Floraleda Sacchi (Arpa) - Concert + Apero

PROGRAM

Musiche di: J.S. Bach, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ludovico Einaudi, Deborah Henson-Conant, Nino Rota

THE ARTIST

Floraleda Sacchi is regarded by critics as one of the most interesting and original harpist in the international concert panorama.
She recorded more than 30 albums for majors (Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Brilliant Classics, Amadeus Arte). Her recordings obtained great appreciation, confirming her as one of the harpists with the highest number of recurring listeners that allow her to gain more than one million streams a year.

She won prizes at 16 competitions and performed as soloist in Asia, Australia, North and South America, Europe and Africa in major halls and festivals:
Carnegie Hall-Weill Recital Hall (New York – presented by Italian Artist Found.), United Nations Palace (New York), Gewandhaus (Leipzig), Konzerthaus (Berlin), Auditorium Binyanei Hauma (Jerusalem), Sala Verdi (Milan), Matsuo Hall (Tokyo), Prefectural Hall Alti (Kyoto), Salle Varèse (Lyon), Gasteig (Munich), Concerts de la Croix Rouge (Geneva), River Concert Series (Washington), Gessler Hall (Vancouver), CBC-Glenn Gould Studio (Toronto), Società del Quartetto Milano, Festival Musica no Museo (Rio de Janeiro), Auditorium della Conciliazione (Roma), Octobre Musical (Cartage-Tunis), Quintai Hall (China), etc.

She has been a soloist with numerous orchestras around the world, including in important radio-television broadcasts. In 2018 she presented “Magica y Misteriosa” a new concerto dedicated to her by Claudia Montero. Recorded with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra the album got a Latin Grammy, in 2018, “Best Classical Album” category.

Since 2015 she has embarked on a new, more personal path in making music, composing her own pieces and applying electronics, looper and effects to the harp, to develop an extremely personal sound and a new artistic identity. She composed music for theatre and cinema. One of the best known projects is her music for the play “Donna non rieducabile”. The show – which had more than 190 performances (including the European Parliament in Brussels to main Italian theaters) – was transformed by RAI 2 into a movie presented at the 66th Venice Film Festival.

When 21, she won the Harpa Award (Prague, 1999) for her book on Elias Parish Alvars, a Romantic author for whom she is still considered the reference expert. She has written several articles appeared on major harp journals (American Harp Journal, Harpa, World Harp Congress Review) contributing to expand and discover Harp repertoire.

Alongside her concert career, Floraleda has always been active as artistic director of cultural events. She is currently the artistic director of festivals, a record label and the cultural projects of Amadeus Arte.

She is Harp Professor at “F. Torrefranca” Conservatory (Italian University) in Vibo Valentia and she hold masterclasses in important institutions in Europe, USA and Japan.
She is often Jury member in several competitions (Rovere D’oro, Music and Stars Award, Opus Artis Paris, etc.).

Born in Como (Italy), Floraleda was inspired to play the harp by Annie Challan’s recordings. She studied at Como Conservatory and perfectionated in Germany, USA and Canada with Alice Giles, Alice Chalifoux and Judy Loman.
www.floraledasacchi.com