April 2017: Legnago hosts the eighth edition of the “Antonio Salieri” International Music Competition. Aurelio Canonici is President of the Jury in the sections “String Instruments” and “Chamber Music”.
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Fauré’s Requiem
April 2017: Gabriel Fauré’s masterpiece, his Requiem, is performed to commemorate the victims of the earthquake. Two performances in front of a large and moved crowd, April 5th at Onna, April 6th at L’Aquila. Aurelio Canonici conducts Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of...
Teatro Vittoria, Rome
May 2017: for the fourth consecutive year Aurelio Canonici is a guest of the Teatro Vittoria in Rome to explain the symphonic and operatic music to the public. In this season, during five acclaimed lessons between November and May, Maestro Canonici analyzed...
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome
June 2017: Aurelio Canonici is invited to explain classical music to the audience of Santa Cecilia. Between April, May, and June, Maestro Canonici analyzed masterpieces such as Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, and Caikovskij’s Lake Swan and...
Rome, La Sapienza University
February 2017: “Wagner and Philosophy” is held at La Sapienza University in Rome. Aurelio Canonici is invited to talk about Wagner and his use of the Leitmotiv. Other speech were given by some of the most important Italian musicologists, germanists and philosophers...
Marco Besso Foundation – Rome
October 2016: At the Fondazione Marco Besso, Aurelio Canonici presents his book ” Uno alla volta per carità ” dedicated to the “Barber of Seville”. Also thanks to numerous examples played on the piano, Canonici explained to the audience the style and music of...
Poland – “Jan Kiepura Opera Festival”
August 2016: Aurelio Canonici returns to Poland as guest of the “Jan Kiepura Opera Festival”. To him was dedicated the last of the “Meetings with the Artist”. During a long interview Aurelio Canonici talked about his experiences as an orchestra conductor, composer,...
Feltrinelli (Rome)
November 2016: at the Feltrinelli Bookshop in Rome, the CD Between Earth and Heaven – entirely dedicated to Aurelio Canonici’s music – was presented. Aurelio’s music was live performed by the piano-duo Paola Biondi and Debora Brunialti.
Rossini, Barber of Seville
July 2016: Auditorium Renzo Piano, L’Aquila. To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first performance, has been staged the Barber of Seville by Rossini. Aurelio Canonici conducted two applauded performances guiding the singers, the choir and the Youth Orchestra of...
CD “Between Earth and Heaven”
July 2016: Continuo Records releases “Between Earth and Heaven”, a CD devoted entirely to the music of Aurelio Canonici performed by a cast of prestigious performers. The most active piano duo in Italy, Paola Biondi and Debora Brunialti, the Mascoulisse Quartet (an...