Antonio Ballista | Bruno Canino

BRUNO CANINO
ANTONIO BALLISTA
duo pianistico a quattro mani
 

BRUNO CANINO
ANTONIO BALLISTA
Four-hands Piano Duo

It was 1956 when the Neapolitan Bruno Canino and the Milanese Antonoi Ballista, both 20, played together in front of an audience for the very first time. Their long partnership can and must be considered “a milestone of 20th century music”, because of its substantial contribution to musical culture, tirelessly spreading the concepts and potentials of the Piano Duo. Apart from having played a crucial role in giving concert dignity to historic transcripts, Canino and Ballista have worked next to avantgardes, collaborating with the greatest contemporary composers: Dallapiccola, Berio, Ligeti, Kagel, until Boulez and Stockhausen. Numerous are the works expressly composed for them by these legendary composers. At the same time, the two Maestros have always maintained a faithful approach to tradition, understanding past and present as a “historic continuum, where humanist/humanistic values prevail above all else” (Rattalino). The programme with which the Duo will celebrate their 60 years of career appropriately starts with “Notre amitié est invariable” by Franz Schubert, to continue with some of the most beloved works of the four-hands repertory.