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Marco Magnifico and Gianna Fratta in Dialogue on Art, Music, and Landscape

publication · 2026-04-27

The Contemporaneamente podcast features a conversation between Marco Magnifico, President of FAI – Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano since 2021, and conductor Gianna Fratta. They discuss music and landscape, exploring symphonies of relationships and proportions between real and virtual, art and economy, territories and traditions. Magnifico, with 35 years at FAI, previously worked at Sotheby's in London and Italy as an expert in old master paintings. Fratta, a conductor with degrees in piano, composition, conducting, and law, is a visiting professor at Sungshin University in Seoul and teaches composition at the Conservatory of Foggia. Since 2021, she has been artistic director of the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana. She has worked with Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Berliner Symphoniker, Macao Symphony Orchestra, and others. Her production of Puccini's Trittico won Best South Korean Opera Production in 2015. The podcast is produced by Artribune and hosted by Mariantonietta Firmani.

Key facts

  • Marco Magnifico has been President of FAI since 2021.
  • Magnifico worked at Sotheby's in London and Italy as an expert in old master paintings.
  • Gianna Fratta is a conductor with degrees in piano, composition, conducting, and law.
  • Fratta is a visiting professor at Sungshin University in Seoul.
  • She teaches composition at the Conservatory of Foggia.
  • Since 2021, Fratta has been artistic director of the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana.
  • Her production of Puccini's Trittico won Best South Korean Opera Production in 2015.
  • The podcast is produced by Artribune and hosted by Mariantonietta Firmani.

Entities

Artists

  • Marco Magnifico
  • Gianna Fratta
  • Mariantonietta Firmani

Institutions

  • FAI – Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano
  • Sotheby's
  • Sungshin University
  • Conservatorio di Foggia
  • Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana
  • Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
  • Berliner Symphoniker
  • Sinfonica di Macao
  • Petruzzelli di Bari
  • Verdi di Milano
  • Rai Cinema
  • Artribune
  • Parallelo42 contemporary art

Locations

  • Italia
  • Londra
  • Seul
  • Corea del Sud
  • Foggia
  • Argentina
  • Turchia
  • Corea
  • Stati Uniti
  • Milano
  • Roma
  • Berlino
  • Macao
  • Bari

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