He completed his music studies at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence and at the CNS de Paris. In 2000 he completed the course in composition and technology at IRCAM and in 2004 the Voix Nouvelles in Royaumont.

In 2006 he received the Salzburg Förderpreis, the Commande of the Ircam Reading Panel, and was in residence at the Academy Schloss Solitude. In 2007 he won the Takefu International Prize and became member in residence of the Casa de Velazquez in Madrid. In 2009 he obtained the Siemens Förderpreis and in 2010 he was professor of composition in Royaumont, Iowa University and Takefu Academy. He won the Picasso-Mirò UNESCO Medal in 2011 and the Villa Medicis Residency program in 2012. In 2015 he was on a residency in Berlin DAAD.

In 2016 he was made Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

He has been invited  in several important festivals such Darmstadt, Donaueschingen, Wien Modern, Musica Strasbourg, Venice Biennale, Milano Musica, Printemps des Arts Monaco, Agora Ircam, Mata Festival in New York, Huddersfield.

Both as a composer and organist he has been recorded by Radio Tre, RadioFrance, SWR, RSR.

His works are published by Rai Trade and performed by ensembles such as 2E2M, musikFabrik, Linea, l’Itineraire, Alter Ego, Intercontemporain, Percussions de Strasbourg, Klangforum Wien, Recherche, Ascolta, Next Mushroom Promotion, Ars Ludi, Ictus, Neue Vocalsolisten, OSN RAI, WDR, SWR, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.