PIETRO DE MARIA PIANO SOLO CONCERT
Pietro De Maria After receiving the Critics’ Prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1990), Pietro De Maria won First Prize in other prestigious international piano competitions, such as the Dino Ciani – Teatro La Scala in Milan (1990), the Géza Anda in Zurich (1994), and the Mendelssohn Award in Hamburg (1997). An active concert […]
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NICOLA LUISOTTI
For the Series Italian Conductors in New York: Maestro Nicola Luisotti in conversation with Harvey Sachs. Maestro Luisotti has been music director of San Francisco Opera since 2009 and has conducted over 40 operas and concerts since his Company debut in 2005. Luisotti, who holds the Caroline H. Hume Endowed Chair, recently conducted the Company’s […]
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JAMES IVORY
The Institute is pleased to host an evening with director James Ivory whose iconic movie A Room with a View won three Oscars in 1997, thirty years ago. With the participation of the authors and professors André Aciman and Antonio Monda. Most recently, James Ivory wrote the screenplay for Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming adaptation of André […]
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MANAGERS: FROM ITALY TO TOP GLOBAL BUSINESSES
Claudio Del Vecchio, President and CEO of Brooks Brothers Group, is the guest of the third of a series of events which focus on the excellence of Italian human capital and personal success stories by presenting Italian top managers holding important positions in global companies. He will be in conversation with Maria Teresa Cometto. […]
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THRILLING WINGS: Fedele, Berio, Corrado
Ivan Fedele Suite Francese II (2010) for solo violin;Luciano Berio Sequenza VIII (1976) for solo violin;Ivan Fedele Thrilling Wings (2013) for solo violin;Ivan Fedele Elettra (2014) for electric 5 strings violin and electronics;Pasquale Corrado Dal segno d’ombra (2016) for electric 5 strings violin and electronics;Ivan Fedele Suite Francese VI b (2015) for electric 5 strings […]
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IMMAGINARE DOCU-FILM BY WALTER VELTRONI
Screening of the documentary film Immaginare from the series The Eyes Change by Walter Veltroni. (In Italian with English subtitles). Followed by Q&A with the director. This compilation of archival footage from RAI, Italian national public broadcasting company, features an amazing amount of rare finds, that can shed a light on the relationship between television […]
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THE GREAT BEAUTY EXHIBIT
THE GREAT BEAUTY (La Grande Bellezza)- Five photographers and the city of Rome, curated by Marco Delogu. Every year takes place in Rome the International Photography Festival, which commissions to a different important photographer a project on the city. Among the many who have participated, we selected four Italian photographers: Olivo Barbieri, Gabriele Basilico, Marco […]
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PETER CAMERON
For the series: authors that speak about their ties with Italy, the Institute presents, author and novelist, Peter Cameron in conversation with Stefano Albertini, Professor of Italian, Director of Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at NYU. Peter Cameron was born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey in 1959 and grew up there and in London, England. He spent […]
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BOOM ! CIRCUS
BOOM! CIRCUS ITALY/US BOOM! breathes new life into the ancient tradition of masked theater, full of spontaneous improvisations with the public, heart-touching drama, impossible skills and hilarious moments of sheer humanity. Peter Sweet and David Poznanter portray a cast of 6 characters who put on an entire circus, complete with slackrope, Cyr Wheel, juggling and […]
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MICHELE DE LUCCHI for Italian Design Day
On the occasion of the Italian Design Day in 100 locations around the world, 100 “ambassadors” of Italian culture (designers, entrepreneurs, journalists, critics, communicators, teachers…) will illustrate the concept of excellence. ICI presents world-famous Italian architect/designer Michele de Lucchi in conversazion with Mario Milana, Matteo Milani, and Jonathan Wajskol. A pop-up exhibition: CRAFT LOCAL // […]
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