16 August
Alessandra Mazzanti (Bologna, Italy)
"When sacred or popular melodies inspire the composer's works"
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Perosi-Bossi, Kiefer, Yon, Mazzanti....
Alessandra Mazzanti, a native of Bologna, graduated in organ, composition and conducting with the highest honours from the "G.B. Martini" Conservatory
An international performer, she performs in Europe and America and has taken masterclasses with leading interpreters.
The titular organist of the Basilica of St Anthony of Padua in Bologna, she also supervised the restoration of its organ in 2018.
An award-winning composer and conductor, she leads several ensembles in Italy and abroad.
She teaches organ and Gregorian chant at the conservatories of Cesena and Rimini.