On May 18, the Italian Cultural Institute of Istanbul is hosting – at the theatre hall of the Institute – a concert of pianist Francesco Taskayali dedicated to the island of Ventotene and to some personalities linked to this small Mediterranean island. The musician lived on the island, formerly known as Pandataria, in search of inspiration and found the stories of Giulia, daughter of Emperor Augustus, as well as Ursula Hirschmann, wife of Altiero Spinelli.
Francesco Taskayali (Rome, July 4, 1991) is a young Italian-Turkish composer and pianist. He began composing music for piano at the age of thirteen: his talent materialized in 3 successful albums, Emre (2010), LeVent (2011) and Flying (2014), matched by long tours in Italy and around the world. In 2016 he signed a contract with the INRI Classic record label with which he released two albums, Wayfaring (2017) and Homecoming (2019).
