It begins on Sunday, Oct. 8, with a charming tribute to the Music of Brahms with his cheerful Serenades belonging to the “Music of Entertainment” with pieces with a bright and lighthearted character closely related to fun. The performer of the evening, conducted for the occasion by the Spaniard Pascual Cabanes, will be the Chamber Orchestra of Matera and Basilicata, a formation that is ductile and flexible in its personnel and repertoire, composed of young musicians along with established soloists and career professionals.

That of Sunday, Oct. 15, will be a Sunday to be spent among fantasies and dances, with the FantasTrio, 

Giuseppe Nese, flute, Antonio Tinelli, clarinet, and Gabriella Orlando, piano, with original writings and transcriptions, moments in duo and trio, with a leading lineup that certainly does not lack variety and flair, as well as an internationally recognized talent that will captivate and engage the audience.

A concert not to be missed for fans of Jazz and Pop Song, from South America to Mediterranean Music the one on October 22 with the Latin Jazz Duo,with the wonderful voice of Simona Capozucco and the eclectic guitar of Maurizio Di Fulvio, during which it will be possible to enjoy performances of songs of rare beauty, from the old to the new world on the most beautiful music of the 20th century , until touching the romanticism of Di Capua without, however, forgetting the beauty of Jobim’s scores.

Decidedly more classical was the concert on Sunday, October 29, with the Duo Antero Arena, violin and Maria Assunta Munafò , piano. A concert balanced between virtuosity, melody and technique starring the violin for a sonic journey through European music of various backgrounds at the turn of the century. From Schubert to Spanish De Falla to the Melodies of Russian Prokofieff . An exciting program, where the violin will be the absolute protagonist.

On Sunday, Nov. 5, space is given to Fantasia with the splendid voice of Korean soprano Sang Eun Kim and pianist Luigi Giachino, a great expert in film music, in a repertoire dedicated to the famous soundtracks of Walt Disney’s masterpieces. The proposed repertoire spans half a century of Disney production and is a tribute to his unmistakable style. In the pieces performed, atmospheres of poetry and dreams are combined with more joyful and lighthearted moments, enhancing the artists’ flair, versatility and skill.

Ready to go on an interesting Journey….. from Rossini to Piazzolla , Sunday, Nov. 12,with the Scaramouche Duo, Raffaele Bertolini, clarinet, Antonella De Vinco, piano, which moves smoothly between different genres, through the performance of the most iconic pieces of the repertoire for clarinet and piano, starting from classical with Rossini’s intriguing Variations, to the Blues of an American in Paris by George Gershwin, to the ragtime jazz cadences of Benny Goodmann, then touching on the incomparable Morricone, and then descending into a somewhat kletzmer repertoire with a Jewish flavor, with Kovacs , until closing in a big way with Piazzolla .

On Sunday, Nov. 19, a fascinating tribute to tango awaits us with Piazzolla Mon Amour… a show-concert entirely dedicated to the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, father of the “Nuevo Tango” and a major figure in the musical world of the 20th century with the Duo Domenico Masiello, violin, and Michele Fazio, piano, who will accompany the audience on a wonderful journey made of nostalgic and sensual emotions, with music that will retrace not only the life of the Argentine master, but also of that historical era characterized by so many changes in music as well as in society.

Closing this 39th Edition of the Autunno Musicale” will be the Trio Felix’s Divagazioni Marilena Gaudio, voice, Giacomo Piepoli, clarinet and Flavio Peconio , piano with a program that will cross the various continents, passing from the bucolic atmospheres of Germany, to the chamber jazz of ‘America, and then exploring the Italian melodicism of opera and Neapolitan song, but without neglecting the melodic contaminations of Latin America.

