SOFIA JAZZ PEAK visits the EUROPEAN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016

13 April 2016, Wednesday, Sofia, Sofia Live Club, 8PM
In collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture in Sofia
BACH INTO MYSELF
LUCA CIARLA (Italy)
Violin & Electronics

“One of the most interesting violinists nowadays on the international scene, capable of browsing around different sounds and genres without ever losing his unmistakable style.” la Repubblica (Italy)
A creative and surprising violinist, Luca Ciarla easily transcends the boundaries among genres to trace an innovative musical path, a magical acoustic seduction in perfect balance between written compositions and improvisation, traditional and contemporary sounds. He has successfully performed in jazz, classical and world music festivals and concert series in almost 50 countries in the world; from Montreal Jazz Festival to the Hong Kong Performing Arts Centre, from Celtic Connections in Scotland to the Villa-Lobos Festival in Rio de Janeiro, from Melbourne Jazz Festival to the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Italy.
Luca Ciarla pays tribute to his favourite composer, re-arranging with a modern touch and live looping techniques, some of Johann Sebastian Bach’s greatest compositions. The program Bach into Myself also features music by Luca Ciarla and other composers that have been strongly influenced by the German master. A surprising and informal concert, constantly in balance between writing and improvisation, traditional and contemporary sounds. Music by J. S. Bach, L. Ciarla, H. Villa-Lobos and A. Piazzolla. “It is jazz what Luca Ciarla plays at the castle but also baroque music and much more…everything seems so light, enchanting and beautiful, because the musician crosses the boundaries among musical genres, as they didn’t exist. Listening to him is an astonishing musical experience.” Wolfsburger Nachrichten (Germany)