The strings of the mandolin stretch across a century, and across an ocean, linking Kalamazoo to Italy. So mandolin virtuoso Carlo Aonzo can’t help but to have an affection for our town. Aonzo spoke ...

Carlo Aonzo is a worldwide known Italian mandolin performer, native of Savona (Italy) where he grew up immersed in music, since his home itself hosted the music school of the "Circolo Mandolinistico G ...

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In a recent article Italian journalist Vittorio Feltre implied that Italians living in the north are eagerly waiting for the COVID-19 lockdown to end so that they can return to work, while in the ...

To encompass three centuries of music in one hour is a feat in itself, and the concert, Journey through Italy: The Golden Age of the Mandolin, lived up to expectations. Organized by the Calcutta ...

The City Beat is a free Monday newsletter bringing Concord’s biggest local stories and city updates straight to your inbox. Sign up The 2025 David Surette Mandolin Festival performers/instructors are ...

A mandolin concert was held at St Anthony of Padua church in Għajnsielem as part of a highly varied programme of events related to the 19th edition of Gaulitana: A Festival of Music. Entitled Il ...

The first exposure Italian mandolin virtuoso Carlo Aonzo had to the instrument was as a child when his father would play he and his sister to sleep.

It is common to think of musical instruments as immutable. In reality, musical instruments are constantly evolving and improving. The mandolin in particular has undergone a surprising evolution, which ...

So it's too bad that a woefully miscast Nicolas Cage -- sporting a ridiculous Italian accent -- nearly drags it all down. Luckily, John Hurt comes to the rescue with an ace performance. Following up ...

MANILA, Philippines – Remember the mandolin music in the Meryl Streep-Dustin Hoffmann starrer, Kramer vs Kramer, which turned out to be Vivaldi’s Mandolin Concerto in C Major? Does the mandolin music ...