The sounds of “Bella stella”, the anthem of the Suzuki people, began yesterday in the Church of San Francesco at the 11th European Suzuki Children’s Congress, which brings together over two thousand people in Cuneo until Sunday. The President of the European Suzuki Institute, Anke van der Bijl, gave the green light: From the aisle, everyone present joined her with closed mouths: a hundred little musicians, many more her spectators: fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters, teachers.
“Children, families and teachers are the pillars of the Suzuki Method,” began Stefano Viada, President of Italy’s Suzuki Institute, which is organizing the conference with artistic director Marco Messina. I am proud that my city is hosting this great event ». The little musicians have been invading Cuneo since yesterday morning: the mayor Patrizia Manassero met them leaving the town hall and expressed her satisfaction at the international fame that Cuneo will have. Yesterday in San Francesco a crossroads of languages and sounds.
“The family is essential – explains Francesco Mercuri -, parents are partners with their children and teachers in this method, which also bears fruit at school level, since all Suzuki students achieve excellent results”. Mercuri, from Milan with family seat in Saluzzo, has two 10-year-old Silvia daughters, Marta 7, they started at 4, first violin, second piano, like the 600 companions attending the convention. Today, in the Sala San Giovanni, at 2.30 p.m., piano concerts and meetings in the Civic Museum, at 12 p.m., Helen Brunne and Joanne Martin on the topic “Talks with Parents”, at 6 p.m. Antonio Mosca and Lee Robert on the topic “Baroque music and Suzuki repertoire ». The conversation will introduce at 8.30 p.m. in San Francesco the concert of the Yporegia Music Band, made up of students and former students of Suzuki who will conduct. Free entry talks with booking on ticket.it.