AUDITORIUM LABORATORIO URBANO GOS -viale Marconi, 49 Barletta
Door 6:30 p.m. – start 7 p.m.
Season Ticket for 8 events € 30.00 – Single Seat Ticket € 10.00

For info and reservations tel. 3803454431
info@culturaemusica.it www.culturaemusica.it; www.facebook.com/asscurci; @asscurci

We are happy to announce this free workshop dedicated to the implementation of VST in Cabbage, realized within and thanks to the support of Meet and Code 2023, Europe’s largest youth digital skills development program developed in collaboration between TechSoup Europe’s local partners from 24 countries, SAP and Amazon Future Engineer.
The ‘event will be usable both in-person and online on the Jitsi platform and is aimed at young programmers and audio enthusiasts who are approaching audio plugin programming for the first time.
Participants will have the opportunity to train under the guidance of a leading expert:
Prof. Nicola Monopoli, professor of Electroacoustic Music Composition at the Conservatory of Foggia, a composer of international relevance, who has been interested in Algorithmic and Computer-Assisted Composition for years and has published articles for Cambridge Scholars, ICMC, Wolfram ADALTA, KEAMS and HRPUB.
Participation is totally free of charge, after online registration to be done no later than October 20, 2023.
A certificate of attendance will be issued.

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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli Prize
25th International Piano Performance Competition “Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize”

Appointment on Sunday, May 28 at the GOS Auditorium in Barletta

The Young Talents International Festival 2023, the spectacular showcase of winners of prestigious International Music Competitions, organized by the “G. Curci” Culture and Music Association of Barletta, in collaboration with and under the patronage of the City of Barletta, the Region of Puglia, and the Ministry of Culture, continues with success in the splendid Auditorium of the “Laboratorio Urbano GOS- Distillerie Culturali” in Barletta.
To be on stage, Sunday, May 28 , with doors at 6:30 p.m. and beginning at 7:00 p.m., at the Auditorium of the GOS Urban Laboratory, will be the very young pianist Alyssa Kok, last year’s winner of one of the two scholarships, offered by M° Ing. Luca Dimiccoli, to support young musicians, with the “Young Artist Special Concert Prize – A. Benedetti Michelangeli,” as part of the 25th International Piano Competition “Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize,” after the great success during the opening of the Review of the Anglo-Saxon pianist Dominic Doutney , winner of the First Absolute Prize at the 25th International Piano Competition “Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize” and “Nuovo Imaie 2022 Prize “which saw him perform in a long tour throughout Italy.

Alyssa Kok, a 21-year-old pianist born in Singapore, graduated with honors from the Mozarteum in Salzburg at the age of 18, after being admitted when she was only 14, making her one of the youngest graduates ever. Winner of numerous prizes in international piano competitions, she is currently specializing at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice under the guidance of internationally renowned professors. An established soloist in the international arena, she gives concerts throughout Europe, North America and Asia. In 2022 she gave a prestigious concert in Israel and a long concert tour in Canada, in the most important cities. He made his debut at only 11 years of age at Carneige Hall in New York and has since continued his radiant career both as a soloist and with major Orchestras conducted by great conductors. His recordings for Austrian Radio, ORF, and Radio Alberta in Canada are numerous.
A versatile artist, she is currently pursuing a degree in Harpsichord and studying Organ. Attentive to social issues, she has initiated charity projects to promote the study of classical music, raising funds in collaboration with World Emunah and Emunah Israel and with Charities in Singapore and Malaysia.

Fascinating and virtuosic program his dedicated to Liszt , Chopin, Prokofiev and Schumann , during which we will hear interesting and engaging pieces such as Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody, Schumann’s impressive Carnaval, Prokofieff’s Sonata No. 2 and Chopin’s Ballade No. 1.

Info: 3803454431, info@culturaemusica.it ; www.culturaemusica.it; www.facebook.com/asscurci; @asscurci.

GOS – Youth Open Space Marconi Avenue 49
door 6:30 p.m. start time 7 p.m.
Ticket – P.U.: € 5.00

Sant’Antonio Church Barletta

LIMEN ENSEMBLE

“New frontiers-Musical – Tribute to electroacoustic music”

with Nicola MONOPOLI and Giorgio NOTTOLI

A concert that will be devoted entirely to contemporary music from the twentieth century to the most recent historical trials. The concert to be held on October 1, at St. Anthony’s Church at 20, is aimed especially at young audiences, for the promotion and dissemination of various aspects of current musical cultures.

