Monday, March 21, 2011

Echinacea And Hypertension

Rome OSEU, Concerto for the Unification of Italy

Participation warm for the concert held Wednesday, March 16 at the auditorium of the council in Rome. The event, organized in collaboration with the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Lazio region and the municipality of Rome, has seen players on the podium as the Symphony Orchestra of a United Europe (OSEU), directed by Fabrizio Carminati, and pianist Rossana Tomassi Golkar, also artistic director of the same and spearhead the event. The evening, titled "Italy, a great love story," was a tribute to the 150th anniversary of the unit of Italy. The program, which includes pages of classics such as Nino Rota (suite from the Leopard) and Verdi (Overture from "La Forza del Destino"), as well as from contemporary "Fantasy and Variations on a Theme by Norma" for piano and orchestra conducted by Luis Bacalov from Golkar, has been introduced and closed with a moving choral participation of the public from a brand new version for piano and orchestra anthem of Italy, made by Renato Serio. The event was crowned by interesting projections in the background during the part of Bacalov and warm thanks from the undersecretary Gianni Letta in the house.

Song From Next Friday I Smoke

Ostia, Beethoven, duo Braconi - Andriotto

Friday, March 18, at the beautiful Sala Riario situated in the small and ancient town of Ostia Antica, which was held the first concert of the season made by the cultural society "Friends of Ostia Classic." Here are two words for this group of people, almost 200 members, which in a completely autonomous self-financing to achieve in an area that was completely lacking, a variety of concerts and cultural fabric that create music for the social the territory itself, as well as for personal pleasure. A project really modern and comprehensive, this fortunately also in other small to medium (as with a similar mechanism, the Concerts Company A. Buzzolla Adria, for example), which sees an accountability of some individuals on a community, a powerful tool to promote social and cultural growth.
This first show has already started with an extremely ambitious project: the complete performance of the 5 + 1 for cello and piano sonatas of Beethoven, which in this first concert they have performed the first three or the two sonatas op. 5 and Op .69, by the duo Paul and Andriotto Monaldo Braconi.
The formula provided, always to remain a thoroughly modern optics and chamber music at the same time in the original sense of the term, an introduction by with suggestions and anecdotes of the musicians on the tracks (as well as other great artists on the international scene, such as Uto Ughi, Mario Brunello do for years, for example). The beauty of the room, the passion of the performers, and the impeccable organization led to the success del'evento, crowned with a full house seating and roaring applause several times with the artists.
Next meeting planned, including the second part of implementation of complete sonatas of Beethoven for cello and piano, in a matinee on April 10.
Special thanks to Enrico Bruno, author of the photos here, and the association Arcangelo Corelli Ostia lifeblood for the growth of musical culture on site.