3 tips for young composers

3 tips from Alexandros Markeas

March 3, 2026

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Alexandros Markeas, composer and pianist, shares his three pieces of advice for young composers.

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3 tips from Carmine Emanuele Cella

After studying music (piano, computer music, and composition) at the conservatory in Pesaro, Italy, Carmine Emanuele Cella studied philosophy and mathematics at the University of Bologna. His thesis on mathematical logic focused on symbolic representations in music. Since then, he has had a quadruple career as a composer, a pianist (accompanist and jazz pianist), teacher, and researcher (specialized in the domain of the relationships between math and music).

3 tips for young composers

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3 tips from Franck Bedrossian

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3 tips from Philippe Leroux

Philippe Leroux is the author of nearly eighty works written for symphonies, acousmatic music, voice, electronics, and chamber music. These have been commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture, the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio-France, the Südwestfunk Baden-Baden, IRCAM, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, as well as other French and foreign institutions. Here are his three tips for young composers.

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