On January 19, 2025, at 8:30 PM, the first event of the Focus Berio took place at the Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI in Lugano, dedicated to the work of the Italian composer.

January 19, 2025 – 8:30 PM
Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano

6:00 PM – Studio 2 RSI Lugano
Meeting Berio: a conversation with Angela Ida De Benedictis and Luisa Castellani, curated by Ricerche musicali nella Svizzera italiana.

Concert Program

LUCIANO BERIO (1925 – 2003)
Chamber Music (1953) – for female voice, cello, clarinet, and harp

PIERRE BOULEZ (1925 – 2016)
Mémoriale (…explosante-fixe… Originel) (1985) – for solo flute and eight instruments

BORIS VIAN (1920-1959) / LUCIANO BERIO
Le déserteur (1954) – arrangement for voice and ensemble (ca. 1968?)
(Exclusive performance based on an unpublished version, authorized by Luciano Berio’s heirs and the Paul Sacher Stiftung)

LUCIANO BERIO
Laborintus II (1965) – for voices, instruments, and recordings
(Text by Edoardo Sanguineti)

Performers

Liga Liedskalnina, Marcin Habela – voices
Alessandro Bennardo – flute
Antonio Ballerio – narrator
Luisa Castellani, Antonella Astolfi – vocal preparation
Young actors from the Piccolo Teatro di Milano – choir
Fabrizio Rosso – sound direction
Francesco Bossaglia – conductor

More information here.