“We should all have a life with a view of the sea. Thanks Mexico! ”, These are the words of Maestro Marco Lo Russo on social media, on his return from his long tour in Mexico where he again brought his Made in Italy concerts.
Last December 2021, after receiving the prestigious Angel Film Award - Monaco International film festival, for the best original soundtrack, Maestro Marco Lo Russo left for Mexico as president of the Marco Lo Russo Music Center APS Association for the Made in Italy concerts project that for years, the same association for social promotion, has been promoting in order to enhance Italian culture and beyond.
The tour in Mexico, lasting over a month, included cultural exchange initiatives, events with other arts like painting and sculpture, as well as concerts and exhibitions. Being able to describe the numerous artistic activities carried out in a trip of over a month in a country like Mexico, despite the fact that everything took place mainly between the states of Jalisco and Nayarit, is not easy, but the success and appreciation expressed to Marco Lo Russo it was remarkable and tangible on the official social networks. From the gig on 31 December 2021 in the prestigious Sanctuary of the Vidanta Resort in Nuevo Vallarta, like special guest https://youtu.be/3bFFr_mw92Q , to the numerous events and concerts in art galleries and cultural centers, up to the meetings and interviews, yet another presence of Maestro Marco Lo Russo in Mexico it has met with enormous success with audiences and critics.
On 30 December 2021 there was no lack of greetings from Mexico by Maestro Lo Russo to all Italians, live on TV in the Monitor program broadcast on Lazio TV https://youtu.be/V1vm0SyH06c
Yet another success overseas for the composer and accordionist Marco Lo Russo, concert artist, performer, producer and professor of jazz music and jazz orchestra conctucting at the Domenico Cimarosa Conservatory in Avellino, Italy.
The long collaboration with Oscar winner Nicola Piovani for the film Life is Beautiful by and with Roberto Benigni, Marco Lo Russo has made the accordion the protagonist of his musical art, clearing it from the popular instrument of the collective imagination, shaping it with versatility, in acoustic or with electronic support, for soundtracks, shows and concerts that he directed and conceived. Composer, arranger, conductor, musicologist, he is considered one of the most representative contemporary Italian musicians. Listed in the Italian Cinema & Audiovisual Yearbook for his soundtracks, he has received numerous awards, critical reviews and illustrious appreciations, from artists like Ennio Morricone, Leo Brouwer, Pupi Avati, Piera Degli Esposti, Giorgio Albertazzi, just to name a few. In addition to RAI, SKY, MEDIASET, TV2000 and other international media, he had the honor of performing in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis as well as several times, worldwide.
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Auguri buon anno, happy new year, feliz ano nuevo 2022 from Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, México
Marco Lo Russo a Monitor su LazioTV dal Messico nella puntata del 30 dicembre 2021