SEPTEMBER 28 Official events Saturday, September 28, 2013, 10.15am to 12.30pm and from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm, Guarneri del Gesú Room (OFFICIAL EVENT) IV International Seminar of Liturgical Music - Religious popular songs in Italy and Europe Organization: Diocesan School of Sacred Music "D. Caifa" and CremonaFiere in collaboration with the Diocesan School "S. Cecilia" - Brescia and Diocesan Institute of Sacred Music - Trento Liturgical music is one of many components of Italian music, and for this reason the States General of Music could not do without such an important feature. It is a fascinating industry with a strong tradition that gave birth, over the centuries, to extraordinary compositions. A repertoire of "popular religious songs" emerges on several occasions over the centuries - from medieval hymns to songs of the early 20th century - in parallel with the official repertoire of the Church, which is the Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony. This repertoire is an expression of different needs: the will of the people to make their own contribution, simple and spontaneous, to the performance of the rites; the concern of some enlightened pastor to help the people clearly understand the mysteries of faith in their own language; the innate need - by the people and men of culture - to create simple forms of art that matched culture (the theological concept, the musical phrase, rhyme, versification) with popular (the easy divulgation), and education (evangelization through music). Therefore, the so-called "popular" phenomenon of the religious songs can be seen through different angles sharing a common "training" aspect. Through the “popular” religious songs, in fact, the people are educated wisely through the singing, the poetic language and the fundamental concepts of the Christian faith.The phenomenon of popular religious songs crosses European culture through every age and country. In Italy, the moment of greatest growth was in the period 1850-1950, so much that even in the Church documents it was given clear official support. Speakers: Valentino Donella, Musical Chapel of Santa Maria Benno Scharf, Ambrosiana University in Milan Maggiore, Bergamo Marco Ruggeri, Conservatory of Novara Piergiuseppe Gillio, Conservatory of Novara Giuseppe Parisi, Turin Daniele Venturi, Bologna Moderator: Don Giuseppe Ferri The event is dedicated to: professional and amateur musicians, teachers, music students, heads of diocesan Schools of Music, and choir directors. Saturday, September 28, 2013, 10:30 am, Eventi Room (OFFICIAL EVENT) Cremona Conservatory Trio Concert Organization: Conservatory of Cremona – ISSM “Monteverdi” in collaboration CremonaFiere Felix Mendelssohn Bartoldy (1809 – 1847) Trio in Re minore op. 49 n. 1 Molto Allegro ed Agitato - Andante con moto – Scherzo – Finale Alessandro Manara, piano Alessandro Ceravolo, violin Lorenza Baldo, cello The event is dedicated to: professional and amateur musicians, teachers, music students. 12 Saturday, September 28, 2013, 11.00 am, Amati Room (OFFICIAL EVENT) Conference of Directors of the Conservatories and the Higher Institutes of Musical Studies and Directors of the Presidents of the Conservatories Organization: Cremonafiere in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research AFAM Higher Education in Art and Music The Conference of Directors of the Conservatories and the Higher Institutes for Musical Studies is a great opportunity for the States General of Music to meet. It is held for the third year in Cremona, and it is essential to explore the different topics related to the teaching of Italian music, and organizing strategies for educational courses to meet international standards. The Conference, created in 1999, has an important function as a link between the Administration and the Institutions, contributing significantly to a proper application of the regulation issued in accordance with Law 508. Saturday, September 28, 2013, 11.00 am, Zelioli Lanzini Room (OFFICIAL EVENT) Meeting of the National Council of Students of the ISSM Organization: Cremonafiere in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research AFAM Higher Education in Art and Music An essential component of the Italian World Music, students is one of the pillars of the States General of Music. Founded in 2010, the National Conference of Students of the ISSM represents the needs of students