Nicola Baroni was a Cello student of Siegfried Palm and fulfilled a PhD in Composition at the University of Edinburgh developing a research on Interactive Composition and Hyperinstruments.
Cello teacher in Bologna Conservatory, he is involved in solo and chamber music repertoire and collaborated with different Italian contemporary music ensembles. He is also involved in electro-acoustic music and composition, and principally in live electronics performance and interactive music environments.
For many years he has been active in the concert scene in Europe, US, Canada, South America, Japan, holding conferences and workshops on string contemporary repertoires, Improvisation, and Live Electronics.