SAXOPHONEVENT
SAXOPHONEVENT - The invasion of the Sax - 250 SAXOPHONISTS INVADE NAPLES ON 24 AND 25 MAY
Two days of music that will culminate with the walk that will lead from Piazza Dante THE LARGEST SAXOPHONE ENSAMBLE IN ITALY to walk the streets of the historic center to end the evening with a evocative concert in the courtyard of the Royal Palace.
Friday 24th
And
Saturday 25 May
Naples is preparing to live a unique musical experience:
over 250 saxophonists
, who came from every corner of Italy and the world,
will meet at the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music
, to create the largest saxophone ensemble in Italy.
Thanks to
Giuseppe De Matola Foundation
created by Dr
Ann Pizzorusso
in memory of his partner, Neapolitan rock'n roll saxophonist and to Prof.
Francesco Salime
, an internationally renowned classical saxophonist who, after 35 years of teaching at the Conservatory, has decided to bring together all his former and current students for a unique concert, the event will be of exceptional scope.
SaxophonEvent
will unfold over two days full of events, starting on Friday 24 May at the Conservatory with the first concert and performance of
Alessandro Malagnino
, one of the most renowned saxophonists in the world. The evening will end with the awarding by the
godmother of the event was Dr. Pizzorusso
, of an honor for artistic merit to Alessandro Malagnino and with the
awarding five students
of saxophone with the
Giuseppe De Matola scholarship
.
On Saturday 25 May, starting from 9.00 again at the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music, the performances of the 14 different guest orchestras, each with a selected repertoire of classical and modern music. Prof's conference will follow at 12.00.Luciano Inguaggio, world-renowned historian and collector, on vintage saxophones. At 4.00 pm Alessandro Malagnino he will play solo.
At the end of the performance, thanks to the collaboration with the
the municipality of Naples
and the
San Carlo Theatre
, the largest saxophone orchestra in Italy will move from the Conservatory to Piazza Dante, where a first concert linked to the inauguration of the sculpture exhibition dedicated to Julian Assange will be held. The musical walk that will take you to Piazza Dante will begin
250 saxophonists
to reach the suggestive
courtyard of the Royal Palace
, an ideal place to pay homage to the city of Naples, which has always been a source of inspiration for great musicians from all over the world, where the closing concert of the
SaxophonEvent 2024
.
There Giuseppe De Matola Foundation, born in 2023 from the will of Dr. Ssa Ann Pizzorusso , celebrates the memory of his partner Giuseppe De Matola , always eager to help saxophone students in their studies. Precisely for this reason the Foundation aims to support young talents thanks to awarding of five annual scholarships and promoting International masterclasses and free events to bring more and more people closer to the world of sax. This year the support for SaxophonEvent will give the Foundation the opportunity to create a saxophone study center in Naples , with the aim of increasing the city's importance in the international music scene.
Francesco Salime
Born in Cortale, he is a classical saxophonist, with French training. He has performed in concerts around the world as a soloist, collaborating with theOrchestra of the S. Carlo Theater of Naples And L ' Orchestra of the National Academy of S. Cecilia in Rome . His performances with artists such as Andrea Bocelli And Ennio Morricone . He is currently a saxophone teacher at the "San Pietro a Majella" Conservatory of Music in Naples and has been conducting his own musical production since 1997.
Alessandro Malagnino
Esteemed saxophonist, he began his musical studies in Italy, graduating with top marks and honorable mention. He continues his journey in France, al Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, where he concluded the master's degree with the applause of the jury. Subsequently he obtained the 3rd cycle diploma "Artist-Diploma" with the Next ensemble. Upon completion of training, he begins to perform both as soloist than with other formations of chamber music , always demonstrating a great interest in contemporary music. Malagnino won the second prize At the contest " Adolphe Sax from Dinant ”, the most prestigious competition in the world, and the first prize At the contest " Adolphe Sax de l'Haÿ-Les-Roses ”, to name just a few of the numerous awards obtained.
