Matera 2019

Two unforgettable days for Matera, in Berlin.

On Saturday April 26th at 4.00 pm, theGerman creative scene will be invited to an extraordinary open-dialogue between Joseph Grima and the great contemporary artist Tomas Saraceno, with

Palo Verri in the role of moderator. A great opportunity to promote in Europe the bid of Matera as ECOC 2019, to which we combine the participation of Matera to the event "Digital Invasions".

The editorial policy of our invasion is linked to the theme of the candidacy: "reflections and connections". Matera 2019 wants to connect itself to the European culture and reaches to the heart of this culture; by reflecting on the meaning of “Culture and Europe” and sharing these considerations with other artists introduced by Tomas Saraceno. The atelier of one of the most famous artists in the world becomes a "doorway" to accompany Matera in the European 2019. The artist’s area becomes a room for collaboration, thus the dissemination of these cultural content takes place in an open form, with photos, tweets, posted on our social network, following the spirit of national event .

Our hashtags will be #invasionidigitali and #materameetsberlino. Everyone is invited to participate, even if you are not in Berlin, by tweeting posts and photos and using the aforementioned hashtags.

On Sunday April 27th, the orchestra of the Matera conservatoire "Egidio Romualdo Duni" will be perfoming in the global temple of the music, the Berlin Philharmonic, the heart of the music for the last 50 years in Berlin. On stage as soloists Sanghee Cheong, violin, Sumiko Tajihi, violin, David Alogna, violin, Francesca Salvemini, flute, Raffaele Bertolini, clarinet, Frank Wasser, piano. During the concert musical compositions of Rossini, Mozart, Haydn, Bach will be performed, as well as the anthem of "Matera 2019 Together" written by Vito Paternoster and Mariano for the bid. Yesterday evening, the Matera orchestra has performed in Hamburg, in the prestigious Grand Hall of the Laeiszhalle. On this occasion, the concert concluded with the composition of the Matera musician Damiano Dambrosio "Il Canto dei Sassi” a symphonic reminiscent image from Matera.

The concert at the Berlin Philharmonic will broadcast live by our media partner Trm via the digital terrestrial channel and on the Internet.