as its main goal. These needs are developed in common guidelines and proposed as units which are then compared by a panel from the institutions. The role of the Conference has received official recognition from the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research. Saturday, September 28, 2013, 11.00 am, Monteverdi Room (OFFICIAL EVENT) Round Table - The artistic research of music institutes of higher education Organization: Cremonafiere It is the second key event of the States General of Music. Research is fundamental for the development of the culture of music. Thus, the future of the music is based on the development of research in the field of human sciences. The discussion will involve conservatories, universities and institutions to define the guidelines for the creation of professional figures who can make a significant contribution to the development of music. Coordinator: Ettore Borri, teacher at the Conservatory of Milan Speakers: Bruno Civello, General Director of High Education in the fields of Art and Music, Italian Ministry of Education Peter Dejans, Director of Orpheus Institute, Ghent, Belgium Mons Massimo Palombella, Director Cappella Musicale Pontificia “Sistina” Andrzej Tatarski, pianist, Music Academy “Ignacy Jan Paderewski” Poznań, Poland Patrick Jovell, teacher at Conservatory of Stockholm and representative of EPTA in Sweden Francesco Possenti, teacher at Conservatory of Latina Jeremy Cox, Chief Executive - Association Europeénnes des Conservatoires Michele del Prete, researcher Marco di Bari, composer and teacher at the Conservatory of Novara Sam Zygmuntowicz, violin maker, USA Dinko Fabris, President of the International Musicological Society The event is dedicated to: professional musicians, teachers, music students, and amateurs 13 Saturday, September 28, 2013, 2.30pm, Eventi Room (OFFICIAL EVENT) Meeting - The European Schools of Music Organization: CremonaFiere All the players of the States General of Music must take into consideration the opportunities of experiences abroad to understand in which direction the international world of music is moving. After the success of last year, the event continues with some of the most renowned and qualified European schools of music. Last year the meeting focused on the piano schools, and this year also involves an important school of strings. We will take the opportunity to present the best international experiences and discuss new ideas for the development of the musical teaching in Europe. Speakers: Ministry of Education, Universities and Research Patrick Jovell, teacher at the Conservatory of Stockholm and Swedish representative of EPTA Andrzej Tatarski, pianist, Music Academy “Ignacy Jan Paderewski” Poznań, Poland Anna Modesti , teacher at the Conservatory of Lugano and representative of ESTA Maria Grazia Bellocchio, pianist and teacher at the Conservatory of Bergamo The event is dedicated to: professional musicians, teachers, music students, and amateurs Saturday, September 28, 2013, 3.30pm, Guarneri del Gesù Room (OFFICIAL EVENT) Presentation LE STANZE ARTISTICHE, liuti chitarre, mandolini The hystorical plucked instruments collection of Carlo Alberto Carutti. Organization: Comune di Cremona – Assessorate of Culture Presentation by Giovanni Accornero, curator of musical instruments collections. Saturday, September 28, 2013, at 4.00pm, Events Room - Hall 1 (OFFICIAL EVENT) Meeting with Piero Rattalino Organization: CremonaFiere Interview conducted by Ettore Borri, Conservatory of Milan The event is dedicated to: professional musicians, teachers, music students, and amateurs 14 SEPTEMBER 28 Events of the exhibitors Saturday, September 28, 2013, 11.00 am, Stradivari Room Concert Andrea Bacchetti, piano Music of J.S Bach, W.A. Mozart, F. Liszt, L. Diemer, C. Debussy, R. Schumann, F. Chopin, G. Rossini Organization: Fazioli Pianoforti Saturday, September 28, 2013, 11.00 am, Yamaha booth (No. 51/68) Presentation: The Silent Revolution – Silent Piano Yamaha Organization: Yamaha Music Europe GmbH – Branch Italy Saturday, September 28, 2013, 11.30am, Furcht booth (No. 35/45) Meeting with…. Mattia Mistrangelo, piano Organization: Furcht Pianoforti Saturday, September 28, 2013, 12.00 pm, Stradivari Room Presentation Future and evolution of the automatic piano and piano rolls Presentation of the piano player system “Lx Live Performance” by Wayne Stahnke, installed on the Fazioli piano model