Music beyond borders. An interview with Giulia Vazzoler

by Gea Sandri What drives a musician to leave the safety of the stage in search of real life? For Giulia Vazzoler, pianist, teacher and music critic, the answer lies in the very nature of art: an unbroken dialogue between memory, rigour and humanity. Born in Treviso in 1987, Giulia has never seen her home […]
Le Temps Suspendu and the art of listening. An interview with Francesca Cesaretti

by Annarita Garganese What if silence were trying to tell us something? This question gave rise to Le Temps Suspendu. Il Concerto del Silenzio (The Concert of Silence) by Rimini-born pianist Francesca Cesaretti, born in 1981: a perceptual experience, a journey of listening and contemplation in search of beauty, harmony and inner calm. Francesca, where […]
Monteverdi Conservatory: growing up in music at the heart of Cremona’s tradition. An interview with Giuseppe Caffi

by Eleonora Fullone In Cremona, music history is not something you only find in books. A Conservatory student might walk into the Museo del Violino, pick up an instrument from the collection and play it in front of an audience. It is an experience deeply tied to the city of Stradivari, and it shows how […]