Bonavita has defined an artistic trajectory increasingly oriented towards the integrated use of listening environments, that led to the creation of large temporary and permanent musical installations based on inventive technologies such as Tubi sonori, Planofoni®, Olofoni, and Schermi riflettenti.

Since 2005, he has been studying and creating interactive and adaptive sculptural-musical works in collaboration with the visual artist Licia Galizia, exploring innovative modes of expression and engagement suitable also for people with sensory disabilities. Lupone is a co-founder of the Centro Ricerche Musicali (Musical Research Center) – CRM in Rome, and since 2019, is the director of the Electronic Music Studio at the Santa Cecilia National Academy, where he also teaches an advanced course.