April 21, 2022
Concert in Piazza Navona in Rome: Maestro Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia celebrate the Baroque era
- Concert part of “Superbarocco” celebration of Genovese Baroque, one of the greatest artistic periods for Genoa and Italy
ROME, April 21, 2022 – Maestro Antonio Pappano conducted yesterday a concert in the Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone in Piazza Navona, Rome, as part of the “Superbarocco” celebration of Genovese Baroque, one of the greatest artistic periods of Genoa and Italy.
“The musicians and I are very fortunate to play in such an evocative place as the Church of Sant’Agnese,” said Maestro Pappano. “All you have to do is look up to imagine how music rises up just like our prayers.”
At 9:00 p.m. the musical notes of Vivaldi, Corelli and Händel were heard inside and outside the church. The concert – promoted by the Webuild Group, a global player in the construction of public works – was projected on the façade of Sant’Agnese in Piazza Navona as well as that of the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa.
“We wanted to celebrate Genovese Baroque because it is a historic period of change and projection towards the future,” said Webuild Chief Executive Pietro Salini. “So in Rome as well as Genoa we celebrated through the beauty of music. Infrastructure and art show just how humanity is able to leave an indelible mark on history even in the most difficult of moments. They can be seen as an opportunity towards something new that can help us to grow.”
Hundreds of people were able to assist the performance by musicians of the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, one of the oldest music institutions in the world.
“Being able to include all these people who were able to follow the concert outdoors both in Rome and Genoa is good for music, for the event, for humanity, and for my musicians to know that there is a wider public that is listening to them,” said Maestro Pappano.
The concert that celebrated Genovese Baroque is linked to two international exhibitions that are already open to the public. The first is the “Superbarocco. Arte a Genova da Rubens a Magnasco” organised by the Scuderie del Quirinale and the National Gallery of Art of Washington, D.C., with a special collaboration from the City of Genoa and its museums, as well as Webuild. The second is “La Forma della Meraviglia. Capolavori a Genova tra il 1600 e il 1750” at the Appartamento del Doge di Palazzo Ducale, which runs until July 10.