Addio to Fabio Vanni We are very sad to bid farewell to Fabio Vanni, who departed this life on the 12th of April in Rome at the age of 56. An honorary member of the Centro Studi Luciano Berio and a valued member of its directing Board, Fabio participated in the life of the Association with extraordinary dedication, passion […]
Homage to Cathy Berberian On 6 March 2013 it will be 30 years since the death of Cathy Berberian, Luciano Berio’s first wife and unique artistic partner. Her remarkably versatile voice inspired the creation of a number of Berio’s works including Thema (Omaggio a Joyce), Circles, Sequenza III, Folk Songs, Recital for Cathy and others in which creative research […]
Per Luciano Berio: concerts and events at Museo del Novecento To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Luciano Berio’s death, Divertimento Ensemble in collaboration with Museo del Novecento, Milan, pays homage to the composer with the project Per Luciano Berio inaugurated on January 20 and lasting till June 2013. The cycle – presented on January 17 in a press conference at Palazzo Marino, Milan – features […]
Per Luciano May 27 marked the tenth anniversary of Luciano Berio’s passing. The anniversary is being celebrated throughout 2013 with numerous events and concerts featuring his music worldwide. Our Centro Studi chose to pay homage to Berio the man and the artist by creating a new section in the website, Per Luciano, containing a wealth of testimonials, […]
. Umberto Eco, Roberto Leydi and Luciano Berio. Bologna, 1995 (photo by Nicola Scaldaferri, by courtesy).
Publication of the television series C’è musica & musica Una polifonia di suoni e di immagini As from June 19 2013 the boxed set containing the historic television series C’è musica & musica, devised in 1972 by Luciano Berio for the RAI, with Vittoria Ottolenghi as curator and Gianfranco Mingozzi as producer, will finally be on sale in bookshops. Published in Feltrinelli’s Real Cinema […]
Homage for Luciano Berio To listen to the podcast of Radio 3 Suite, aired on May 27, 2013, click here.
Remembering Roberto Leydi (1928-2013) Following the tribute to Cathy Berberian on the thirtieth anniversary of her death, the Centro Studi Luciano Berio wishes to honour another major figure in the world of 20th century music, the ethnomusicologist Roberto Leydi, who died ten years ago. Hailed by Berio as his “initiator” in the universe of folk music, the friendship and […]
Cataloguing of the audio collection of Luciano Berio at Tempo Reale This project involves monitoring and cataloguing the audio collection of Luciano Berio deposited with the center Tempo Reale in Florence. Work was begun on compiling a database in December 2011 under the direction of Dott. Gianluca Verlingieri for the benefit of those working at the center, and it will soon become accessible to the scientific […]
Mike Patton and Laborintus II On July 3, 2012, the label Ipecac Recordings released Laborintus II, a tribute to Luciano Berio by the American performer Mike Patton. The CD, which is the result of a collaboration between Patton, the Ictus Ensemble and the Nederlands Kamerkoor, features the performance of Laborintus II, conducted by Georges-Elie Octors and with Mike Patton as […]
