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Multipli di Violoncello

  • Aula Magna del Politecnico di Torino 24 Corso Duca degli Abruzzi Torino, Piemonte, 10129 Italy (map)
  • Full ticket €10

  • Young people up to 28 years of age and Politecnico employees free admission

  • Annual and multi-month GTT and Formula subscribers, GTT employees 20% discount on full ticket

  • Purchasable the same evening of the concert, starting one hour before the start of the event or with the Armoniacard

Cello Multiples.

The Polytechnic's Aula Magna hosts a multidisciplinary event inspired by nature and its elements, between word and sound. From the Estonian Arvo Pärt to the baroque pages of Antonio Vivaldi, from the Mediterranean minimalism of the Sicilian Giovanni Sollima to the peacemaking chants of the Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos, from the lyricism of Edward Elgar to the new language of Giorgio Colombo Taccani. The kaleidoscopic storytelling of writer Maria Ausilia Di Falco and the extraordinary vocals of Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Naomi Berrill dialogue with the “voices” of the many cellos involved. Sally, the Artificial Intelligence created by the Links Foundation, makes her contribution by making paintings inspired by the music of Cello Multiples in real time.

Program

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

  • Prelude (Modinha) from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for cello ensemble*

Arvo Pärt (1935-)

  • Fratres for cello ensemble

Naomi Berrill (1981-)

  • Ginkgo Biloba for voice, solo cello and cello ensemble, arr. Naomi Berrill**

Edward Elgar (1857-1934) arr. Markus Schmitt

  • Sospiri for cello ensemble

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) / Cristina Mercuri (1996-)

  • Largo from Concerto RV 531 for two cellos and electronics*,**

Giorgio Colombo Taccani (1961-)

  • Corda di Recita for three cellos**

Giovanni Sollima (1962-)

  • Terra Aria for cello ensemble*.

Naomi Berrill

  • Silent Woods Suite: Oak and Sister Spring for voice, solo cello and cello ensemble, arr. Naomi Berrill**

Naomi Berrill, voice and cello, artist in residence EstOvest Festival 2024

Eric-Maria Couturier, Renaud Dejardin, Francesco Dillon, Claudio Pasceri, cellos

Contemporary Cello Week cellos - Lucie Chollet, Ezra Escobar, Miquel Garcia Ramon, Valentin Proix, Elide Sulsenti

with the participation of the Suzuki Talent Center cello orchestra from Turin.

Maria Ausilia Di Falco, lyrics and narrative voice

Cristina Mercuri, electronics and sound direction

*Patterns created in real time during performances by Sally, artificial intelligence

**first performance

Earlier Event: October 26
Il Castello Rap
Later Event: November 7
Oppenheimer