Alessandro Martire – Melody of Life – Piano Concert – FREE EVENT
Alessandro Martire is a young Italian pianist and composer. Born in Como in 1992, from an early age he showed a keen interest in music. He enrolled in the International Sciences and European Institutions program at the University of Milan while continuing his music and piano studies at the Music Academy of Genoa, following an […]
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Cine Italiano – Cinema Italian Style in Hong Kong
After the successful launch of Cine Italiano! last September, the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society has again teamed up with Zetema Progetto Cultura of Rome, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong and Italian Cultural Institute of Hong Kong for an encore edition of this event in 2013. The interaction between […]
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Enrico Pieranunzi Trio
ENRICO PIERANUNZI Born in Rome in 1949, Enrico Pieranunzi has long been one of the best-known personalities on the European jazz scene. He has recorded more than seventy CDs under his own name. He has played in concert and in the studio with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron, Paul Motian, Chrs Potter […]
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Italian Neo-realism Cinema
Repertory Cinema 2013 Neo-realism originated in Italy in the 1940s was an important movement in film history. Amidst the ruins after World War II and none of the studios could function normally, the Italians used actual locations, natural lighting and non-professional cast to lower the cost, and made a series of films that reflect the […]
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Da Capo!-Quasi Concert, The Konk Brothers (Italy / Norway)
A hilarious clown pantomime for young people aged 3 to 100! “A comic performance to die for, rich in silent movie humour and situation comedy” – Il Secolo XIX, Italy Always penniless, the Konk Brothers sometimes work as porters to make ends meet. Disaster usually follows, with their bungling attempts at luggage handling creating the […]
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St. Paul’s College Summer Concert 2013 – La Famiglia
‘La Famiglia’ programme includes performances by St. Paul’s College Primary School Choir, College Choirs, College Orchestra, Chinese Instrumental ensemble, Alumni Choir, Mixed Alumni Choir with St. Stephen’s Girls’ College Alumnae Choir, as well as Hip Hop Choir with St. Stephen’s Girls’ College Choir conducted by guest conductor Mr. Alessandro Cadario (Italy). Concert Running time: approx. […]
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Solo exhibition by Luciana Matalon
The Italian Cultural Institute and the Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong host a solo exhibition of 17 paintings and one sculpture by Luciana Matalon. Luciana Matalon was born in the Veneto region but moved to Milan, where she made her debut in 1968. As a multifaceted artist she devoted herself to painting, sculpting […]
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I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed) – FREE EVENT
A theatrical performance based on the novel of the same name BOOK YOUR FREE TICKET HERE: http://thebetrothed.eventbrite.hkDirected and performed by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory Choreography Gilda Gelati first ballerina of the ballet company of Teatro alla Scala Music Giuseppe Verdi, Pietro Mascagni, Vincenzo Bellini, Niccolò Paganini and Luciano Berio Performance in Italian, with English surtitles Duration: […]
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Italian Opera: Duetto
As a part of Made in Italy 2013: Quality & Lifestyle, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong & Macao in association with Aurora Theatre and Lavender’s Blue Services presents two one-act English language plays taken from Italian Opera: The Maid Made Mistress, based on Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona and Johnny Xi based on […]
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Rosario Pavone Piano Recital – FREE EVENT
Rosario Pavone was born in Catania, Sicily. He received a diploma in piano with top marks from the L. Perosi Conservatory in Campobasso, under the guidance of Maria Zappala. He recently completed a post-graduate course in musical subjects at the A. Scontrino Conservatory in Trapani and attended courses given by F. Zadra and B. Petrushansky. […]
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