2024 Wildflower Composers Commission Recipient

Gabriella Cariddo (age 20) is a harpsichordist and composer from New York City interested in exploring historical performance practice and composing tonal music in the 21st century. She is a graduate of the Special Music School as well as Manhattan School of Music’s precollege program. Gabriella currently is pursuing a triple degree at Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester in Music Theory, Religion, and German while also studying harpsichord with Edoardo Bellotti. As a composer, Gabriella aims to incorporate her knowledge of early music techniques into her original works and bring new light to ideas that have been lost to history.