Fall is approaching and the Italian Institute of Culture in New York is opening its annual season with Inauguration, a series of concerts celebrating the new Bechstein piano acquired to “fully honor the excellence of the performers invited to play,” they wrote in a statement.
“A European-made Bechstein (Hoffmann by Bechstein) was chosen, with a broad, lyrical, and deep sound, capable of adapting to both Romantic and Baroque and modern repertoires. The acquisition was facilitated by a significant reduction in the list price, for which the Institute thanks Faust Harrison Pianos” and the pianists Cristiana Pegoraro and Leonora Armellini, who assisted Director Fabio Finotti in the search and selection of the instrument.
Inauguration will feature pianists and musicians “presenting both classical repertoire and original compositions.” It starts on August 21, at 7pm, with Mosaics: Italian Impressions, a concert by Italian-Egyptian pianist Francesca Khalifa, winner of several international piano awards, and violinist Nune Melik, who has performed at Carnegie Hall and the United Nations Headquarters. (Click here to RSVP to the event).
Here it is the complete list of the events:
- Notes from Rome: music by Academy in Rome Fellows – Sept. 18, 2024
- Concert by Roberto Scarcella Perino, piano – Sept. 20, 2024
- Music for freedom: concert in honor of Ukraine with Pavel Gintov, piano – Oct. 3, 2024
- Music, senses and territory: concert by Cristiana Pegoraro, piano – Oct. 11, 2024
- Speed Power and Elegance in Music: concert by Abbayneh Salterini, piano, and Camilla De Giovanni, violin – Oct. 28, 2024
- Concert by Alberto Nosè, piano – Nov. 4, 2024
- Concert by Giuseppe Buscemi, piano – Nov. 9, 2024
- Concert by Cristiana Pegoraro, piano – Nov. 14, 2024
- Sola, perduta, abbandonata: musical performance with Maria Grazia Calandrone and Umbria Ensemble string quartet directed by Cecilia Berioli – 20, 2024
- Naples meets New York: concert by Luca Alemagna, piano – Dec. 6, 2024
- Concert by Alessandro Vena, piano – Dec. 16, 2024
