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18 February 2016
Tokyo – “Infinite variations”: Giorgio Morandi’s on tour in Japan

Giorgio Morandi’s art continues its tour of Japan: after a stop in Kobe, the exhibition “Giorgio Morandi. Infinite variations” will be hosted at the Tokyo Station Gallery where it will be inaugurated on Friday, Feb. 19 and will remain open until April 10. The exhibition is curated by the Istituzione Bologna Musei – Museo Morandi, […]

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17 February 2016
Tokyo – European Romanticism according to pianist Giuseppe Andaloro

Italian pianist Giuseppe Andaloro is one of todays most appreciated pianists. This year he is scheduled to perform at the Salzburg Festspiele, at the Festival of the Two Worlds in Spoleto, at the Hong Kong International Piano Competition and at the Arturo Benedetti Michelangelo Festival in Brescia and Bergamo. Born in 1982 in Palermo, he is very […]

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12 February 2016
Jakarta – Montanari in concert for an “Italian Cello Night”

Italian cellist Matteo Montanari has performed in  “An Italian Cello Night” concert at the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture in Jakarta. The cellist played a programme dedicated to nine Italian composers, from Baroque to modern music. Jennifer Ongkowijoyo, a very young local talent,  accompanied him on the piano while eleven young Indonesian cellists […]

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9 February 2016
New Delhi – “Bravo, Bravissimo!”, Teatro Verde Company fascinates Indian audiences

After winning last year’s “Best puppet musical cabaret award” at the Harmony World Puppet Carnival (the world’s most famous marionette and puppet festival), this year Rome’s Teatro Verde Company represents Italy at the 14th edition of the Ishara International Puppet Festival 2016 in India. The Roman company gave life to the Festival alongside eight more […]

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8 February 2016
Tokyo – From Giotto to Caravaggio: a virtual tour of the Uffizi Gallery of Florence

A virtual tour through the Uffizi Gallery of Florence. The Italian Institute of Culture in Tokyo will host, from Feb. 13 to March 13, an interactive exhibition that will guide visitors through the Florentine Palazzo, unveiling frescoes and masterpieces and presented to the Japanese public through reproductions by Hitachi Ltd. The exhibition is organised by […]

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Press Releases
7 February 2016
Nord Korea: missile launch is a new provocation and a threat to international peace and security

“The launch of a long-range missile last night constitutes a further provocation by North Korea which, only one month after running a nuclear test, has once again openly violated the Security Council resolutions, jeopardising international and regional peace and security,” said Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, after receiving news of […]

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1 February 2016
Melbourne – University, Turin Polytechnic cooperates with Australia

“The collaboration between universities is one of the fundamental building blocks on which the mutual understanding of two nations sharing ideals is based. At the same time, it enables a great many young men and women to better understand a new context, building a baggage of knowledge, relations and experience that will last for many […]

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28 January 2016
China – Minister Lorenzin promotes food security cooperation with China

Italy and China have agreed to strengthen their bilateral cooperation in the sector of health and food and nutrition security. Italian Health Minister, Beatrice Lorenzin, had a series of high-level meetings in Beijing during a visit organised by the Italian Embassy in Beijing led by Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi. The day’s agenda opened with an […]

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27 January 2016
Shanghai – The Consul General commemorates Holocaust victims

“Not forgetting the past is the premise for a better future,” were the words used by Stefano Beltrame, the Italian Consul General in Shanghai, to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust at the celebration of the International Remembrance Day in Shanghai. He also mentioned the important role Shanghai played as the last port to remain […]

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26 January 2016
Sydney – Pianist Alessandra Garosi to open ‘Vivacissimo!’

Pianist Alessandra Garosi will play “Italian Rhapsody” to open the 2016 season of the “Vivacissimo!” series organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney. The programme of recitals has been conceived and created to present internationally acclaimed artists in alternation with new talents whom the Institute is seeking to make more visible outside Italy. On […]

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25 January 2016
Italian Chamber of Commerce opens office in Chongqing

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in China will open its new office in Chongqing tomorrow. This rapidly growing metropolis in the southwest of the country has a population of over 30 million people. The office is in the Foreign Business District, the economic heart of the city, which also houses the offices of some big […]

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