International Composers Festival

17/07/2024

One of our most exciting concerts is coming up! Tickets available this Friday by clicking here: https://www.dlwp.com/event/music-from-the-movies/?utm_campaign=2776980_DRAFT%20Music%20from%20the%20Movies&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dlwp&dm_i=43IV,1NIQC,5T3Z1W,7RH3E,1

29/06/2024

Just released: Miniature No. 9 for Piano Quartet (the video). Enjoy!

Polo Piatti wrote 12 pieces for piano quartet (violin, viola, violoncello and piano) in 2020 and called them 'Entangled Miniatures' as they were inspired in ...

26/06/2024

If anyone happend to be at the Glastonbury Festival this weekend just go and experience my mentee, composer-pianist Charlie Hooper Williams (aka Larkhall) performing there. You won't regret it!

23/06/2024

Released today: Miniature No.1 for piano quartet as video. Enjoy!

Polo Piatti wrote 12 miniatures for piano quartet (violin, viola, violoncello and piano) in 2020 and called the 'Entangled Miniatures' as they were inspired ...

16/06/2024

Great news! My complete catalogue of audio CDs is now available on Amazon. If you still value having physical copies of recorded music you can get them sent directly to your door by clicking here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=polo+piatti+audio+CD&crid=3QFKD9CD96D23&sprefix=polo+piatti+audio+cd%2Caps%2C90&ref=nb_sb_noss

12/06/2024

Sharing 'Memories From Japan' video, released today by Seafront Records featuring the places that inspired my piece 'The Girl, The Flower & The Bee', also premiered in that beautiful country. Enjoy!

03/06/2024

Watch a compilation of 'Libera Nos', the first ever performed multi-faith oratorio:

This is an extended compilation of the multi-faith oratorio 'Libera Nos' by British Argentine composer Polo Piatti. Commissioned by Peter Armstrong on behalf...

01/06/2024

Incredible but true! This morning I've received a personal letter from His Holiness Pope Francis, congratulating me for composing 'Libera Nos' the first ever multi-faith oratorio. I still can't believe it! (PD: you can read about the works background here: https://ppsites.wixsite.com/liberanos)

01/06/2024

A memorable moment during the recording of my Bohemian Concerto for Piano & Orchestra with the National Symphony Orchestra. Here at the Henry Wood Hall in London with fabulous virtuoso pianist Thomas Pandolfi, my great friend and supporter Kaye Colyer and my wodnerful wife Martina Mars. If you use Spotify, you can listen to the recording that took place that day by clicking here: https://open.spotify.com/album/6Cb2W5DD8kNwsFqZw1A54M?si=v8EUkULnREK3nrMJ91tExQ

27/05/2024

Support young people that pursue a careen in music is the best way to form their character and social skills.

23/05/2024

Very glad to hear that King Charles has become Patron of the Royal Society Of Musicians, to which I proudly belong. Can't wait to meet him there at one of our events!

11/05/2024

After finishing the first sketches for my latest commision, I'm now ready to start composing the work in June. The symphony will have 4 movements, making it the biggest and most intricate work I’ve ever written - making it quite scary and exciting at the same time. More news to come later in the year. Watch this space!

13/02/2024

https://www.youtube.com/user/polopiatti

This is the official channel of British-Argentine composer Polo Piatti. For more information please visit: polopiatti.com

10/01/2024

Wonderful interview with piano supremo Thomas Pandolfi about my Bohemian Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, recently released with the National Symphony Orchestra and conductor John Andrews. With many thanks to wonderful journalist Phil Hewitt.

It was by chance that American virtuoso pianist Thomas Pandolfi came across the work of Hastings-based composer Polo Piatti.

23/12/2023

Wishing everyone a peaceful Christmas time with my 'Pacem In Terris' ('Peace On Earth')

This video shows 'Pacem In Terris', one of the sections forming part of the multi-faith oratorio Libera Nos by composer Polo Piatti. The world premiere took ...

12/12/2023

The National Symphony Orchestra records my 'Bohemian Concerto for Piano & Ochestra'. The CD is out now too!

Polo Piatti's Bohemian Concerto for Piano and Orchestra was recorded by virtuoso pianist and Steinway Artist Thomas Pandolfi and the National Symphony Orches...

12/12/2023

Watch virtuoso guitarist Giulio Tampalini and maestro Derek Carden talk about my Christmas Concerto for Guitar & Orchestra, premiered last week. Click here:

Italian virtuoso guitarist Giulio Tampalini premieres the beautifully evocative 'Christmas Guitar Concerto' by Polo Piatti's. The performance was accompanied...

