{"id":11240,"date":"2015-08-29T09:32:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-29T07:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arttrav.com\/?p=11240"},"modified":"2015-10-27T10:35:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T09:35:38","slug":"firenzesuonacontemporanea2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arttrav.com\/florence\/firenzesuonacontemporanea2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary classical music at the Bargello"},"content":{"rendered":"

Firenze Suona Cotemporanea<\/strong><\/a> is the only festival in Italy that presents a repertoire of international contemporary classical music. Founded in 2008, it takes place annually within the exclusive stage of the Bargello<\/strong> courtyard, adding a layer of visual arts that has since been amplified with the inclusion of contemporary installations. The 2015 edition of the international event will take place September 9 to 22<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Dance, installation and music in the Bargello Courtyard by Flame Ensemble<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The 2015 program includes a lectio magistralis on September 9 at 6pm by philosopher and art historian Georges Didi-Huberman<\/b> followed by the (sold-out) headline concert\/installation by contemporary artist Jannis Kounellis<\/b> with a specific on-site installation for Bargello Museum<\/b> courtyard\u00a0 that will be presented with a concert by Alter Ego Ensemble. Contemporary artist Alfredo Pirri<\/b> will create a sound installation in the cloister of the Museo Novecento Firenze<\/b> with musician Alvin Curran<\/b>, which you can see performed on September 11 at 9pm, but will remain visible until October 31.<\/p>\n

Firenze Suona Contemporanea is an example of international collaboration<\/strong>: on September 20, for example, a group from Frankfurt will perform a piece by Franz Schubert from the German romantic period combined with a composition of the Italian composer Andrea Cavallari within an installation from Spanish painter Mateo Vilagrasa. The installation “Die Winterreise” is made of 380 boxes, each consisting of a female torso, which is shown from two sides. The new composition will create a contrast to the composition of Franz Schubert in the themes of love, lonelyness and loss; it will be performed in Barcelona, Florence and Frankfurt. An example of this performance is in the (rather dark) video below.<\/p>\n