About

Ruben is a London-based composer and multi-instrumentalist from Italy. His music has been performed internationally: he composed music for the play Ippolito, directed by Michele Suozzo, premiered at Teatro Palladium in Rome in January 2023; his theatre piece Antigone was performed by PHACE Ensemble at the Vienna Contemporary Composers Festival in July 2023; his work Laudes Creaturarum has been published by Gangemi Editions in March 2026; his piece for cello and piano The Forge, inspired by Goya’s painting, has been premiered at The Frick Collection in New York on the 16th April 2026. His new piece for solo piano will be premiered at the Festival dei Due Mondi di Spoleto on the 9th of July 2026, and his new opera Fence Off! will be performed at the Tête a Tête Opera Festival in London on the 19th of September 2026.

Before moving to London, Ruben studied in Rome and worked as a freelance composer and producer, writing music for singer-songwriters and short films. He pursued classical composition studies at the Licinio Refice Conservatoire in Frosinone under the tutelage of Luca Salvadori, graduating cum laude in November 2024, and studied conducting with Fabrizio Ventura. Based in London since 2025, he is currently completing his Master of Music in Composition at the Royal Academy of Music with Philip Cashian and David Sawer, while studying conducting with Dominic Grier.