Italian music lands in New York. For the first time in the Big Apple there will be 12 concerts entirely dedicated to Italian piano music. The event will take place from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3 at Bargemusic, New York City’s floating concert hall under the Brooklyn Bridge. Performances are also planned at the Klaverihaus concert hall.
Event venues
Bargemusic was founded in 1976 by Olga Bloom at the age of 57. Bloom left her business as a violinist specifically to open the Bargemusic, which has become an iconic music venue in New York City over the years. This veritable floating concert hall was formerly a steel barge that was used as a workboat in New York Harbor, specifically for the delivery of hand-loaded bags of coffee. Embossed on the diamond plate steel deck facing the East River still hovers the inscription “EL 375,” the last trace left of its former use. Since 1976 Olga Bloom has modified it into a floating concert hall.
The Klaverihaus concert hall, located at the Clinton Tower, has seen the best pianists from around the world perform over time. Klavierhaus was founded in 1993 by Gabor and Sujatri Reisinger. Over time they both became known for high quality craftsmanship in the creation of basic instruments. Their efforts have won international acclaim to this day, so much so that Klavierhaus pianos are used in major concerts worldwide.
Italian music on stage in New York
These days Bargemusic and Klavierhaus are hosting the Rovigo Piano Festival “Piano Italiano” organized by the Vennezze Conservatory of Rovigo. Twelve concerts dedicated to Italian piano music will take place here. The event was co-produced by the State Conservatory of Rovigo as part of the “Rovigo Piano Festival” project. It will be coordinated by Roberto Prosseda and Federico Nicoletta, two internationally renowned pianists and professors at the Rovigo Conservatory. Both will be joined by 12 young Italian pianists who have prepared a rich repertoire that will be recorded on CD. Four centuries of Italian piano music will be covered, from 1732 to 2024, from Rossini, Donizetti and Verdi to Morricone. Roberto Prosseda opened this review on Oct. 25; on Nov. 1, Federico Nicoletta will take the stage, performing a charming and virtuosic Liszitano program inspired by Italy. On the other days there will be concerts by students of the Master Play and rec of some talents from the Academic Courses of the Vernazze Conservatory of Rovigo. Here is the program in detail.
The Rovigo Conservatory, before New York, has already performed in Madrid this year, and the same project was later taken to Lisbon. The “Piano Italiano” festival is the first part of a festival that will also be staged in Rovigo from Nov. 22 to Dec. 7, during which several internationally renowned pianists will perform.
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