Category: <span>Music tales</span>

Alfredo Bernardini: “The Seven Last Words of Christ are challenging to perform, as they were to compose”

March 1, 2024

Next Theresia’s orchestral project will be entirely focused on a very special and peculiar composition, “The Seven Last Words of Christ” by Franz Joseph Haydn. Leading the orchestra will be Alfredo Bernardini, whom we asked to introduce us to this 18th-century masterpiece

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Vanni Moretto on the release of Theresia’s new CD on Ernst Eichner

February 28, 2024

Theresia has just released a new CD on the CPO label: a recording of Ernst Eichner’s Symphonies conducted by Vanni Moretto.

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ICONS foundation partners with Mozart Ways to begin an extraordinary new journey

January 23, 2024

All roads lead to Rome, they say. However, some lead to… Mozart. Today we like to tell you about Mozart Ways, an extraordinary network that brings together cities and cultural institutions associated with the great composer from Salzburg.

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Concerts, travel, recordings… A look back at the cool and new things that 2023 has brought us

December 28, 2023

At this time of the year, we take a look back reflecting on the highlights of 2023 in concerts, travel, and recordings.

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Let’s celebrate: Spanish Villancicos in Christmastime

December 23, 2023

Theresia’s Ambassador Javier Sanchez Castillo explores Villancicos – traditional Spanish songs for Christmastime.

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A wave of beauty

November 16, 2023

Cellist Matylda Adamus reflects on the experience of touring Haydn’s ‘Die Jahreszeiten’ with Il Giardino Armonico and working with Giovanni Antonini as an apprentice.

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Alessandro De Marchi: “Rossini is a matter of balance between historical research and tradition”

October 20, 2023

Only a few days away from our next performances, we caught up with conductor Alessandro De Marchi who conducts Theresia in our annual opera project just like last year. We will make our return to the Reate Festival for belcanto opera to accompany a talented cast of emerging singers. And this time we’ll be challenged by adding something entirely new to our repertoire: Gioacchino Rossini and one of the first opera’s he wrote “L’inganno felice”.

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Discovering Juan Manuel de la Puente

October 6, 2023

Bassoonist and Theresia Ambassador Javier Sanchez Castillo about discovering the music of Spanish baroque composer Juan Manuel de la Puente.

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Choosing a Historical Instrument: the Making of my Viola, Bertha.

August 22, 2023

It took her a while to find her ideal viola, but it was worth it: find out how our ambassadress Ciara had a special viola made for her.

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The day I discovered Baroque Jam Sessions 

August 3, 2023

Never be afraid of trying new things: find out how our ambassadress Laurène discovered the beauty of breaking down barriers by taking part in an early music jam session.

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