Stefano Paolo Penazzi was born in Verona, Italy.

He joined the conservatory of Verona in 2005 with M° Nicola Straffellini in the main composition class. After classical study, to sustain studies in engineering, he moved to Padua in 2012 under the teachings of M° Giovanni Bonato. In this period, several pieces have been performed as Agnus Dei for chorus and organ and Morchia for ensemble. In 2013, after graduation in Industrial engineering, he moved to Verona Conservatory where he won the first prize in the Banco Popolare composition competition with Parafrenie, for ensemble. In 2014 in Teatro Romano of Verona conducted by Andrea Battistoni a piece for string orchestra and solo flute, Tommaso Benciolini, was performed: Nostos. In 2015 he attempted a masterclass with M° Alberto Colla and several lessons that had a great influence on his style and aesthetic.

In 2017 he was finalist in the Eduard Mantzaros wind orchestra composition contest in Corfu, with the piece So Dynamic!. In 2019 he graduated in composition with top ranking notes. In September of the same year, the Quartetto Manfredi performed the litania for string quartet. In 2021 the piece Skyrocket rondo for orchestra took place in the Juvenilia summer festival in Verona. In 2021 he was finalist in the Eduardas Balsys contemporary composition music contest in Lithuania in the chamber music section, with the piece Magnolia enneigé, for violin cello and piano. In 2022 a piece for orchestra, Prometeo rescued, was performed in Paris, at the théâtre de l'athénée, under the direction of Jean-françois heisser by the Nouvelle Aquitaine orchestra. At the beginning of 2023, in the prestigious sala maffeiana in Verona, a piece named Trois tableaux d'auprès Da Ponte, was performed by the appassionata orchestra as opening for the orchestra season. The same year Sinai, for chamber ensemble, was interpreted by the NED ensemble in Verona during the Juvenilia summer event.

He currently lives in Barcelona.

LIST OF ARTISTS

Andrea Battistoni

Jean Baptiste Fonlupt
Eric Lacrouts
Aurelien Pascal

Orchestra of Nouvelle Aquitaine
With Jean-françois Heisser

Appassionata chamber orchestra
SCO Sydney contemporary orchestra
NED ensemble
Andrea Mannucci