Carlo Tosato is a versatile percussionist and composer who lives currently in Cottbus. He began studying drumset at the age of 4, surrounded by a musicians family. At the young age of 12 he was admitted to the percussion class in Padova, and he continued the studies till 2019, year in which he moved to Germany. After an initial stay at HfM Detmold with Aron Lejendeckers, Arend Weitzel and Peter Prommel as orchestra teachers, he moved to UdK Berlin with Manuel Westermann, Jan Biesterfeldt and Simone Rubino as Teachers. In Detmold he studied composition with Prof. Mark Barden
His career has already seen significant achievements in both fields—performance and composition. After holding a temporary position as timpanist in Lübeck, he has been tenured since August 2025 at the Staatstheater Cottbus. He was a member of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester in 2024 and of the Gustav Mahler Akademie in Bolzano in 2023. He also completed an annual internship with the Bochumer Symphoniker in 2022 and has been invited as a guest musician by leading orchestras such as the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, DSO Berlin, Bochumer Symphoniker, among others. His orchestral career has also been supported and strengthened by the ZAV Künstlervermittlung München, a department of the German Federal Employment Agency.
As a composer he can already claim two prizes in two different categories of the Italy PAS Competition 2023 as well as a call for scores in 2022 by the Vibraphone Project in USA. He has composed for various ensembles such as the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Göttingen Barock Orchester, the Ensemble Aventure. He’s active also with the composition of short soundtracks. His pieces are played worldwide by top classes such as the CvA Percussion conducted by Arnold Mariniessen or the Boston Conservatory.
updated as of 2026