A graduate in musicology, Tagliaferri is Professor of Clarinet at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Nicolini in Piacenza. He is able to combine a great pictorial imagination with a wide musical preparation, which is the base for his visual projects. He worked for 15 years as music consultant at Mediaset, especially for the broadcasting of Filarmonica della Scala concerts. His film directing work sees important musicians, such as Mehta, Chailly, Bollani, Prètre, Luisi, Prosseda and Cominati, as the protagonists. Since 2009 he has been the artistic director of the official film works at the Filarmonica della Scala.