Toronto – Jazz pianist Giovanni Guidi closes ‘Sounds of Italy’
The “Sounds of Italy” series of concerts hosted by the Jazz Bistro in Toronto closed with a recital by pianist Giovanni Guidi. The project is the fruit of a partnership between the Italian Institute of Culture, the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto and Jazz.Fm91 radio station, Canada’s main jazz broadcaster with approximately 500,000 listeners […]
Read moreWashington – Carabinieri Band to play in honour of the defenders of cultural heritage
The Band of the Carabinieri, Italy’s national military police, will play at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC on April 18 to honour the defenders of cultural heritage. Ninety musicians of one of the world’s largest military bands, founded in 1820, will play in dress uniform traditional marches along with classical and modern pieces. The […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni in Geneva today for ministerial meeting on refugee emergency
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Geneva today to attend the ministerial-level meeting promoted by the UNHCR on the emergency of Syrian refugees. The initiative, promoted by Filippo Grandi, the newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Refugees, aims at concretely renewing the commitment to receive refugees from Syria and to promote new resettlement measures, admissions […]
Read moreTirana – Aterballetto dance company stages its “Don Quixote” in Albania
Aterballetto, the renowned Italian ballet and contemporary dance company, will stage the single performance of its show “Don Q. – Don Quixote de la Mancha” next 5 April at Tirana’s National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania. The performance is organised by the Italian Embassy and Institute of Culture in Tirana, in partnership with […]
Read moreMunich – Italian researchers assemble for first conference of “Italy’s Northernmost City”
Munich’s geographic proximity to Italy, the high standards of living and the presence of research centres of primary importance throughout the territory have recently spurred a growing number of Italian researchers to move to what is called “Italy’s Northernmost City”. This gives particular importance to the first official conference of the Italian researchers who live […]
Read moreBarcelona – Catalonia’s focus on Elio Petri in April
Between “The Teacher from Vigevano” (“Il maestro di Vigevano”, 1963) to “Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion” (“Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto”, 1970), there are several milestones that Elio Petri handed down to the history of the cinema. The Roman-born film director (1929 -82) will be celebrated in Barcelona throughout the […]
Read moreCape Town – Italy offers grants for South African students
The Farnesina (Italian Foreign Ministry) has launched a programme of scholarships for South African citizens and Italian nationals resident in South Africa who want to continue their studies or research projects in Italy. “The grants give South Africans the chance not only to spend a few months in Italy and study the language, but also […]
Read moreWashington –The music of Ferruccio Busoni 150 years from his birth
A musical event will commemorate Italian composer and pianist Ferruccio Busoni at 150 years from his birth. Gianluca Luisi will perform a piano concert on Thursday, 31 March, at the Italian Embassy in Washington, organised in conjunction with the Italian Institute of Culture. International reviews (Potsdamer Nachrichten, Fanfare, the New York Concert reviews at Carnegie […]
Read moreChina – 400 years of Venetian art in Beijing Museum
Venetian paintings from the last 400 years have arrived in Beijing for the exhibition “Glory of Light and Colour. Four Centuries of Painting in Venice”. The show was officially opened at the National Museum of China in Tiananmen Square by Italian Ambassador to China, Ettore Sequi, and a delegation from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage […]
Read moreArgentina, limelight on explorer Sebastiano Caboto in Buenos Aires
Italian diplomat Gherardo La Francesca will present his book “Sebastiano Caboto. Il primo italiano in Paraguay. Storia di un viaggio nel cuore profondo del continente americano” (“Sebastiano Caboto. The first Italian in Paraguay. History of a journey into the deep heart of the American continent”) on Apr. 13 at the Mitre Museum in Buenos Aires. […]
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