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Ogr Is (More) Music Dal 25 novembre OGR IS (MORE) MUSIC Dopo Moroder, The Chemical Brothers,Kraftwerk e tanti altri arriva sul palco delle OGR la musica di solidarietà di Rise Up! con i Marlene Kuntz. A dicembre Ezio Bosso primo protagonista di Piano Lessons e La Musica dei cieli con Paolo Fresu, Noa, Dervisci Roteanti e Vinicio Capossela. Prevendite on line a partire da martedì 14 novembre. Torino, 10 novembre 2017- Continua la grande musica alle OGR: dopo aver registrato 23.000 presenze ai concerti del Big Bang e dell’art week torinese,le Officine Grandi Riparazioni rilanciano con un programma di nove straordinari appuntamenti a partire dal 25 novembre. L’apertura del calendario invernale dei live delle Officine Nord è affidato al progetto di solidarietà Rise Up! che il 25 e 26 novembre vede sul palco artisti della musica e delle parole uniti per raccogliere fondi destinati a Castelluccio di Norcia, uno dei comuni del centro Italia maggiormente colpiti dal terremoto del 2016. I primi a esibirsi saranno i Marlene Kuntz, sabato 25 novembre, riempiendo la Sala Fucine di OGR con le loro inconfondibili sonorità alternative rock. A seguire,domenica 26 la musica e letteratura daranno vita a una serata unica, in cui la voce dei narratori si mescolerà agli accordi dei musicisti. Sotto la conduzione di Sara Zambotti, voce di Caterpillar di Radio2, andranno in scena Nicola Lagioia, Ascanio Celestini, Antonella Lattanzi, Giulia Blasi, Daniela Mattalia, Elena Varvello, Adriano Viterbini, Riccardo Sinigallia, Tommaso Cerasuolo, Dado Moroni, Ares Tavolazzi, Luigi Tessarollo, Giorgio Mirto, Laura Arzilli, Michele Petrucci, Saulo Lucci. Tema della serata sarà l’idea di rinascita, argomento scelto per questa edizione del festival letterario Borgate dal vivo, promotore delle due serate alle OGR, che chiuderanno il festival stesso. Il mese di dicembre alle OGR si apre con un live di Ezio Bosso,sabato 2: accompagnato da un’orchestra di venti elementi, il pianista e direttore d’orchestra darà vita alla prima delle quattro Piano Lessons, un progetto unico dedicato al pianismo internazionale. Creato appositamente per OGR, Piano Lessons vedrà esibirsi sul palco delle Officine Grandi Riparazioni quattro grandi maestri che racconteranno il loro rapporto con lo strumento e con la musica più in generale. Dopo l’artista torinese sarà la volta del pianista jazz statunitense Brad Mehldau, venerdì 16 febbraio 2018, del compositore francese Yann Tiersen,venerdì 9 marzo, e infine del compositore, musicologo e librettista inglese Michael Nyman, sabato 14 aprile. La spiritualità è invece il fil rouge che lega i quattro appuntamenti di La Musica dei cieli, festival diffuso sul territorio nazionale e ospitato in diversi luoghi esclusivi in cui artisti provenienti da tutto il mondo affrontano in chiave musicale il tema dell’incontro tra culture e del rispetto reciproco. Il primo appuntamento alle OGR sarà all’insegna del jazz italiano: la Sala Fucine ospiterà Paolo Fresu Quintet in Jazzy Christmas, featuring Daniele di Bonaventura (venerdì 8 dicembre). Il giorno successivo salirà sul palco l’apprezzatissima cantante israeliana Noa (sabato 9 dicembre); per proseguire nella settimana prima di Natale con la danza magnetica dei Dervisci roteanti di Galata diretti dal musicista turco Mercan Dede (mercoledì 20 dicembre). Ultimo appuntamento sarà la serata di chiusura del festival alle OGR con il cantautorato italiano di Vinicio Capossela, accompagnato da Paolo Rossi e il Mago Wonderland,che saranno protagonisti venerdì 22 dicembre di una serata in omaggio a San Nicola, alle origini della leggenda moderna del Natale. Per Capossela e Rossi si tratta di un ritorno sul palco delle OGR, che nel recente passato li ha visti protagonisti di due serate indimenticabili. Le prevendite on line per tutti gli appuntamenti sono aperte da martedì 14 novembre sul sito www.ogrtorino.it A completare l’offerta di OGR anche una due-giorni dedicata alla danza: approda infatti per la prima volta in Italia La Festa della Danza ideata dalla celebre ballerina e coreografa spagnola Blanca Li. La rassegna, che mira ad avvicinare tutti al mondo del ballo a 360°, sarà presentata in una conferenza stampa il 23 novembre alla presenza della sua ideatrice. Nicola Ricciardi, direttore artistico di OGR, sottolinea che «Con oggi le OGR muovono un nuovo passo nella direzione tracciata dal Big Bang, la grande festa con la quale abbiamo aperto le porte di questo spazio poco più di un mese fa; in quell'occasione infatti non abbiamo solo inaugurato la programmazione musicale, ma anche stabilito le regole di un'idea progettuale, costruita su di un'alternanza di stili, registri e linguaggi. Oggi presentiamo un mosaico fatto di note e di parole, di piano solo e concerti rock, di spiritualità e sperimentazioni: non un assemblaggio casuale ma una polifonia curata e orchestrata, un tutto che è maggiore della semplice somma delle parti.» «Lo spazio di quelle che furono le Fucine delle OGR si trasforma in un flessibile total theatre in grado di accogliere un grande numero di spettatori in condizione di perfetta