Taking care of the future of our past: it's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. I, with early music. “Humankind cannot bear very much reality” (T.S. Eliot)
A splendid and rare original engraving depicting an elderly violinist,
executed in 1622 by the Dutch Golden Age artist Adriaen Matham (1590–1660)
The inscription reads:
“My strings are still strong,
as is all the rest, so, if my Aeltie lends a hand,
all will surely go well.”
ROMA
“La strada è lunga, il rotolo è profondo,
però la strada mia mi porta a casa;
lì c’è una pace che non trovi al mondo,
lì c’è una luce che non si travasa”
(Trilussa)
“La musica e il tempo dell’anima:
Conversazioni filosofiche e musicali”
Con l’autrice Tatiana Cristoni
a ROMA, martedì 9 giugno 2026,
Conservatorio Santa Cecilia,
ore 18:00
« All the graces and elegancies of melody »
My contribution to the international conference “Beyond Corelli: Geminiani and the Instrumental Music of his Time”
Lovere (Bergamo), 5–7 June 2026
BEYOND CORELLI:
GEMINIANI AND THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF HIS TIME
International Conference
Organised by Centro Studi Opera Omnia Luigi Boccherini – IAM (Institute for Applied Musicology)
Lovere (Bergamo), 5-7- June 2026