The first appointment with Fazioli Piano Series was hosted by the IIC in Los Angeles last March 17. The initiative, launched by the Italian Cultural Institute, gets its name from the Italian company that produces grand and concert-grand pianos, worldly renown for the high quality materials and the finest technology of its products.
The series is dedicated to contemporary music written by both Italian and American composers. Composer and pianist Mark Robson was the special guest of the first concert; he performed works by Italians Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Sylvano Bussotti, Salvatore Sciarrino, Ivan Fedele, Ferruccio Busoni and Aldo Clementi, and by Americans Daniel Rothman, Charles Wuorinen, Bruce Reiprich and Mark Robson himself.
Both Rothman and Reiprich were present for the occasion.
Robson is also a founding member of Piano Spheres, a collective of pianists devoted to presenting contemporary and modern keyboard repertoire. As a performer, he has figured frequently in the Green Umbrella series of the LA Philharmonic, the Jacaranda series of Santa Monica. He was also a regular member of the Los Angeles Opera for 14 years.
The second and last piano recital is scheduled for Sunday, May 12. It will feature Richard Valitutto, piano soloist, chamber musician, accompanist and composer, described by the LA Times as “vigorously virtuosic”.
More info on program and guests can be found at www.iiclosangeles.esteri.it
Donate