Icarus vs Muzak

Icarus vs Muzak is the continuation of Icarus Junior, a successful experience of the youth training project founded and guided by Icarus Ensemble in 2007.

Since then many young musicians have succeeded each other and have worked together with the adult ensemble, as it was once, in artist’s workshop. In the following years musicians have travelled the world; they have grown up to meet composers, musicians and teachers. The productions of the ensemble were brought to the USA, to the Zagreb Biennale, to Spain, France, and Egypt as well as to the most important Italian cities. Lots of collaborations have been realized: from the Accademia di Brera to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, to the Biennale Arte in Venice. In 2020, finally, during the difficult period of the pandemic, Icarus vs Muzak takes autonomous form, founded by a group of young, mindful, talented, motivated musicians. In 2020 the ensemble won the project selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Vivere all'Italiana in Musica" with the purpose of spreading Italian music around the world.
Mimma Campanale, born in 1990, began to succeed at the age of 11 with her first record with music by Stravinsky after distinguishing herself in national and international piano competitions. She continued her studies at Bari and Foggia conservatories in piano, singing, composition and obtaining the bachelor and master in conducting under the guidance of Marco Angius of whom she is also assistant. She collaborated on the inauguration Milanomusica Festival 2017, in new productions with the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto, the Iteatri di Reggio Emilia/Festival Aperto and for Lezioni di suono, over 20 episodes broadcasted on Rai 5 dedicated to modern and contemporary music of major Italian composers like S. Sciarrino, I. Fedele, G. Battistelli, L. Berio. In 2019 she became permanent conductor for the Società Aquilana "Bonaventura Barattelli" and in the 75th Concert Season she conducted the world premiere of the melologue "Lui, Beethoven". She debuted in the 33rd edition of the Civita Festival with Icarus vs Muzak.
Franco Fusi, student of Soranzo Pastori and Milan Turkovic, he played as principal Bassoon of “Orchestra A. Toscanini di Parma”, at “Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Genova”, “Teatro Regio di Torino” and “Fenice di Venezia” as well as “I virtuosi italiani” and “I solisti veneti”, collaborating with conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Gary Bertini, Zubin Metha, Peter Maag, Riccardo Muti, Emmanuel Krivine, Lorin Maazel, Valery Gergiev, Daniel Oren. Winner of the national competition for the chair of bassoon, he taught at the Conservatory of Reggio Emilia. He has often conducted Icarus Ensemble in festivals such as the Venice Biennale, Manca di Nizza, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Traiettorie di Parma, Musica/Realtà a Milano. He conducted Icarus vs Muzak in 2018 and 2019.