F228 - Presentation by Paolo Fazioli Organization: Fazioli Pianoforti Saturday, September 28, 2013, 12.00pm, Strinasacchi booth (No. 69/84) Talking about Steinway & Son History, technics and anecdotes on the occasion of 150th Steinway & Son anniversary Organization: Strinasacchi snc Saturday, September 28, 2013, 12.30pm, Eventi Room Concert Alberto Nosè, piano Music of L.v. Beethoven, F. Chopin Organization: Yamaha Music Europe – Branch Italy Alberto Nosè gained his first recognition at the age of eleven, winning First Prize in the Jugend für Mozart International Competition in Salzburg, thanks to which he held his first concert tour around Italy, Austria and France. He went on to win prizes at prestigious international piano competitions: Paloma O’Shea in Santander (1st Prize, Gold Medal and Audience Pirze), F. Chopin in Warsaw (5th Prize in 2000), F. Busoni in Bolzano (2nd Prize with particular distinction in 1999), Maj Lind in Helsinki (1st Prize in 2002), Long-Thibaud in Paris (2nd Prize in 2004), Vendôme Prize in Parigi (1st Prize in 2000), World Piano Competition in London (2nd Prize in 2002), L. Gante in Pordenone (1st Prize in 2002), Premio Venezia (1st Prize unanimously in 1998). In 2011 he wins first prize at the Top of the World International Piano Competition in Tromsø (Norway). From such affermations, an acclaimed career came out and took him to perform throughout Europe and all over the world for important festivals and in prestigious concert halls. 15 He has performed in recital and chamber music with the Italian cellist Rocco Filippini, the Ysaÿe Quartet, the Venetian Quartet, the violinist Fanny Clamagirand and the cellist Giorgi Kharadze, and as soloist with the important orchestras. He collaborated with well-known conductors, such as Roy Goodman, Manfred Honeck, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Enrique Batiz, Anton Nanut, Hannu Lintu, James Judd, Marcus Bosch, Rumon Gamba, George Hanson, Ion Marin, Josè Ferreira Lobo, Lewis Kaplan, Ola Rudner, Giancarlo De Lorenzo, Alain Lombard, Enrique Mazzola, Thomas Søndergård. He often helds masterclasses at Conservatories, Colleges, Institutes and International Music Festivals, such as the Conservatory in Geneva, the Mannes College of Music in New York, the Bowdoin Festival in Brunswick (Maine – USA) and in Japan. In 2009, the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International assignes him the title of Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) to career, “as a sign of appreciation and gratitude for his tangible value and meaningful contribution in promoting a better mutual understanding and friendly relations among peoples around the world”. He is regularly invited as jury member in important international piano competitions, like the F. Chopin in Warsaw in 2010. Saturday, September 28, 2013, 2.30pm, Amati Room Presentation - After three hundred years, a substantial evolution for stringed instruments has occurred: the "Modifica Theta" Organization: Fabio Chiari Liutaio Technological innovation and new solutions: classicality and experimentation are the basis of the "Modifica Theta" the patent, which represents an improvement of a technique that greatly enhances the quality of sound in stringed instruments. The research initiated by Fabio Chiari and Lapo Androsoni aims to bring new life to the production of classical instruments. It also aims to bring back to the manufacture of stringed instrument, quality control in the production of handmade instruments throughout the world. The event is dedicated to: guitar makers, professional musicians, teachers, music students, and distributors Saturday, September 28, 2013, 2:30pm, Stradivari Room Concert - The Sonatas for violin and piano by Franz Schubert Organization: Amadeus Davide Alogna, violin, David Boldrini, piano Introduction by Alberto Cantú, musicologist This consists of two eclectic musicians, both grew up artistically in the most important Italian and international music institutions (the Academy of Imola, the Academy of Music of Fiesole, the Chigiana Academy, the Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris) and were supervised by the greatest masters in their respective instruments such as Giuliano Carmignola, Pier Narciso Masi, Felice Cusano, Maryvonne Ledizes, Pavel Berman, Bruno Canino, Paul Badura Skoda. The duo Alogna-Boldrini performs regularly in the major concert halls around the world. Both are