Francesco Filidei and Luca Ieracitano on Art and Music
Francesco Filidei (Pisa, 1973) is a composer and organist who studied at the Florence Conservatory and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris. A student of Salvatore Sciarrino, Filidei was named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture in 2016. His world premieres include Giordano Bruno (Porto, 2015) and L'inondation (Opéra-Comique, Paris, 2019). In October 2020, his Requiem premiered in Porto, commissioned by Casa da Música, Ensemble intercontemporain, and Les Métaboles; in November, his piano concerto Tre Quadri debuted with the RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Luca Ieracitano (Turin, 1978) is a pianist specializing in contemporary and 20th-century music. He has performed at major festivals in Europe, USA, Japan, and Australia, collaborating with conductors such as Stefan Asbury and Pierre-André Valade, and composers including Helmut Lachenmann and Thomas Adès. He is a member of mdi ensemble (Milan) and has worked with visual artists Allora & Calzadilla since 2001. He is currently part of an interdisciplinary project linking astrophysics, music, and visual art with astrophysicist Valeriya Korol and artist Samantha Stella, in collaboration with the Institute for Gravitational Wave of Birmingham. Both artists reflect on definitions of art and music: Filidei describes music as "color of time," while Ieracitano sees music everywhere, not necessarily tied to sound.
Key facts
- Francesco Filidei was born in Pisa in 1973.
- Filidei studied organ at the Florence Conservatory and composition at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris.
- Filidei was a student of Salvatore Sciarrino.
- Filidei was named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2016.
- Filidei's opera Giordano Bruno premiered in Porto in 2015.
- Filidei's opera L'inondation premiered at Opéra-Comique in Paris in 2019.
- Filidei's Requiem premiered in Porto in October 2020, commissioned by Casa da Música, Ensemble intercontemporain, and Les Métaboles.
- Filidei's piano concerto Tre Quadri debuted with the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in November 2020.
- Luca Ieracitano was born in Turin in 1978.
- Ieracitano has performed in Europe, USA, Japan, and Australia.
- Ieracitano collaborated with conductors Stefan Asbury, Marino Formenti, Beat Furrer, Emilio Pomarico, Yoichi Sugiyama, and Pierre-André Valade.
- Ieracitano collaborated with composers Helmut Lachenmann, Beat Furrer, Stefano Gervasoni, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Francesco Filidei, Thomas Adès, Sylvano Bussotti, and Simon Steen-Andersen.
- Ieracitano is a member of mdi ensemble in Milan.
- Ieracitano has collaborated with visual artists Allora & Calzadilla since 2001.
- Ieracitano is part of an interdisciplinary project with astrophysicist Valeriya Korol and artist Samantha Stella, in collaboration with the Institute for Gravitational Wave of Birmingham.
- Filidei defines music as 'color of time.'
- Ieracitano states that music is everywhere and not necessarily connected to sound.
Entities
Artists
- Francesco Filidei
- Luca Ieracitano
- Salvatore Sciarrino
- Franz Liszt
- Joel Pommerat
- Stefan Asbury
- Marino Formenti
- Beat Furrer
- Emilio Pomarico
- Yoichi Sugiyama
- Pierre-André Valade
- Helmut Lachenmann
- Stefano Gervasoni
- Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
- Thomas Adès
- Sylvano Bussotti
- Simon Steen-Andersen
- Allora & Calzadilla
- Andrea Valle
- Valeriya Korol
- Samantha Stella
- Anders Zorn
- Christo
- Jeanne-Claude
Institutions
- Conservatorio di Firenze
- Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris
- Ministero della Cultura francese
- Opéra-Comique
- Casa da Música
- Ensemble intercontemporain
- Les Métaboles
- Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai
- mdi ensemble
- Institute for Gravitational Wave of Birmingham
- Museum of Fine Arts of Ghent
- Artribune
Locations
- Pisa
- Italy
- Florence
- Paris
- France
- Porto
- Portugal
- Turin
- Milan
- Europe
- USA
- Japan
- Australia
- Sidney
- Genoa
- Birmingham
- United Kingdom
- Ghent
- Belgium