Born in 1966 he graduated with honors in 1985 under the guidance of Gerard Petruzziello at the Conservatory "V. Bellini" of Palermo. He then studied with W. Schulz in Vienna, at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome with A. Persichilli - of whom he later became the assistant -, with E. Pahud at the Friends of Music of Florence and A. Marion courses at the Gubbio Festival. In 1984 he joined the Orchestra des Jeunes de la Mediterranee as First Flute and was chosen to be part of the European Community Youth Orchestra "ECYO 1984" and the Orchestra of the Italian Conservatories of music. In 1985 he won the National Orchestra Competition at the Piccolo Teatro dell'Opera di Genova, where he worked for a year, and the role of First Flute at the National Band of the Guardia di Finanza in Rome, where he remained nearly three years during which he also performed solo concerts and made recordings for RAI. The same year he was a finalist in the International Orchestra Competition at the Piccolo Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He has worked with numerous orchestras, such as the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, Orchestra Sinfonica RAI di Roma, Orchestra Filarmonica del Teatro Bellini in Catania, Orchestra of the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the ' Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano and the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala under the baton of great artists such as Muti, Sawallisch,Temirkanov, Oren, Sinopoli, Inbal, Ceccato, Graf, Argiris ad Gelmetti. He has also been the winner of several competiton, including 2nd prize at the National Competition of Musical Performance "Boario Music 94" of Darfo, 1st Prize at the National Competition for Musical Performance on the Flute "G. Briccialdi" organized by ATEM Briccialdi and 2nd prize - with the first prize not awarded - in the International Competition, "G. Briccialdi" in Rome. In addition, he performed a chamber work with the Bellini Wind Quintet which was awarded a special prize for the best performance of the songs at the 13th edition of the International Chamber Music Competition in Caltanissetta. In addition he has performed with the Bellini Ensemble, giving concerts throughout Italy and also tours abroad (Lithuania, Turkey, Malta, Brazil, Japan, Indonesia, Argentina, France, Spain). At the same time he has also carried out an intense teaching activity with Masterclasses and annual summer courses in Davoli (CZ ), Mascalucia (CT), Serradifalco (CL), Palermo, Mistretta (ME), Giardini Naxos (ME) Reggio Calabria, Roccasecca (FR), Noto (SR), Forza D'Agro '(ME), as well as in Città di Castello (Pg ) as an assistant to Angelo Persichilli. In June 2003 and 2006 he was invited to give master- classes in Japan at the atelier of Pearl Flute and the Shobi Academy in Tokyo on behalf of the company of musical instruments Pearl Flute, Japan, for which he has offered testimonial since 2001. In 2001 and 2009 he was invited to commemorate the great Maestro Severino Gazzelloni at the Roccasecca Festival with masterclasses and concerts. Since 1989 he has been First Flute soloist of the Orchestra of the Teatro Bellini in Catania. At the same time, for a three year period, he worked as a Principal Flute with the Orchestra of the Foundation of the National Academy of S. Cecilia in Rome, conducted by Maestro Myung - Whun Chung. From 2001 to 2010, he collaborated with the Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, again in the role of First Flute. He is regularly invited to be a member of the juries for national and international competitions and festivals such as Flautissimo flute, Falaut Festival, Festival Day Sirinx and Slovenia. Recently he was appointedprofessor at the Institute of Musical Studies P. I. Tchaikovsky Nocera Terinese (CZ). He plays a 14K Pearl Opera flute.