Limen Ensemble scene, Peter Doronzo-flute, oboe, Stately Albert Elia Ranieri-cello group holding an extraordinary and very personal technique, which will perform music of the composers George Nottoli, Nicola monopolies and Fulvio Giovanni Panunzio, with sound direction entrusted to Nicola Monopoli and Giorgio  Nottoli.

The Association Curci, continues in its educational program that seeks to unite the old and the new, in an attempt to bring together two different audiences. The niche audience, made up of many young, intelligent and studious but rarely approach to classical music, and vice versa, the audience for classical music lovers, however, are more open to approach to a quite different musical dimension. Software, hardware sequencer programs that sometimes border on science fiction. For electroacoustic music refers to music produced with electronic instrumentation. Among its landmarks the past Cage, Berio and Xenakis. Guest of the evening will be the famous composer Giorgio Nottoli who will speak in the presentation of the pieces presented.
Web: www.facebook.com/asscurci
Barletta (Barletta Andria Trani)

Sant’Antonio Church

Via Sant’Antonio

Porta 19.30 hours start at 20.00

admission fee

8 subscription concerts € 30,00 € 10,00

Info. 528026 (0883 3803454431

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‘ I like his way of thinking the Music ‘ said about him  the conductor C. M. Giulini, after an his performance of Diabelli Variations of Beethoven.

Born in Barletta, he graduated  with distinctions at Bari Conservatory of Music, studying with the Argentine pianist H. Pell (a pupil of S. Lorenzi, V. Vitale and A. Benedetti Michelangeli).

After he had advanced studies with  M. Marvulli, S. Perticaroli, and  M. Curcio Diamond. He performed  more than 400 piano recitals in Italy, France, Germany, Taiwan, Japan, Russian, Spain, Albania, Romania and England, and he played as soloist with many important Italian and foreign Orchestras . He won several First Prizes in National and International Piano Competitions and in competitive examination for Piano teaching at the Music Institute of Teramo.

He was Director of Bari Conservatory of Music from 2010 to 2013.

He is actually professor of Piano at the State Conservatory ‘ U. Giordano’ in Foggia.

He recorded performances for the Italian National Radio, for the RAI television and various CDs in Italy, Romania and Taiwan.

He taught in  public Master Classes in  France (Ecole Normale), Taiwan (NTU and in several Campus), Japan, Korea, Russia, Albania and at the Conservatory of Bari about ‘ The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra’ .

He is frequently member of juries of National and International Piano Competitions (up to now in over 80 competitions including the Gina Bachauer, Contests “Chopin” of Rome and Taipei, ‘F. Poulenc’ Competition, Taiwan International Piano Competition, the Competition Int. the Composers of Spain in Madrid, Chopin Asia Competition in Tokyo, etc.…).

He has a great chamber music experience, and performed many concerts in Duo , Trio , Quartet and Quintet in Italy, Germany, Romania , Spain and France, with famous chamber groups like Pfeifer Quartet, Accademia Quartet and Syrinx Trio and famous soloists like the flautists Chen Li-Ming and Antonio Amenduni, the violinists Franco Mezzena and Chia Chun Lu and the cellist Giovanna Buccarella.
He is graduated in Composition (a pupil of O. De Lillo, F. Sarno and T. Procaccini) and he studied as Orchestra  Conductor with N. Samale. He wrote various compositions for piano, trio, chamber Orchestra and voice and Orchestra.

He is President of ’Cultura e Musica  – G. Curci’ Musical Association since 1984 and Artistic Director of the International Piano Competitions ’ Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize ‘ and ‘ Città di  Barletta ’ and of the International Concert Season ( that is currently at the 26th  Edition).

For his artistic and organizing activity he was awarded the ’ Disfida di Barletta’ Prize in 1993,  the ’Telethon BNL’ Prize in 1994 and ‘ Opened Theatres ‘ Prize in 1999  as promoter and organizer of the most important musical events in Apulia Region ( Italy ).

contacts:
fmonopoli@culturaemusica.it
facebook : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005375955516

Peppe Servillo with the Solis String Quartet in “Spassiunatamente“ classical concert in Naples language at the Teatro Curci of Barletta