In Florence, Paolo Fresu dialogues with Miles Davis
In Rome "Peter and the Wolf" with Stefano Fresi; Bach's Cello Suites on RadioTre
Feast of the Epiphany at the Parco della Musica in Rome with the fairy tale 'Peter and the Wolf' by the 20th-century Prokofiev and the reciting voice of Stefano Fresi. A change of atmosphere the next day, with the great figures from the operas of 18th-century Niccolò Piccinni, with Rosa Feola and the Cappella Neapolitana. We will then approach Bach's masterpieces for solo cello, in the company of composer Luca Mosca, in "Lezioni di Musica" on RadioTre Rai.
Florence
From 9 to 11 January at the Teatro della Pergola "Kind of Miles", a show-concert where Paolo Fresu's trumpet evokes the creative and visionary universe of the great jazz musician Miles Davis. A musical journey that aims to reconstruct the life and music of Davis; directed by Andrea Bernard. The narration by Fresu, who also signs the dramaturgy, includes personal moments and lives on the constant dialogue between original musical pieces, composed and interpreted by him and the band, and Davis' videos.The tour then touches down in Assisi (13), Venice (16-18), Carpi(21), Genoa (3 February), Milan (5-8 February), Cagliari(11-15), Ferrara (19 February).
Rome
On the 7th at the Auditorium Parco della Musica the female figures in the theatre of the great 18th-century Bari-born Niccolò Piccinni. With soprano Rosa Feola and the Cappella Neapolitana, with its director and founder Antonio Florio. In 2025 Feola won the critics' Abbiati Prize for the album 'Son regina e sono amante', recorded precisely with the Cappella Neapolitana, with the arias that will be heard in Rome.
On the 6th at 4.30 p.m., again at the Auditorium, Prokofiev's 'Peter the Wolf', a 'symphonic fairytale for children'; with the narrator Stefano Fresi ('Smetto quando voglio' and many other films and series) and the JuniOrchestra of the Accademia di S. Cecilia.
RadioTre Rai
On 3-4 January at 09.00 a.m. on RadioTre Rai the last episodes of the "Music Lessons" dedicated to the six Suites for cello solo by J.S.Bach. These and the four "Lessons" already broadcast can be listened to again on RaiPlaySound. Guiding us in the discovery of these masterpieces is composer Luca Mosca. The 'Lessons' help listeners to understand the various pieces, with captivating language and comments also during the performance of the music. They range from the exploration of entire symphonic or chamber music cycles to the great composers of the 20th century and the music of recent years; many examples, often performed live on the piano, are followed by listening to the piece.
