The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to invite students, members and supporters of the Institute to its closing event for 2023.
The evening will be an opportunity to listen, directly from the voice of the director, to an account of the activities carried out by the Institute during this year and to a preview of the most prominent events planned for 2024 – all accompanied by delicious Italian food and wines in an authentic ‘Christmassy’ atmosphere.
This year the musical entertainment will be truly exceptional and with an all-female cast.
The first artist to perform will be the extraordinary classical pianist Elisa Berti, who will play some pieces from the Italian and international piano repertoire. Elisa will be followed by the famous Queen of Gypsy, Nadya Golski, who will transport the audience on a whirlwind journey through music from Italy, Naples, France and beyond. Nadya will be accompanied by an all-star ensemble: Sydney jazz music legend Eddie Bronson, composer and mandolin player Stephen Lalor and accordion player Leonid Beshlei.
The soirée will end with a rich raffle, during which it will be possible to win some splendid prizes donated by the several sponsors of the Institute.
Entry:
- IIC members and student: AUD 20.00
- Non-members: AUD 45.00
With the entry ticket guests will receive a FREE raffle ticket. Additional tickets can be purchased on the night at the entrance.
Booking essential: https://humanitix.com/au
Elisa Berti was born in Rome. She began studying the piano at the age of 5 and perfected her studies at the “Santa Cecilia” Conservatorium of Music in Rome, obtaining the final diploma from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) in London. Elisa lived for 11 years in Sydney, where she held numerous concerts and conferences on classical music and opera. She currently lives in Madrid, but regularly visits Australia, where she retains a substantial number of loyal private students.
Nadya Golski is well known to audiences not only in Sydney but also in Australia and internationally, having performed on the stage for over thirty years presenting songs from a vast repertoire, from Polish (her mother tongue after English) to Serbo-Croatian, from French to Italian, and many others. Over the course of her long career Nadya has sung among others at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Sziget Festival, the Womadelaide, the Woodford Folk Festival, the Bellingen Global Carnival and the Sydney Festival. In 2002 she recorded her first album with the group “Nadya & Giga’s 101 Candles Orkestra“, inspired by Eastern European and Balkan music, which was launched with great success at the Sydney Opera House. In Sydney Nadya performs regularly at the Camelot Lounge in Marrickville.