Carlo Boccadoro studied Piano, Instruments to Percussion and Composition at the Conservatorio "G. Verdi" in Milan. Since 1990 his music has been featured in major concert seasons, festivals and halls from concert halls, including Teatro alla Scala, Biennale di Venezia, Bang On to Can Marathon in New York, Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Musikverein in Vienna, Salle Pleyel in Paris, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Barbican Centre in London, Lucerne Festival, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. He has collaborated with artists such as Riccardo Chailly, John Axelrod, Franco Battiato, Luca Ronconi, Gavin Bryars, David Lang, Enrico Dindo, James MacMillan, Eugenio Finardi, Mario Brunello, Roberto Prosseda, Claudio Bisio, Moni Ovadia, Andrea Lucchesini, and Paolo Fresu. At Einaudi he has published several books on music, collaborates with Radio3 and RSI. He is artistic and music director of Sentieri selvaggi and the concert season of the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa.

Sentieri selvaggi was founded in 1997 with the aim of bringing contemporary music closer to the general public. The ensemble's debut to Milano records sold-out performances, from the very beginning the concerts are characterized by the informal spoken presentations of each piece. Sentieri selvaggi forges collaborations with the most important composers on the international scene - such as David Lang, Louis Andriessen, James MacMillan, Philip Glass, Gavin Bryars, Michael Nyman, Julia Wolfe, Fabio Vacchi, - and promotes a new generation of Italian composers such as Carlo Boccadoro, Francesco Antonioni, Silvia Colasanti, Giovanni Mancuso, Mauro Montalbetti and Giovanni Verrando.

The Ensemble is a regular guest of major Italian music seasons and important international festivals. Since 2009 it has been ensemble in residence at Teatro Elfo Puccini with its own season of contemporary music. It has recorded for Einaudi, RaiTrade, MN Records, Velut Luna, Sensible Records, Deutsche Grammophon (2017, Le Sette Stelle).