visibilità e ascolto. – commenta Fabrizio Gargarone, ideatore della rassegna – Sono presenti tutte le condizioni tecniche per portare le esibizioni di questi Maestri oltre la dimensione di grande spettacolo verso un’esperienza personale e intima: una lezione individuale di pianoforte.» Alberto Milesi, direttore artistico di Borgate dal vivo ricorda che «Rise Up! - musica e parole per Castelluccio di Norcia è l'evento c'è chiude Borgate dal vivo, il primo festival letterario delle borgate alpine. Il 25 e 26 novembre uniremo idealmente queste borgate con Castelluccio di Norcia, passando dalle OGR, tutti luoghi legati alla rinascita,tema delle serate. Ci sanno con noi grandi ospiti, per un evento unico e irripetibile, tra musica e parole.» _______________________ Le OGR prima del “Big Bang” Le OGR - Officine Grandi Riparazioni rappresentano uno dei più importanti esempi di architettura industriale dell’Ottocento a Torino. Costruite tra il 1885 e il 1895, e adibite fino ai primi anni ‘90 alla manutenzione dei veicoli ferroviari, sono un insieme di grandiosi edifici, il più importante dei quali, a forma di H, si estende per 20.000 metri quadrati ed è alto 16 metri. Nel 2013 la società consortile OGR-CRT, detenuta per oltre il 50% dalla Fondazione CRT, ha acquistato l’area da RFI Sistemi Urbani, per riqualificarla sotto la guida della Soprintendenza e in stretta collaborazione con il Comune di Torino. Già sede di tre mostre per i 150 anni dell’Unità d’Italia, nel 2013 le OGR hanno ospitato oltre 100 eventi di “test” e circa 120.000 visitatori in 5 mesi, con un’offerta eterogenea (attività espositive, concerti, teatro). Successivamente sono state chiuse al pubblico per l’avvio delle imponenti opere di riqualificazione finanziate dalla Fondazione CRT. _______________________ Le nuove OGR di Torino: da ex-officina per i treni a spazio per la ricerca artistica e tecnologica nel cuore della città Situate in prossimità della stazione ferroviaria di Porta Susa e a 50 minuti da Milano grazie all’alta velocità, le OGR rappresentano uno dei più importanti esempi di architettura industriale dell’Ottocento a Torino. Sono un insieme di grandiosi edifici a forma di H, riqualificati dalla Fondazione CRT con un investimento di 100 milioni di euro sotto la guida della Soprintendenza e in stretta collaborazione con il Comune di Torino. Fondazione CRT Laura Opalio tel. +39 011 5065390 mob. +39 337 1451802 [email protected] Ufficio stampa OGR Silvia Bianco Lara Facco tel. + 39 011 2764708 tel. +39 0236565133 mob. + 39 333 8098719 mob. +39 349 2529989 [email protected] [email protected] PIANO LESSONS Piano Lessons è la proposta artistica di Officine Grandi Riparazioni dedicata al pianismo internazionale. Per il primo ciclo di Piano Lessons, quattro Maestri, Ezio Bosso, Brad Meldahu, YannTiersene Michael Nyman presentano i propri concerti al di fuori dei grandi circuiti teatrali. In queste occasioni lo spazio Fucine delle OGR si trasformerà in un flessibile Total Theatrein grado di accogliere circa 1100 spettatori in condizione di perfetta visibilità e ascolto, per portarele esibizioni di questi Maestri oltre la dimensione del grande spettacolo verso un’esperienza più personale ed intima; cercando una condivisione tra pubblico ed artista simile a quella di una lezione individuale di pianoforte. IL PROGRAMMA Sabato 2 dicembre 2017 alle 21 Ezio Bosso (ITA) con Stradivari Festival Chamber Orchestra J.S. Bach Concerto Brandeburghese n.3 BWV 1048 J.S:Bach Arioso dal Concerto V BWV 1056 EzioBosso Split, postcards from faraway J:S: Bach Siloti/Bosso Corale BWV 855 EzioBosso Rain, in your black eyes P.I. Tchaikowskij Serenata per archi op.48 Venerdì 16 febbraio 2018alle 21 Brad Mehldau(USA), piano solo Three PiecesAfter Bach Venerdì 9 marzo 2018 alle 21 Yann Tiersen(FRA), piano solo An Evening with YannTiersen Sabato 14 aprile 2018, ore 21.00 Michael Nyman (UK), con Michael Nyman Band Progetto speciale per OGR EZIO BOSSO Ezio Bosso (Torino, 13 settembre 1971) è un pianista, compositore e direttore d'orchestra italiano. A 16 anni esordisce già come solista in Francia e incomincia a girare le orchestre di mezza Europa, ma è l'incontro con il maestro Ludwig Streicher che segna la svolta della sua carriera artistica, indirizzandolo a studiare Composizione e Direzione d'Orchestra all'Accademia di Vienna. Nel 2011 scopre di essere affetto da una malattia neuro- degenerativa progressiva, che non limita però la sua creatività. Ancora giovanissimo, negli anni '90 calca le migliori scene internazionali: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Sydney Opera House, Palacio de Bellas Artes di Città del Messico, Teatro Colón di Buenos Aires, Carnegie Hall, Teatro Regio di Torino, Houston Symphony, Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma sono solo alcune delle più importanti istituzioni internazionali nelle quali si è esibito sia come solista sia come direttore, o in formazioni da camera. Tiene corsi in Giappone e a Parigi, partecipando alla vita musicale della scena contemporanea di quegli anni con Gérard Caussé, Pierre Yves Artaud, Laura Chislett.
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