protagonists as soloists alongside prestigious international orchestras. These are the Tchaikovsky National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kiev Philharmonic, the Symphony Orchestra of Monterrey Mexico, the Ankara Baskent University Orchestra, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino to name just a few. Davide Alogna and Davide Boldrini collaborate with several chamber groups and highly distinguished colleagues such as N. Gutman, E. Virsaladze, R. Plano, L. Armellini, A. Bocelli, K. Ricciarelli, F. Mezzena, M. Laura, Young Chee Lee, Jesus Medina and many others. The September issue of the magazine Amadeus has dedicated the CD cover to the duo-Alogna Boldrini who represent the complete works of violin and piano by Franz Schubert. Both have performed, as soloists, for important labels such as Brilliant Classic, Wide Classique Label, Phoenix Classis, Sony and Velut Luna. The event is dedicated to: professional and amateur musicians, teachers, music students, and amateurs 16 Saturday, September 29, 2013, 2.30 pm, Zelioli Lanzini Room Chantal Balestri, piano Recital Organization: Pianosolo.it Saturday, September 29, 2013, 2.30 pm, Piano Vintage booth (No. 2) A restoration history: STEINWAY & SONS model L-182 New York 1926 – Verona 2013” Organization: Piano Vintage Saturday, September 28, 2013, 3.00 pm, Yamaha booth (No. 51/68) Presentation: Yamaha Disklavier Discovery Organization: Yamaha Music Europe GmbH – Branch Italy Saturday, September 28, 2013, 3.00pm, Rete Musicale Cremonese Area Performance of Liceo delle Scienze Umane “Sofonisba Anguissola” Organization: Rete Musicale Cremonese Saturday, September 28, 2013, 3:30 pm, Monteverdi Room The 1900’s guitar: "Enrique García in Barcelona" Exhibition of original instruments of the great Catalan guitar maker. Organization: Gabriele Lodi Presentation of exhibition. Gabriele Lodi reports on "The Garcia guitar model for contemporary guitar"and recital of Luigi Attademo. Music of Bach, Llobet, Scarlatti, De Falla, Turina Guitars: Enrique Garcia 1922 and copy made by Gabriele Lodi Saturday, September 28, 2013, 4.00 pm, Amati Room Presentation: New research technologies in the field of violin making. Organization: Microtex and Tarisio Auctions Musicians, collectors, violin makers, merchants, traders, museums, auction houses, all can benefit from the use of the DISCOVERY CAM technology, an advanced Endoscopic Vision System expressly designed to observe the inner parts of musical instruments, including violins, with high image resolution and without any removal of strings or of other parts of the instrument. The accurate inspection of all components provides a better evaluation of the wear conditions of the instrument, possibly revealing the need of unexpected restoration, information about the original manufacturing technique, knowledge of possible attribution errors, and sharp photographs of details, stamps and signatures. The meeting being held to-day among instrument makers, restorers and suppliers, along with the renowned TARISIO auction house, will show the inspection and study advantages of the non-invasive DISCOVERY technology. The TARISIO Auction house will kindly provide an ancient instrument for this purpose. By Microtex, Alessandro Tossani, violinmaker and Tarisio Auctions 17 Saturday, September 28, 2013, 4.00 pm, Stradivari Room Concert Cesare Picco, piano Organization: Yamaha Music Europe - Branch Italy The Picco’s method of playing and improvising contributes significantly to the excellence of international pianism. Tradition and Experimentation have the same leading role in his music. His creations and improvisations have always been the result of a personal concept of music that rejects any limitations on style or inspiration. Cesare Picco’s personal musical alphabet goes across different genres, bringing to his listeners the freshness, the intensity and the power of a really strong pianism, a deep spiritual approach and the lightness of captivating melodies. His vast repertoire and real improvisations make each concert unique and unrepeatable. His concerts retrace some of the defining moments in Picco’s artistic journey. Marrying the modernity of Bach with Jazz’s classicism, Picco displays lightness and poetry in his music, as he travels through unusual roads driven by his constant search for the purity and precision in music. Cesare Picco started studying piano when he was four