Born in Palermo, Italy, composer and conductor Salvatore Di Vittorio is heir to the Italian neo-Classical orchestral tradition ‘following in the footsteps of Ottorino Respighi’ (Luigi Verdi).

In 2008, the great nieces of Respighi, Elsa and Gloria Pizzoli, entrusted Di Vittorio with the restoration of several early orchestral works. With his work as music director of the Chamber Orchestra of New York and acclaimed Naxos recordings ‘Di Vittorio has been recognised internationally among the leading scholars and interpreters of Respighi’s music’ (Giornale di Sicilia). Di Vittorio’s compositions have been commissioned and premiered (often under his baton) by orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, San Diego Symphony and Teatro Massimo Opera of Palermo.

Di Vittorio studied at the Manhattan School of Music and Columbia University. A protégé of Piero Bellugi, Di Vittorio’s works are published by Edizioni Panastudio/Casa Ricordi (Universal Music), recorded on Naxos Records, and listed in Daniels’ Orchestral Music. His autograph manuscripts of Villa d’Este a Tivoli, and his completions of Respighi’s Violin Concerto and Tre Liriche are preserved in the music archive of The Morgan Library & Museum.

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