YEAR OF HONOURS FOR MUSICIAN PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA
Some of the world's most important polyphonic choirs are converging on Palestrina, a small town near Rome, to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, considered one of the greatest 16th century Italian musicians and developer of counterpoint.
The celebrations, coordinated by the Pierluigi da Palestrina Foundation and the Italian Ministry of Culture, kicked off on the 11th January 2025 with a performance by the University of Minnesota choir (USA), followed by the leading British vocal ensemble, The Tallis Scholars.
The year's programme also features the Sistine Chapel Choir from Rome, the Westminster Cathedral Choir (UK), the Lex Pacis choir of Tokyo among others.
The Foundation also scored a coup this anniversary year, with the acquisition of a portrait of the musician dated 1566, former property of a private American collector. The portrait, which is also the subject of a commemorative stamp issued by the Italian Post Office, will be hung next to a later portrait hanging in the Museum dedicated to the musician, which is situated in his former home in the historic centre of the town of Palestrina.
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Info: Tel. +39.06.9538083 www.fondazionepierluigipalestrina.it