years old and from 1986 he started to perform his own music. He is author to ballets, operas, music for theatre and special projects performed worldwide. He has toured Germany, Spain, France, India, Singapore, Vietnam, and Japan. He has worked with distinguished artists such as Naseer Shamma, Giovanni Hidalgo, Edmar Castaneda, Nino Josele, Giovanni Sollima, Hajime Mizoguchi, Markus Stockhausen, Yukimi Nagano, Taketo Gohara, and Italian artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Ligabue, Giorgia, Samuele Bersani, Pacifico. In the theatrical field he has worked with Gioele Dix, Fabrizio Gifuni, Ascanio Celestini, Ottavia Piccolo, Sergio Fantoni. Cesare has performed at Italy’s most important festivals: Ravello Festival, Sagra Malatestiana, Umbria Jazz, Veneto Jazz, La Milanesiana, Lucca Summer Festival and abroad at Delhi Jazz Festival, Tokyo Jazz Festival, Abu Dhabi Festival. As a composer he has written music for solos, chamber music ensembles and orchestras. In 1999 he wrote the children’s opera “Il Viaggio di Hans” inspired by Andersen’s tales. Between 1998 and 2004 he composed music for three ballets of Luciana Savignano and he performed piano solo with her at Teatro La Scala of Milan. Since 2006 his albums have been released in Japan and he quickly became famous touring the country several times and collaborating with local artists and orchestras. In 2009 he creates and performs the special show “Blind Date – Concert in the dark”, a live of pure improvisation in which both artist and audience are soaked in the darkness. He played world premiére in Milan (Teatro Smeraldo - sold out) and then the Tokyo’s Hara Museum of Contemporary Art invites Cesare Picco for the Japanese premiére in September 2011 (two concerts sold out). The show has been performed in Lugano, Rome and Florence as well. In 2010 he enact the japanese romance “Tale of Genji”, for Piano and strings orchestra with the ensemble “I Virtuosi Italiani” “Hope at Sunrise”, the piece for piano and cello, dedicated to the victims of 11th March 2011, became in June 2011 a special event in Tokyo rising fund for Red Cross Japan. Many Japanese artists join the project playing together in three concerts at Blue Note Tokyo. The event is dedicated to: professional and amateur musicians, teachers, music students, and amateurs Saturday, September 28, 2013, 4.00 pm, Zelioli Lanzini Room “Musica a Scuola” Yamaha project for primary school Presentation Speaker: Raffaele Volpe Sales Director Classic Division - Yamaha Music Europe GmbH - Branch Italy Organization: Yamaha Musica Europe GmbH – Branch Italy 18 Saturday, September 28, 2013, 4.00 pm, Furcht booth (No. 35/45) Meeting with…. Dario Bonuccelli, piano and Chiara Morandi, violin Organization: Furcht Pianoforti Saturday, September 28, 2013, 4.30 pm, Furcht booth (No. 35/45) Meeting with…. Mattia Mistrangelo, piano Organization: Furcht Pianoforti Saturday, September 28, 2013, 5.00 pm, Stradivari Room Concert Valentina Lisitsa, piano Organization: Yamaha Music Europe - Branch Italy With her multi-faceted playing described as “dazzling”, Valentina Lisitsa is at ease in a vast repertoire ranging from Bach and Mozart to Shostakovich and Bernstein. Her orchestral repertoire alone includes more than forty concerti. She admits to having a special affinity for the music of Rachmaninoff and Beethoven and continues to add to her vast repertoire each season. Valentina Lisitsa was born in Kiev, Ukraine and began playing the piano at the age of three, performing her first solo recital a year later. She gained a place at the Lysenko Music School for Gifted Children and later studied at the Kiev Conservatory under Ludmilla Tsvierko. In 1991 she won the first prize in The Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition together with Alexei Kuznetsoff. She now resides in the USA. With more than 30 million YouTube channel views, Valentina Lisitsa is one of the most watched classical musicians on the Web, using digital innovation to champion classical music and performance. She has performed in venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and the Musikverein. In May 2010, Valentina Lisitsa performed the Dutch premiere of Rachmaninoff’s “New 5th” Concerto in her debut with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, and in August 2011 made her debut with the Orchestra Sinfonica Brasileira under the baton of Maestro Lorin Maazel. Valentina Lisitsa