Franco Venturini graduated from the Conservatory of Bologna in piano, composition and electronic music. Diploma for the “Superior Composition Course” at the Accademia S. Cecilia in Rome with I. Fedele and 2^nd level Master in composition at the Université Paris 8. He attended the piano and chamber music courses with M. Campanella and the Trio di Trieste, getting theDiploma of Merit at Accademia Chigiana in Siena. Composition Master Classes at the Centre Acanthes in Metz and the International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt with M. Jarrell, M. Stroppa, T. Murail, B. Furrer, H. Kyburz, P. Hurel, W. Rihm, J. M. López López.