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CLAUDIA BOMBARDELLA AND 'THE AWAKENING' OF THE HUMAN BEING "Il Risveglo", The Awakening, is one of the most profound pieces of music conceived by multi-instrumentalist Claudia Bombardella (50), who was born in Luxembourg and now lives outside Florence with her dog Grisú ("il mio maestro in tema di amore 'incondizionato"' - "my master when it comes to unconditional love") and about 18 instruments. Claudia Bombardella exploded on to the Italian musical scene with her mysteriously beautiful voice and...
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LUDWIG ALBERT CELEBRATES 25 YEARS ON THE MARIMBA The Belgian teacher and performer Ludwig Albert, marimba aficionado in heart and soul, was considered an unruly child at an early age. Of course such children will change the moment they are treated well and their ambitions are fulfilled. However, the young Ludwig was called unruly and the label stuck. But the unruly child had lots of interests, including music. As it turned out, he was musically very gifted. Ludwig remembers: "When I was...
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ITALIAN SCULPTOR LUCILLA CATANIA IS A FOUNTAIN OF IDEAS Photo above: Ganci, virgole e doppie punte, 1996 © Claudio Abate, Roma "I have been making sculptures since I was 10." © Jos Evers - Almere, The Netherlands The 61-year-old abstract sculptor Lucilla Catania is a friend of animals, a lover of nature and always sees the world through art-tinted spectacles. Catania is a well-known...
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ENTRANCE AREA OF STEDELIJK MUSEUM SCHIEDAM GETS A MAKEOVER

ENTRANCE AREA OF STEDELIJK MUSEUM SCHIEDAM GETS A MAKEOVER

Former chapel converted into ultramodern museum entrance In 2014, the entrance to the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, a museum for modern art near Rotterdam the Netherlands, was given a makeover. The new entrance was designed by architects fromRead more

PERSEO SCHOOL OF JEWELLERY ART FLOURISHES IN FLORENCE

PERSEO SCHOOL OF JEWELLERY ART FLOURISHES IN FLORENCE

What does jewellery mean to its owner? It may be seen as a work of art, a treasured gift, a token of friendship or love, a personal adornment enhancing the appearance of both men and women or anRead more

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Culture on the Move 25 March 2016 Cellist Maria Kliegel excels at the Aurora Festival in Sweden

The successful German cellist Maria Kliegel recently participated in the Swedish Aurora Winter Festival in Trollhättan, some 90 kilometres north of Gothenburg. The Aurora Festival is the first event ever dedicated to the Northern Lights and is a celebration of science, myths and life under the Aurora Borealis. It allows guests the chance to get involved with experiments and hands on activities covering everything from the source of the Northern Lights, to forecasting the aurora and the traditional Sami culture. The Aurora Festival in Trollhättan, has been organized for 10 years now, and each year there are about 3 to 4 festivals, which means from the beginning until now about 30 festivals have alltogehter taken place, with many concerts. This year's Aurora Winter festival was held from the 19-28 of February. Maria Kliegel, who is nicknamed “The Cellissima”, was invited by the organizers of the Aurora Festival, Artistic Director and cellist Per Nyström and General manager Ola Larsson, to play in two concerts, an invitation which she gladly accepted. Kliegel's performance was just one highlight in a sparkling programme. Maria enthuses: “I played three pieces in two concerts. First I played the Mendelssohn Octet, a beautiful piece, moreover because Mendelssohn was only 16 when he composed it. It was a piece for four violins, two violas and two cellos, it was fantastic, so youthful and powerful like the Midsummer Night’s Dream Scherzo of Mendelssohn. It was sparkling music." "It was a huge, international music festival." "The Artistic Director Per Nyström was the other performing cellist. The piece is very famous, it is... Read more

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LUIS DE GARRIDO: MAN OF VISION

LUIS DE GARRIDO: MAN OF VISION

Professor Luis de Garrido (born 1967) is a Spanish architect, designer, researcher and educator. He has two architecture studios, one in Valencia and one in Barcelona (Spain), and is a front runner in sustainable bio-climatic architecture. His innovative building concepts, materials and original thinking have earned him the respect of colleagues worldwide. The ISBA (International Steel Building Association) together with the ALA (American Institute of Architects) chose him as Architect of the Year in 2008, for his innovative work on sustainable and modular architecture. Luis de Garrido often uses old, recycled container modules in his award-winning designs. He is a true innovator of usable concepts and is globally acknowledged for his visionary designs and his contributions to education in sustainable architecture. His objective is to realize projects that are bio-climatic and self-sufficient in energy, water and food. The buildings he creates have plants all over the place - in the buildings themselves, against the external or internal walls, on the ceilings or roofs or in the surrounding grounds. Of recent years he has only accepted projects consistently meeting very strict ecological, health and environmental criteria. Read more

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