Goethe Institute Presents Musical Encounters at AUB

Vincenzo Lattanzi (piano) and Massimo Pacella (violin) play Vivaldi, Dvorak, Mozart, and Hindemith

On April 7, the classical music of Vivaldi, Dvorak, Mozart, and Hindemith was celebrated by the Goethe Institute in a concert entitled "Musical Encounters with Europe." Organized in cooperation with the Office of Information and Public Relations and held at Assembly Hall, the concert featured Italian musicians Vincenzo Lattanzi on the piano and Massimo Pacella on the violin.

Pacella, who attended the conservatory in L'Aquila, Italy, where he obtained his violin diploma, has participated in master courses with renowned European virtuosos. In 1992, he founded with Sabatino Servilio the Instrumental Serafino Aquilano Group, and has performed in Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States. He also gives regular concerts with the ethnic music group,"DisCanto," with whom he recorded several albums.

Lattanzi, who holds a degree in political science from the University of Rome, studied piano-playing at the conservatory in Bologna and later attended master courses with Italian virtuosos. Lattanzi had been performing as a soloist, but has recently began to play in duo. He had already performed for the Goethe Institute in a concert held in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2006. This was his first appearance in Lebanon.