26/11/2023

Next Sunday the world premiere of my Guitar Concerto will take place. Originally commissioned and recorded by the fabulous guitarrist Sergio Puccini, the Concerto will be premiered by Italian maestro Giulio Tampalini with the Hastings Sinfonia. Tickets have almost sold out but there are a few left here: https://www.dlwp.com/event/hastings-sinfonia/. I hope to see you there!

10/07/2022

This is an one of the Multiple Field Sketches which was premiered at the International Composers Festival 2022. Conductor: John Andrews, Leader: Adrian Charlesworth.

"England has a wonderful folk tradition including Morris Dancing, Jack-in-the-Green and May celebrations, all of which are celebrated in this piece. I love hearing the jangling bells the Morris dancers wear on their ankles and the bouncy and slightly lopsided rhythms they produce while dancing. These performances, more often than not, take place outside a public house, which adds extra ‘jollity’ to the dance. In fact, the fast middle section of this piece was inspired by my friends at the Prince Of Wales at Green Tye, whose jollity knows no bounds.

The Maypole is found throughout Europe and the world and has ribbons fastened at the top which form patterns as people weave in and out of each other around the pole. Jack-in-the-Green is an 18th century English folk tradition. The Jack is a person waring a wooden or wicker frame adorned with foliage who takes part in a procession, often accompanied by musicians."

Recorded on 22nd May at the De La Warr Pavillion, Bexhill-on-Sea. Many thanks to the members of the orchestra and the entire festival team, including the artistic director, Polo Piatti and director of operations, Sandra Goodsell who put in so much work to ensure that the festival was a great success. This performance was danced to beautifully by the wonderful Eastbourne Academy of Dancing.

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30/06/2022

We are extremely proud to be able to say that the 5th International Composers Festival has been a resounding success and would like to thank everyone who played a part in this.
We feel humbled at the efforts our musicians, singers, composers and speakers made to get here, many of whom traveled from across the globe to be with us and at considerable cost to themselves.
We would especially like to thank our conductor John Andrews, orchestra leader Adrian Charlesworth and all the musicians for the amount of work, dedication, time, and enthusiasm they put into this, especially with really tough and exhausting schedules.
A huge thank you to our many dancers, especially the Eastbourne Academy of Dancing and to St Richard's Catholic College Choir. We truly appreciate the amount of work that was carried out prior to the festival and the logistics of bringing so many young people to the De La Warr Pavilion.
We would also like to thank our enthusiastic audiences for creating a very special magical atmosphere. We will never be able to thank you enough for helping to make the festival possible.
Everyone involved in this event showed what can be done when music is allowed to stir powerful emotions and in doing so, bring people from around the globe together, sharing a very intense and beautiful occasion that most of us will remember and treasure for the rest of our lives.

Polo Piatti, Sandra Goodsell, and the Management Team

26/05/2022

A big thank you to everyone for supporting and being part of the 2022 International Composers Festival! You made it the most amazing experience and the best edition yet! 🙏✨🎶 We would love to see your ICF memories, please don’t forget to tag us and use so we can see and share them too 🤩

22/05/2022

From 3:30pm this afternoon, hector, the ICF’s mascot will be around to meet the audience, composers and performers! Please feel free to say hi to hector - he’s very friendly! 🐶🐕🦴🐾

21/05/2022

DAY 2 of the ICF!!!

Coming up today we have not one, not two, but THREE events!! 2 concerts and one Q&A session! Swipe across to see all the information of each event - or check out the concerts and events page of our website!! Click the link in our bio to book your tickets! 🎫

20/05/2022

It was a fantastic first concert indeed! We can’t wait to welcome you back for 2 more days of performances of exciting classical music being written by living composers!

Fantastic first concert at the International Composers Festival Delighted with the performance of my piece La Manche and thrilled to hear the wonderful work of my fellow composers. A big thank you to conductor and leader .charlesworth.007 and the whole orchestra.

20/05/2022

Our mascot, Hector!

19/05/2022

But first, we look forward to performing A.R. Rahman's beautiful score from Slumdog Millionaire this Saturday!

Oscar, BAFTA and Grammy winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”) has revealed his next directorial venture after “Le Musk,” his debut which premiered at the Cannes Fi…

19/05/2022

The International Composers Festival in East Sussex, England will be featuring music by Navona artist Jose Elizondo - composer on May 22nd at 11:00 am BST. Named the festival's Composer of the Month, Elizondo's works will be performed alongside those of composer Simon Proctor.
Learn more: https://www.composersfestival.com/

19/05/2022

International Composers Festoval 2022 Trailer

19/05/2022

18/05/2022

This Friday, the festival opens with an unmissable concert, Ovation! Last few tickets available: https://www.dlwp.com/event/international-composers-festival/