Founded in 1987 by Artistic Directors Bruno Giuranna (violist) and Derek Han (pianist), the festival draws many of the world's finest performers.
Musica Viva Australia | Boston Musica Viva | La Musica | Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" | Palau de la Música de València | Palau de la Música Catalana | Palau de la Musica Catalana | New York Pro Musica | Música sertaneja | La Musica Negra | Diabolus in Musica | Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música | Musica Transalpina | Música Moderna | De Música Ligera | Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu | Conservatorio Nacional de Música | Conservatorio di Musica "G. B. Martini" | Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia |
As a chamber musician, she has collaborated with musicians such as Isaac Stern, Bruno Giuranna, Frans Helmerson, Janine Jansen, Julian Rachlin, David Kuyken and performed at many festivals such as Kuhmo (Finland), Gubbio (Italy), International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht (the Netherlands) and La Musica (the USA).
Awilo Longomba is a Congolese musician who was a drummer in Viva la Musica, Stukas, Nouvelle Generation and Loketo.
Thompson has been a regular guest artist at La Musica Chamber Music Festival in Florida for the past 7 years collaborating with artists such as Bruno Giuranna, Joseph Silverstein, Isabelle Faust and Frans Helmerson.
He has been flute soloist with La Monnaie Symphonic Orchestra since 1981 and others like the BRTN Ancient Philharmonic Orchestra, and several chamber orchestras including Prima La Musica and Collegium Instrumentale Brugense.
Summer of Cumbia, Los Lobos, Locos Por Juana, Ozomatli, Los Gran Reyes De La Musica, Grupo Fantasma, Super Reyes, Nando y Solja Kingz, La Internacional Sonora Show, Chicha Libre, Kumbia Kings, Selena y Los Dinos, Los Reyes Del Sabor, Sabor Kolombia, Candelaria cumbia dub, Barrio Kings are famous musicians based in the United States that have performed and/or specialize in Mexican cumbia.
In the mid 2000s, he became host for the RAI production of Affari Tuoi, the Italian version of the show Deal or No Deal, then he presented other programs for the first channel, such as The Singing Bee (in Italian Chi fermerà la musica).
With Bio Ritmo: El Piraguero 7" (Merge Records), Que Siga La Musica (Shameless Records, 1995), Salsa Galactica (Permanent Records, 1997), Rumba Baby Rumba (Mercury Records, 1998)
La música (1923) a monument to William Tell (1931) followed, and Belloni contributed numerous bronzes and bas-reliefs to the General Assembly of Uruguay, as well.
After having won prizes at the “Ibla Grand Prize” and the “Grieg International Piano Competition” at Oslo he began his career which has brought him invitations to perform in some of the world’s most important concert halls: Carnegie Hall, Lindemann Hall, Cheong Ju Arts Centre, Rosengarten, Wiener Saal, Palau de la Musica, Auditorium de Leon, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center(XV Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition), Teatru Manoel, Teatro Municipal (Lima) .
First cantata for choir and orchestra La Profil´de viaj spuroj in Esperanto language, that was performed for the first time by the choir Verda Stelo and the Valencia Symphony Orchestra at the Palau de la Música of this town.
Major compositions include the oratoria or mini-operas Music Hall on poems by Paul van Ostaijen for Prima la Musica, The Soluble Fish and Charms on poems by Daniil Kharms, both for Walpurgis.
He also wrote the music of La musica è finita (1967), another Italian classic, made famous by Ornella Vanoni and Mina.
In September 2009 he is awarded the Premio Benessere per la musica by the City of Ischia.