Composer, conductor and teacher, studied in Verona where he gained Diplomas in Pianoforte, Band Instrumentation and Composition. He specialized in composition under F. Donatoni, A. Solbiati, G. Bonato and V. Donella. After completing a classical education he graduated in Musicology at the University of Bologna.
At the age of 30 years he is among the youngest composers to appear in the Italian Encyclopedia of Contemporary Composers, published by Pagano (Naples, 1999).
Currently, his catalogue includes over 200 compositions of every type and style. Many of these have been published since 1993 by Edizioni Agenda, Eridania, Chiola Music Press, E.M.E.C., AGC, Edizioni Musicali Europee.
His music has won awards in many national and international competitions, including: First Prize at the International Competition “A. Segovia” 2000 in Almunecar, Spain, First Prize at “Progetto Giovani Compositori 2001” (Milan), First Prize at International Competition “Euritmia” (Udine, 2004), First Prize at National Competition “B. Bettinelli” (Milan, 2006), Premio Abbiati per la Scuola 2009.
His compositions has been broadcast on several occasions (on RAI Radio Tre and Radio Vaticana) and performed in a number of Italian and European cities by well-known soloists (G. Arbonelli, S. Caldini, E. Calcagni, A. Carcano, F. Donadoni, E. Roselli, D. Ruggieri, Duo G. e S. Vianello, Duo Lantieri- Zecchinelli), and instrumental groups (Ex Novo Ensemble, Ensemble di Musica Attuale, Dedalo Ensemble, Orchestra Cantelli, Accademia Musicale Salieri, Accademia Secolo XXI, Ensemble di Musica contemporanea del Conservatorio di Udine).
He works as a Conductor, particulary for modern and contemporary repertoires. He is a scholar of the semantic aspects of musical language and researcher into “rethorical” procedures in classical and contemporary music. He teaches Composition at the Conservatorio di Udine.
Web: http://conservatorio.udine.it/docenti/Zoccatelli%20Virginio/zoccatelli.htm (2010)