Progetto Rode: 24 Caprices for solo violion, Op. 22
The Comitato Nazionale Italiano Musica (CIDIM), a member of UNESCO’s International Music Council, presents Progetto Rode, an online musical project as part of the 2020 edition of Progetto Suono Italiano, promoted in collaboration with Suonare News magazine. Progetto Rode, conceived by Italian violinist Davide Alogna, features twenty-four distinguished Italian violinists, including Alogna himself, in self-recorded […]
Read moreOctober 15K-12 ITALIAN LANGUAGE ART CONTEST – Graffiti Art, Illustrations and Comics
In honor of the 20th edition of Week of the Italian Language in the World (October 19-25, 2020) Fondazione Italia, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco under the auspices of the Italian Consulate General in Los Angeles and the Italian Consulate General in San […]
Read morePOSTPONED: Italian Night: DJ, Food A & Wine | L.A. Times Food Bowl
The 4th annual Food Bowl will be held this fall, with dates to be announced. Dance, Drink and Eat Italian under the stars!Enjoy a DJ party celebrating Italian pop, a wine/beer bar and the very best of Italian street fare. Price: $45.00 Space is limited, RSVP required at ina.cohen@esteri.it or 310 824 7408 Event […]
Read moreMaster of Imaginative Synthesis: Federico Fellini at 100
IIC Webinar Series In conjunction with the 2020 publication of Wiley Blackwell’s A Companion to Federico Fellini and on the occasion of the celebrations for the Federico Fellini Centennial, Alessandro Ago, Director of Programming and Special Projects, USC School of Cinematic Arts, will moderate an online conversation about the great filmmaker with Frank Burke, Professor […]
Read morePOSTPONED: Tuscany: The Culinary Heart of Italy | L.A. Times Food Bowl
The 4th annual Food Bowl will be held this fall, with dates to be announced. Tuscany is considered one of the richest gastronomic regions of Italy. This event will showcase its bounty with the cuisine that is traditionally hearty and made with simple ingredients – ones easily found in the countryside. Experience the food of Tuscany […]
Read moreRaphael’s Frescoes
A Zoom webinar of the #Raffaello500 series with Marco Leona, Head of Scientific Research at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Antonio Sgamellotti, Accedemia dei Lincei Fellow, and Virginia Lapenta, Chief Curator at Villa Farnesina. Click here to register. The series of webinars offered by the network of Italian Cultural Institutes of US and Canada on […]
Read moreMaggio Musicale in Los Angeles – Fourth video concert
A series of four video concerts organized by Antonio Lysy, an Italian cello player and Latin Grammy winner. He is the founder of the Incontri in Terra di Siena Chamber Music Festival in Tuscany, Italy. He has performed as a soloist in major concert halls worldwide, and continues to perform regularly both as a solo, […]
Read moreMeet the Author Online: Erri De Luca
Novelist, translator and poet Erri De Luca recites a poem by Nazim Hikmet titled Welcome, my woman. De Luca has published more than 60 books, numerous collections of short stories and poems, translated in more than 30 languages and has been recognized by critic Giorgio De Rienzo of Corriere della Sera as “the writer of […]
Read moreMaggio Musicale in Los Angeles – Third video concert
A series of four video concerts organized by Antonio Lysy, an Italian cello player and Latin Grammy winner. He is the founder of the Incontri in Terra di Siena Chamber Music Festival in Tuscany, Italy. He has performed as a soloist in major concert halls worldwide, and continues to perform regularly both as a solo, […]
Read moreRapahel’s Dream
On April 6th, 1520, Raffaello Sanzio, one of the geniuses of the Renaissance, died in Rome. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Raffaello Sanzio’s death, while we wait for cultural destinations to reopen and to be able to see works of art live again, the network of Italian Cultural Institutes (IIC) in the […]
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