Staff CSLB, Autore presso Centro Studi Luciano Berio

Masterclass on Berio’s Cello and Piano Music at the Reggia di Venaria

As part of the Reggia di Venaria’s program and in collaboration with the Late Spring Music Festival, a masterclass will be held from May 2 to 4, 2025, to mark the 100th anniversary of Luciano Berio’s birth. The event will feature Angela Ida De Benedictis (musicologist and scientific director of the Centro Studi Luciano Berio), Andrea Lucchesini (piano), and Claudio Pasceri (cello), who will guide participants […]

Smith Square Hall, London: Beatles & Berio

On May 15, 2025, Sinfonia Smith Square and the Berkeley Ensemble will present a concert dedicated to Luciano Berio’s arrangements of some of The Beatles’ greatest hits, including Michelle, Ticket to Ride, and Yesterday, alongside works by John McCabe and Maurice Ravel. Despite initial appearances, The Beatles and Berio had much in common and openly expressed mutual admiration for each other’s work. Simply listening to Revolution 9 and the third movement […]

Teatro Carlo Felice: Berio and Schubert

On May 25, 2025, the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa will host a concert dedicated to Luciano Berio on the occasion of the centenary of his birth. The program will feature music by Franz Schubert, Luciano Berio, and Cathy Berberian, performed by Mariasole Mainini and Eleonora Ronconi (sopranos), Maria Letizia Poltini (mezzo-soprano), Corrado Orlando (clarinet), Erika Patrucco (trumpet), and Claudio Marino Moretti (piano). More information at this link.

Sequenza IXb and Sequenza XIV at the Reggia di Venaria

On June 2, 2025, as part of the Late Spring Music Festival 2025 at the Reggia di Venaria (Turin), two Sequenze by Luciano Berio will be performed. At 4:30 PM in the Chapel of Sant’Uberto, Marcus Weiss will perform Sequenza IXb for saxophone; this will be followed at 9:00 PM by Claudio Pasceri’s performance of Sequenza XIV for cello in the […]

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg: Rendering with Symphoniker Hamburg and Andris Poga

On June 15, 2025, the Symphoniker Hamburg, conducted by Andris Poga, will perform Rendering by Schubert/Berio at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. Luciano Berio, one of the most important Italian composers of the 20th century, had a unique relationship with musical tradition and created numerous arrangements, orchestrations, and transcriptions of composers ranging from Monteverdi to Mahler, and even The Beatles. While Berio’s reworkings are often subtle, in […]

BBC Proms: Berio and Boulez

On 23 July 2025, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the BBC Proms concert is dedicated to Luciano Berio and Pierre Boulez.The Ensemble intercontemporain, conducted by Pierre Bleuse, will perform Recital I (for Cathy) by Luciano Berio (featuring soprano Sarah Aristidou), preceded by Sequenza V for trombone (with Lucas Ounissi) and Dialogue de l’ombre double by Pierre Boulez. For more information, visit this link.

“Différences” at the Internationale Ferienkurse in Darmstadt

From July 28 to August 1, 2025, rehearsals, performances, lecture-recitals, and a workshop on Différences by Luciano Berio will take place with Angela Ida De Benedictis, Ulrich Mosch, Kilian Schwoon, and participants of the Darmstadt Summer Courses. As part of the Darmstadt Summer Course 2025, the focus will be on Luciano Berio’s Différences (1958-59) for five instruments (flute, clarinet, […]

A Radio Series Dedicated to Berio on Antena 2

From July 6 through the end of September 2025, the Portuguese radio broadcaster Antena 2 will air a special series of the program Caleidoscópio devoted to the work and legacy of Italian composer and conductor Luciano Berio, as part of the celebrations marking the centenary of his birth on October 24. Titled Há música e música – […]

Naturale by Luciano Berio at the Lucerne Festival 2025 with Tabea Zimmermann

On August 24, 2025, as part of the Lucerne Festival 2025, violist Tabea Zimmermann will perform Luciano Berio’s Naturale for viola, percussion, and magnetic tape, together with soloists from the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. The concert will take place at the KKL Luzern – Concert Hall. For more information, visit this link. Photo © Marco Borggreve

Welcome to our new website

On the occasion of the centenary of Luciano Berio’s birth, we are delighted to welcome you to our new website, completely redesigned in layout and currently being updated with new content. We wish you an enjoyable browsing experience and appreciate your patience as we finalize the pages still under construction. Thank you for any feedback, suggestions, or updates you […]

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