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A gathering of virtuosos for the 2026 Capital of Culture: I Solisti Aquilani welcome pianist Mariangela Vacatello, a multi-award-winning performer known for her interpretive depth, and world-renowned trumpeter Marco Pierobon. The program celebrates the dialogue between the keyboard and brass through masterpieces ranging from the Classical period to the 20th century. The evening opens with…
Presentation of the project “Nanakorobi Yaoki: Fall Seven Times, Get Up the Eighth,” featuring the opening of the exhibition “Imagining the Invisible” by Fabio Massimo Fioravanti, in the presence of Giorgio Amitrano, professor of Japanese Language and Literature at the University of Naples – L’Orientale. The exhibition features a selection of photographs of NŌ theater…
As part of the program for L’Aquila, Italian Capital of Culture 2026, the city is hosting an event of extraordinary artistic and human significance: a concert by violinist Simon Zhu, dedicated to the memory of Fabrizio De Agostini Dragonetti de Torres, one year after his passing. The undisputed star of the evening is Simon Zhu,…
The Benedetto Croce National Culture Award was established by the Municipality of Pescasseroli by resolution dated November 25, 2005; the first edition took place in 2006. The award is given to the best books published in the previous year in three categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Journalistic Literature.
L’Aquila, Italy’s 2026 Capital of Culture, is transforming into an open-air studio. In May, renowned designer Sara Ricciardi will choose our city for an artist residency that blends design, art, and storytelling. This is not merely a visit, but a journey of exploration in which objects, colors, and shapes become the language for exploring the…
On the occasion of the 34th edition of the Paolo Borsellino National Award, the city is promoting an event titled “34 YEARS OF REMEMBERING.” The event was organized to commemorate the victims of the Capaci massacre, the tragic terrorist-mafia attack in which Judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife Francesca Morvillo, and security detail officers Vito Schifani,…
L’Aquila is celebrating its year as the Italian Capital of Culture with a major national philatelic honor. Officially unveiled at Palazzo Margherita, the new special stamp features the L’Aquila 2026 logo and joins the ranks of national symbols dedicated to Italy’s great cultural and spiritual traditions. The initiative, developed in collaboration with the Ministry of…
A meeting with artist Keiko Udaka, who will demonstrate the art of creating a Nō mask, blending tradition and innovation. Nō is a dramatic theatrical form consisting of music, singing, mimetic movements, and dance, passed down from master to disciple since its inception in the late 14th century. Through its masks, Nō theater explores human…
On Sunday, May 24, the National Day of Historic Homes returns throughout Italy, organized bythe Association of Italian Historic Homes (ADSI). In L’Aquila, the event takes on special significance, as it is part of the “Open Palaces – Cultural Residences” project, which brings dozens of historic palaces in L’Aquila into the network of the Capital…
Concert: "Made in Abruzzo: Folk Songs and Other Popular Melodies" Baccano Ensemble with Federico Di Luciano, First Violin Margherita Palmieri, second violin Paolo Capanna, viola Filippo Di Domenico, cello The Ensemble Baccano string quartet takes center stage in a journey that weaves together classical music and its roots. The musical program is entirely based on…