Roberto Pugliese: Hypogheios

Gilda Buttà: Gilda Buttà began her studies at the age of six with his father (a violinist), graduating with the highest honors at the Conservatory of Milan, and at the age of sixteen, under the leadership of Carlo Vidusso.
In the same years she made her debut as soloist with the Orchestra of the RAI in Milan, winning shortly thereafter national and international competitions, including the "Premio Liszt" in Livorno.
Then follows the teachings of Lucia Passaglia, Guido Agosti and Rodolfo Caporali.
The concert career has taken her to play for the most important institutions, both as a soloist and in chamber ensembles throughout Europe, USA, South America, Japan, Korea, China, Russia and Israel.
Dedicated to the most diverse styles, from contemporary music through experimentation and contamination, has developed a vast repertoire.
Her vast repertoire for piano and orchestra, ranging from Mozart to Beethoven, Brahms, Gershwin, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, up to Nyman, performed for the IUC in Rome, conducted by the composer himself.
With cellist Luca Pincini, her husband in life, is a special deal of understanding, based on the much curiosity as the rigor of musical choices, which has led them to perform the whole of the works of Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, pages of all the major authors of the classical repertoire, often devoted to compositions by musicians of today, with excellent collaborations.
Gilda Buttà for over twenty five years collaborated with M° Ennio Morricone recording piano in most of his films scores, including: The Legend of the pianist on the Ocean, Canon reverse, Love Affair, The Untouchables, Frantic, Casualties of War, The Good Pope, Bugsy and many others. This is why she is worldwide known as "the pianist of Morricone".
She appeared in several CD and DVD (“I Ennio Morricone", "Film Music", "Piano Solo", "Arena Concerto", "Yo Yo Ma Plays Morricone", "Ennio Morricone-Dulce Pontes "," Live in Japan "," Concert for Peace "," Live in Monaco ") and the various productions, concerts of Radio City Music Hall and Palazzo UN in New York, Herodes Atticus in Athens, Royal Albert Hall in London, Tokyo International Music Forum, Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Arena di Verona, the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, National Theatre of Rio De Janeiro, Piazza San Marco in Venezia, Piazza del Duomo in Milan, Ljubljana Festival, Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
She is also assiduous interpreter of the absolute music of Ennio Morricone who dedicated her "Catalogue" (Suvini Zerboni 2000).
Always has been active as a soloist with other musicians dedicated to Films and Theatre including Luis Bacalov, Nicola Piovani, Franco Piersanti, Paul Buonvino, Lele Marchitelli, Marco Betta, Paolo Silvestri, Daniele Luppi and Gianni Ferrio. Other excellent collaborations such as Mina and Vasco Rossi.
She has recorded for BMG, CAM, SONY, MEG ITALY, PRIMROSE MUSIC LONDON, WARNER, VIRGIN, VICTOR, RCA, EMI ,LIMEN.
For "Weights & Measures", with Luca Pincini, he recorded "Two Skies", with music by Rachmaninov, Gershwin, and Ferrio "Clataja" special guest Roberto Gatto and Luca Bulgarelli.
For the U07 Records has recorded, in duo with Luca Pincini, "Composers", "Absolutely Ennio Morricone" and "Playing George Gershwin”.
She was honored with several awards, including the "Taormina for the Arts.”
After being a professor of piano at the conservatories of Florence and Pescara, now teaches at the Conservatory “Licinio Refice “ in Frosinone.

Alberto Popolla is a clarinettist, saxophonist and bassist whose work connects jazz, improvisation, experimental music, Balkan traditions and klezmer. He graduated in jazz clarinet at the Frosinone Conservatory and in Italian literature at Sapienza University in Rome. He performs internationally, writes about music and teaches improvisation and jazz history.

Costanza Savarese is a vocal performer, guitarist and video artist. Her practice crosses concert performance, experimental music and visual art. She has appeared at venues and festivals including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Museo MADRE in Naples and Ars Electronica in Linz. She contributes voice to Roberto Pugliese’s interdisciplinary project Hypogheios.

Gianfranco Tedeschi is an Italian double bassist, composer and teacher. He studied double bass, analysis and composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. His work embraces orchestral performance, contemporary music, improvisation and projects for theatre and dance. He has collaborated with Nuova Consonanza and taught courses exploring composition and improvisation.

Roberto Pugliese was born in Naples in 1982; hecurrently lives there, and his time is divided among his activity as a Professor at the Conservatory of Naples (Multimedia), his performing activity and the realization of sound installations. He realized numerous international expositions, including “Piazza del Vento” (with Renzo Piano’s atelier), “Natural Successor”, Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Miami, “Cyfest 12”, Stieglitz Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersbourg, “Latitude”, Latitude Artspace. Yerevan, “West Bund Art&Design”, Shanghai, “Data Deluge”, Ballroom Marfa, Texas.
In the musical field his cooperations include those with Paolo Fresu, Daniel Bacalov, Fabrizio Sotti, Jasmine Rodgers, Costanza Savarese, Pietro Lama, Alberto Popolla and Alberto Pizzo.

Roberto Pugliese was born in Naples in 1982; hecurrently lives there, and his time is divided among his activity as a Professor at the Conservatory of Naples (Multimedia), his performing activity and the realization of sound installations. He realized numerous international expositions, including “Piazza del Vento” (with Renzo Piano’s atelier), “Natural Successor”, Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Miami, “Cyfest 12”, Stieglitz Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersbourg, “Latitude”, Latitude Artspace. Yerevan, “West Bund Art&Design”, Shanghai, “Data Deluge”, Ballroom Marfa, Texas.
In the musical field his cooperations include those with Paolo Fresu, Daniel Bacalov, Fabrizio Sotti, Jasmine Rodgers, Costanza Savarese, Pietro Lama, Alberto Popolla and Alberto Pizzo.