Giovanni Sollima

After the wild lifestyle of a famous young German photographer almost gets him killed, he goes to Palermo, Sicily to take a break. Can the beautiful city and a beautiful local woman calm him down?

The extraordinary journey of an ice cello that plays as if by magic. The instrument, created by sculptor Tim Linhart, travels across Italy to perform at the Teatro Politeama with the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of an original score for ice cello and string orchestra, composed by Giovanni Sollima.

From the Gustav Mahler Cultural Center in Dobbiaco, Byzantine Concerto for cello and orchestra by Nicola Segatta. A dream suspended between East and West, dedicated to Sollima the Magnificent. Maestro Marcello Fera conducts the Piccola Orchestra Lumière, with Giovanni Sollima as cello soloist.

Giovanni Sollima premieres a suite by Como-based cellist and composer Umberto Pedraglio, which involves the use of special sculptural cellos: cellos made of aluminum, silk, cardboard, plastic, hay, and an invisible cello.