Aldo Chiarulli is an Italian percussionist, performer and researcher active in contemporary music and new musical creation. A graduate of the Conservatorio “N. Piccinni” in Bari and the Conservatorio “Santa Cecilia” in Rome, he is currently a doctoral candidate and scholarship holder at the Conservatorio “A. Pedrollo” in Vicenza.

His work combines performance, curatorship and research, with a focus on contemporary repertoire, musical time and collaboration with composers. He is founder and member of the curatorial core of Antiphonie Ensemble, and his discographic projects include Ruh, released by Tactus. He has collaborated with ensembles and institutions such as Divertimento Ensemble, ensemble Recherche, LUX:NM, Blow Up Percussion and Chigiana Percussion Ensemble.

As a soloist and ensemble performer, he has appeared in festivals and concert series including Romaeuropa Festival, Hamburg Biennale Contemporary, Bled Contemporary Week, Reate Festival, Modena Next Gen and Suoni Inauditi. He has premiered numerous works by contemporary composers and has presented research lectures on Iannis Xenakis, musical temporality and EEG studies.