PIANIST | AWARD WINNING COMPOSER
AND SOUND RECORDIST
“I didnʼt think there was anything new that you could do with Round Midnight, but he came up with a new approach!”
Lewis Porter, author of “John Coltrane: His life and music” (USA)
“Es sind dies weder abstrakte noch abgehobene Welten, im Gegenteil: Wer sich mit Manzoni auf die Reise begibt,
entdeckt einen leicht zugänglichen, transparenten, melodischen Reichtum. Sensationell.”
Jazz’N’More (DE)
He is a dynamic artist, disruptive, with an energy and freshness of composition worthy of the great international musicians with whom he shares the search for comprehensive expression. A free spirit, versatile and acrobatic artist,
always on the go. Manzoniʼs music has an international flavor. "
La Repubblica (IT)
The new original soundtrack for prepared piano recorded in Iceland's Westfjords is now available
Dive into the mesmerizing soundtrack of ‘Qivittoq’ now available across all music platforms.
Experience the enchanting world of ‘Prepared piano / Work for theatre,’ a captivating sonic voyage within the depths of a vintage Steinway piano.
This project marks the culmination of a year-long journey, from meticulous planning to creative exploration, fueled by the inspiring landscapes of the Westfjords and extensive research.
Let your imagination soar as you immerse yourself in this evocative blend of scripture, resilience, and serendipitous moments. It’s not just an album, it’s a transformative odyssey waiting to be discovered.
Supported by:
Société Suisse des Auteurs et Compositeurs, Culture Moves Europe,
Goethe Institut , Teatro Sociale Bellinzona, Another Music Records,
Arts Iceland Residency , Audix Mics, Rycote
Interview - Rycote Uncovered: Andrea Manzoni Immerses in Icelandic Wilderness for Qivittoq's Theatrical Sound Composition
Equipped with 2 Rycote's HC-15 hypercardioid short shotgun microphones, Manzoni secured a 30-day residency in the remote town of Isafjordur, in the Westfjords. This immersive experience was aimed at capturing the raw environmental sounds that would infuse the production’s soundtrack with unparalleled authenticity, alongside his composition and production efforts.
A radio reportage from Iceland’s Wesfjord (RSI)
My episode for the RSI radio show Laser (IT language), which was created during an artistic residency in Iceland's Westfjords.
An adventure in Iceland's Westfjords. More precisely in Ísafjörður.
The author spent 30 days immersed in Icelandic culture, not the summer tourist culture but that of a small community that for most of the year has no way of seeing the sun. The hours of daylight between September and April are not many.
A world far away, populated by researchers studying climate change, which is felt even more aggressively up there.
Music, art and ancient traditions fused with Norse mythology are very important in the community, Laser and I were able to hear the stories, taste the flavours, see the places where the Vikings landed and made this land of fire and ice their home.
Andrea Manzoni and Giorgio Ferrero craft a unique SELF-PORTRAIT with Audix microphone
Andrea Manzoni is an Italian-born pianist and composer extraordinaire, known for his music for film and theater and performances around the world.
Manzoni recently collaborated with renowned score composer and producer Giorgio Ferrero at his MyBossWas Studio in Turin, Italy on a groundbreaking recording entitled Self-Portrait.
Bourse SSA 2023 pour les Auteurs et Compositeurs de Musique
de scènè
Andrea Manzoni is awarded the "BOURSES SSA 2023 pour les compositeurs
de musique de scène" by the Swiss Society of Authors for his compositionand production of the soundtrack for the show Qivittoq directed by Flavio Stroppini
The entire project, supported by the European Commission,
Goethe Institute, and co-produced by the Teatro Sociale Bellinzona,
will be released on April 11, 2024, by Another Music Records.
Live at Slovenský Rozhlas (LP)
Vinyl 12” 140g
Andrea Manzoni piano
Viden Spassov dbass
Andrea Beccaro drums
Recorded live at Slovenský Rozhlas on September 27, 2018
in collaboration with RTSV and Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Mixed by Valerio Mina between Valerio Mina Sound Studio and Blackstar Recording Studio, Milano
Mastered by Valerio Mina at Valerio Mina Sound Studio, Milano
Live Sound Engineer Peter Sz
NOAH
Andrea Manzoni piano and prepared piano
Recorded at ClassicaViva Recording Studio
Sound Engineer Stefano Ligoratti
Mix and Mastering Stefano Ligoratti and Matilda Colliard
Fatherhood.
This is not a story with a happy ending, not a motivational tale, it is not the story of a distant past that can be watched from a brighter future with melancholic tears in the eyes.
It is the story of a dream, it is a story of love, it is a story of pain.
Noah is my translation in music of the past months, of what it means to chase the fleeting dream of nourishing a life with your own, the joy within the hope, the tearing pain of a secret mourning.
I cannot find words to tell this story: music has always been my way of telling stories. This album is my own way to throw another little rock in the sea, a tiny-huge piece of me which could never believe to have a voice and which can now be sound.