ca.rlo
sampaolesi
ACCORDIONIST
Italy / Brussels
About
me
Carlo Sampaolesi (*1997, IT) is an Italian accordionist originally from Castelfidardo (Italy) and resident in Brussels.
His interest in sound and its relationship with space and time have led him to deepen the timbral and spectral research of his instrument, undertaking a series of collaborations and commissions with composers such as: Francesca Verunelli, Stefano Gervasoni, Dmitri Kourliandski, Giulia Lorusso, Maurizio Azzan, Carlo Elia Praderio, Mattia Clera, Tommaso Settimi and many others.
He has performed at numerous festivals including the TransArt Festival, Darmstadt Ferienkurse Festival, Festival ArteScienza, Festival Pontino, Festival Orizzonti, Le Strade del Suono Festival, Premio Internazionale della Fisarmonica città di Castelfidardo (PIF), Festival Trieste Prima, Cividale del Friuli Festival, Mugellini Festival and many others, giving concerts in Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Holland and Albania.
He has performed with important ensembles and orchestras such as the Neue Vocalsolisten, mdi ensemble, Opificio Sonoro, Orchestra del Teatro “La Fenice” in Venice, Eutopia Ensemble, Dedalus Ensemble and others, also working with artists such as Lucy Railton, Jessie Cox, Catherine Lamb and others.
Projects
01
NOT RECYCLABLE DRY WASTE
Electronic Music Performance for accordion and hacked instruments
Official Page | w/ Mattia Parisse & Francesco Bogini
02
IMG_7592
Performance with dancers
Official Page | w/ Mashiro Tamura & Adèle Chaput
03
IL LEGNO È PAROLA
Accordion & Marimba
Official Page | w/ Gioele Balestrini
04
SPACE IS ONLY NOISE
Accordion & live electronics
Repertoire
SELECTION
David Antunez Rodriguez: Miedos de bronce
Maurizio Azzan: Il Buio è Volume Pieno*
Franck Bedrossian: Bossa Nova
Franck Bedrossian: Innersonic (accordion & electric guitar)
Luciano Berio: Sequenza XIII (chanson)
Pierluigi Billone: Mani.Stereos
Mattia Clera: A Margine del Canto (accordion, marimba & tape)
Bastien David: Perspective d'un escalier
Stefano Gervasoni: Album di Figurine Doppie
Clara Iannotta: 3 sur 5 (accordion & two percussions)
Magnus Lindberg: Jeux d'anches
Giulia Lorusso: Con Moto*
Alvin Lucier: Music for Accordion and Slow Sweep Pure Waves Oscillators
Krzysztof Olczak: Concerto (accordion & orchestra)
Boris Porena: Notturno a Talla
Carlo Elia Praderio: Dorsale*
Yann Robin: Draft I
Rebecca Saunders: ...of waters making moan
Rebecca Saunders: Flesh
Salvatore Sciarrino: Vagabonde Blu
Tommaso Settimi: Come Fendere un'Ombra*
Francesca Verunelli: In bianco e nero (accordion & doublebass)
*accordion and live electronics
Agenda
UPCOMING CONCERTS
2024
11 JANUARY: SMOG Brussels - Space Is Only Noise
20 JANUARY: Spazio MODU - Space Is Only Noise
20/21 FEBRUARY: Mantova Conservatory - Masterclass & Solo Concert
29 FEBRUARY: Miry Conzertsaal - Concert w/ Genevieve Murphy
9 MARCH: KlaraFestival (Bozar) - Concert w/ Claron Mc Fadden
Contact
Carlo Sampaolesi
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Address
Square François Riga 19
Schaerbeek 1030
Brussels, BE
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Phone Number
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Email Address
carlosampaolesi@gmail.com
