Thursday, May 23, 2019
Marina Piccinini is an international treasure. She grew up in Brazil and was born to an Italian father and a Brazilian mother. When the family moved to Switzerland, she heard the Mozart opera “The Magic Flute” and told her father she wanted to play the flute. “My love of the flute stems from that performance, which is really an opera and a vocal performance.”
Internationally recognized flutist Marina Piccinini will perform Thursday at the New World Center in Miami, and be in residence for workshops and master classes. Credit: Steve Riskind
Piccinini’s flute playing combines an intensely communicative performance with a powerfully magnetic stage presence, and a global perspective that informs her work.
The internationally renowned flutist is in Miami at the New World Center for an intensive week of masterclasses, workshops, lectures, concerts and exhibits, with the overarching aim of facilitating artistic inspiration and development in a supportive and collaborative setting.
The in-depth institute is a passion project for Piccinini as she passes on her extensive knowledge of musicianship and style, as well as sharing her breadth of career experience as a recitalist, orchestral soloist, and chamber musician.
By the way, she is always a Shaolin Fighting Monk, so you may see Piccinini with her flute students on Miami Beach engaged in Kung Fu lessons.
Schedule At A Glance for MPIMC 2019:
Thursday, May 23, 7:30 p.m.: Opening Gala Recital. $25 general admission, $10 students. Click below to buy tickets.
May 24-30: Exhibitions and Guest Artist Workshops
- Guided tour of the New World Center and meeting with NWS Staff “Expression Through Interpretation” Masterclass with Marina Piccinini.
- Guest Artist Workshops “Control Your Breath” with Femi Oladeji.
- Master class concludes with a final performance at the Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive, on Thursday, May 30 at noon. Admission is free link: https://www.thebetsyhotel.com/calendar/piccinini-festival-flute-concert