In the past century, the innovative drives of musical art have followed two opposing paths: one that can be described as the way of sound, and the other as the way of ideas. In Italy, these two approaches found their respective champions in two great and contrasting masters: Luciano Berio and Giacinto Scelsi. While the former aligned himself with the European circuit, Scelsi gravitated toward American creative thinking and practice, particularly the Cage school. The way of sound explores both the timbral quality and the very essence of sound itself. Cage, with his brilliant transformations, Scelsi, with his prevailing mysticism, and Curran, with his exploration of obsession, each opened unique and deeply influential avenues of research.
Program:
John Cage Mysterious Adventure, for prepared piano
Giacinto Scelsi Suite IX Ttai (Pace)
Alvin Curran For Cornelius
Biography
Fabrizio Ottaviucci studied piano and composition at Pesaro’s Conservatory. He has received numerous nominations and awards for his piano performances, and has given hundreds of concerts in major Italian and German cities, but also toured Spain, England, the USA, Mexico, Canada, and India.
Of particular significance is Ottaviucci’s activity in the field of contemporary music, which has led him to collaborate with some of the most prestigious contemporary performers, amongst whom are Rohan de Saram, Francesco Dillon, Mario Caroli, Manuel Zurria, Tara Bouman, Mike Svoboda, and Aldo Campagnari. For decades he has worked closely with Markus Stockhausen and Stefano Scodanibbio, and has produced recordings for several CD labels.
Ottaviucci’s concerts have been broadcast in Italy, Germany and Mexico. He lives in Assisi, where he is director of the project “Laboratorio di musica intuitiva” {Intuitive Music Laboratory].