has recorded three independently-released DVDs, including her best-selling set of Chopin’s 24 Etudes. Her recording of the 4 sonatas for violin and piano by composer Charles Ives, made with Hahn, was released in October 2011. In addition, Ms. Lisitsa has recently completed recordings of the complete concerti of Rachmaninoff and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the London Symphony Orchestra under conductor Michael Francis. Her 11-12 season features debut performances with the Helsinki Philharmonic, the Colorado Symphony and recitals at Ravinia, Festival of the Arts Boca, Teatro de Colon in Buenos Aires and the Casals Festival, chamber engagements, and a solo recital in June 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall, London 19 Saturday, September, 28, 2013, 5.00 pm, Monteverdi Room Concert Carlo Guaitoli, piano, Attilio Zanchi, double bass Organization: Furcht Pianoforti Music of Chopin, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Poulenc, Gulda, Corea Carlo Guaitoli studied at the Verona Conservatory with Loretta Turci and went on to further his artistic development with Sergio Perticaroli at the Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He gave his debut at a young age with the Arena Orchestra of Verona and in 1992 won the "E. Porrino" International Competition in Cagliari, embarking upon an intense concert career throughout Italy. In the following years he established himself at an international level winning top prizes in some of the most important world piano competitions: "A.Casagrande" in Terni, "International Music Competition of Japan" in Tokyo, "F. Busoni" in Bolzano, "A. Rubinstein" in Tel Aviv, "City of Porto Music Competition" in Portugal, and "Unisa International Music Competition" in Pretoria. His concert engagements have brought him to perform in Europe, Japan, China, United States, Canada and South Africa, where he has been a guest in many important music halls and festivals He has appeared as soloist with prestigious orchestras, among which the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Osaka Century Orchestra, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, …. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with such acclaimed ensembles such as I Solisti della Scala, Quintetto Bibiena, Nuovo Quartetto Italiano, and Quartetto d'archi della Scala. Alongside his academic studies he has developed an interest for improvisation and for different contemporary musical languages. He is currently Professor of Piano at the Conservatory in Terni and the New York University in Florence and gives masterclasses in Italy, Japan, Canada, and South Africa. Attilio Zanchi began studying double-bass in 1978 after devoting himself to various music genres. He attended the Milano Conservatory Jazz courses for two years and the Milano Council School of Music for three years. In 1980 and 1981 he specialized with Dave Holland both in Canada at the “Banff School of fine arts” and in the USA at the “ Woodstock Creative Music Studio”. Since his return to Italy, he has been playing with the F. D’Andrea band, the Paolo Fresu Quintet and Tiziana Ghiglioni, with whom he has also been on a world-wide tour and played in various Jazz Festivals in USA, Canada, Australia, Africa, Russia and Europe. The well-known American jazz players he has been on concerts and recording with include George Lewis, Sam Rivers, Jimmy Giuffrè, Ed Blackwell, Lee Konitz, Kenny Wheeler, Jack de Johnette e John Abercrombie, Baikida Carrol, Julius Hemphill, Ed Blackwell, Nana Vasconcellos, Collin Wallcot, Dewey Redman e Howard Johnson, L.Konitz, T.Scott, Bud Freeman, G.Masso, ... Throughhout his carreer, he has recorded over 80 albums, Another of his record, called “Some Other Place”, saw the cooperation of several musicians, including Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, George Garzone, Franco D’Andrea, Gianluigi Trovesi and many others. Alongside his carreer as a musician, Attilio teaches at the Milano CPM School and holds seminars all over Italy and abroad. Saturday, September, 28, 2013, 5.30 pm, Amati Room Presentation - “Workshop & School” Project Organization: Giorgio Piacentini Today, manual labor jobs in artisan workshops are studied for their consequences on modern society. Which are their value and their possible benefits for young people? The new opportunities and the new ways of working offered by craftsmanship. 20