"If everyone in the world was a little more passionate about music, there would be less hatred and fewer wars."
In short, music is the art par excellence for Filippo Gianfriddo , a 48-year-old Tuscan but Sardinian by adoption, principal timpanist and marimbist of the Teatro Lirico since 1997 , who began an all-Cagliari tour yesterday.
The Sinfonietta del Teatro Lirico made its debut yesterday in the Church of Sant'Agostino, directed by Jacopo Rivani, with the first of four musical events for "Un'Isola di Musica 2023", the musical festival of the Opera which will arrive in some centers of Sardinia and will bring on stage a string orchestra and Gianfriddo's solo marimba, for a fascinating listen.
The concert will be repeated today at 8pm in the Parish of the Vergine della Salute and tomorrow at 7pm at the Castle of San Michele, also in the capital; Sunday performance at 8pm in the Maria Carta Theater in Pula (Cagliari).
The three Cagliari concerts also inaugurate the new initiative "Il Lirico in città", aimed at valorising cultural centres, spreading great music in areas where it is rarely possible to listen to it live and expanding the audience.
«A novelty which I am enthusiastic about, for the first time we try to escape from the closed confines of the theater to open up to the city», comments Gianfriddo.
«We no longer want to wait for the audience on the stage but, on the contrary, bring the stage where there is an audience».
From the age of 5 he dedicated his life to music, driven by a passion that flowed through his veins, to the rhythm of percussion. "They were the instrument that made the most noise and, like a good egomaniac, I wanted to attract attention," he says while smiling.
Soon it becomes much more than this: after graduating from the “Luigi Cherubini” Conservatory of Music in Florence and specializing at the Conservatoire Superieur de Musique in Geneva, Gianfriddo begins to win his first competitions.
