Floraleda Sacchi has been awarded the honor of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. The honor was conferred on June 2 in Rome and presented during an official ceremony in December 2023 by the Prefect of Como. *** È stata conferita a Floraleda Sacchi l’onorificenza di Cavaliere al Merito della Repubblica […]
Floraleda Sacchi, joined by Nicolas Dautricourt (violin), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Razvan Popovici (viola), and Benedict Kloeckner (cello), gave the premiere of a new concerto for harp and strings by English composer Howard Blake, titled Loreley-Impressionen. The concert took place at the Evangelische Kirche in Winningen as part of the program for IMUKO – Internationales Musikfestival […]
The new album by Floraleda Sacchi dedicated to Ludovico Einaudi was released on January 1st. “For a long time, I thought to record the music by Ludovico Einaudi. I think, in this historical moment, full of tensions, his harmony is extremely important.” Ludovico Einaudi by Floraleda Sacchi collects 9 pieces chosen from the repertoire of the well […]
Floraleda serves as the artistic director of the Electroclassic Festival. Launched in 2019, the festival features live music that employs digital technologies to enhance the character of acoustic instruments, expanding their timbral possibilities. Aimed at a curious audience in search of high-quality new music, the festival takes place in Milan across various cultural venues—all of […]
Floraleda’s concerts were welcomed with great acclaim for her first tour in Australia! Check out some nice pictures! “Classical music fans were rewarded by Italian harp virtuoso Floraleda Sacchi giving her first concert in Australia; her repertoire gave fullest sense of the classical harp’s versatility and affective range. She roved from the romantic simplicity of […]
At the iconic MGM Grand Garden Arena, Floraleda Sacchi with composer Claudia Montero and producer José Domenech gets a Latin Grammy, category Best Classical Album, for the Harp Concerto Magica y Misteriosa. The album was recorded in March 2018 in Prague with The City of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra, soloist Floraleda Sacchi (Harp) with the direction […]
At the headquarters of the Fondazione Masi, Floraleda Sacchi has been awarded the Masi Recording Prize for the creation of an album dedicated to Barbara Strozzi. The album will be produced and distributed by Masi—with 4,000 copies to be released for Christmas 2018—and will be made available to the general public via Amadeus Arte/Naxos in […]
The prestigious Spanish music magazine has awarded Magica e Misteriosa the “Melomano de Oro” prize. The album features the premiere recording of a concerto for harp and orchestra dedicated to Floraleda Sacchi, titled Magica y Misteriosa Buenos Aires. Find all the information about the album here >>> *** La prestigiosa rivista musicale spagnola assegna a Magica […]
Floraleda presented #Darklight in the frame of Italian Festival in Thailand, representing Italy in the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations Italy-Thailand. The concert took place on March 22, 2018 in the Auditorium of BACC- Bangkok Arts Cultural Centre and got a sold out and standing ovation. Here some pictures and tweets.
Read the full interview by Fabio Greco on AGI – Agenzia Giornalistica Italiana *** Curiose e coraggiose, Floraleda Sacchi e sua maestà l’arpaCurious and courageous, Floraleda Sacchi and her majesty the harp Intervista alla musicista comasca uscita in questi giorni con #Darklight per Aamadeus Arte. “La natura stessa dell’arpa risiede negli opposti che si incontrano, così come […]
As part of the Locarno Film Festival—and broadcast live on Rete Due (RSI-Radio Svizzera Italiana)—Floraleda presented #Darklight, performing the various film scores featured on the album. Here are some photos and an interview! *** Nella cornice del Festival del cinema di Locarno e in diretta per Rete Due RSI-Radio Svizzera Italiana, Floraleda ha presentato #Darklight […]
Just after the release, #Darklight remains for a week in 3rd and 4th position of Italian Classical iTunes chart. At the same time, the album enters the top 100 places in the iTunes USA charts, and it always falls within the 150th most popular new albums on Spotify, basically in every nation of the world (a list […]
Floraleda held a Sold Out concert in Daejeon with various ensemble combinations including some the most famous masterpieces for Harp (Pierné, Debussy, Ravel, Saint-Saëns) as well as contemporary pieces like Claudia Montero’s Harp Concerto, Bernard Andrès’ Parvis and some favorites harp solo including Philip Glass music. Flora was artist in residence for the Daejeon Philhamonic Orchestra and […]
Floraleda performed a successful tour in South America with debut at the Teatro Solis, , Montevideo, Uruguay—one of the most beautiful theaters in South America. El País commented on the concert as follows: Inusual concierto tanguero Me sorprendió muchísimo escuchar especialmente el arpa, instrumento asociado a lo angelical, adentrarse en un ámbito donde predominan las […]
Floraleda Sacchi debuted in China as soloist with Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra directed by James P. Liu. She performed Saint-Saëns (Morceau de Concert Op. 154), Carlos Salzedo (Suite of Dances), Piazzolla’s Seasons.
The CD accompanying the latest issue of Falaut—the official magazine of the Italian Flautists Association—includes several tracks featuring Andrea Griminelli and Floraleda Sacchi. Enjoy the listening! www.falaut.it Falaut, n.Novembre 2015
Distinction: Cavaliere al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, 2023 Distinction: “Primavera” single by Floraleda reach position 19th of Italian Music Chart (all genres), 2021 Award: “Latin Grammy”, “Best Classical Album”, project “Magica y Misteriosa” Recording Academy, Las Vegas, 2018 Award: “Masi Recording Prize – Premio Discografico Fondazione Masi” for the project “Perle Barocche”, music by Barbara […]
Presentation of the CD Intimamente Tango (Decca, Universal Music) at the Turin Book Fair for RSI (Swiss Italian Radio and Television). The concert was streamed on tvsvizzera.it and Radio 2. *** Presentazione del CD Intimamente Tango (Decca, Universal Music) al Salone del Libro di Torino per RSI – Tv e Radio della Svizzera Italiana. Il concerto è […]
A fortunate encounter between two talented artists has resulted in the successful album “Intimamente Tango” (Decca)—an immersion into the music of Astor Piazzolla, tracing the places and passions that defined his life. It is a pity that the Argentine composer’s music has, in recent times, been co-opted by some of the most banal, superficial songwriting […]
“Duo de charme”—this phrase, along with other enthusiastic reviews, was used to describe the debut public concert of the duo featuring Maristella Patuzzi (violin) and Floraleda Sacchi (harp). The two artists performed at the opening of the *Ottobre Musical* in Carthage, representing Italy at the invitation of the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Embassy […]