In addition to the Italian national television program “La Gioia della Musica” on Rai3, Aurelio Canonici gives lectures on classical music, conducting, composition and on leadership and musical subjects for Institutions and Companies such as: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Rome), La Sapienza University (Rome), Repubblica delle Idee (Bologna), Ravenna Festival, Verona Festival, Teatro alla Scala (Milan), Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia (Rome), Teatro Vittoria (Rome), Teatro Eliseo (Rome), Teatro Argentina (Rome), Museo Macro (Rome), Teatro Salieri (Legnago), Ferrara Musica, Ravello Festival, Teatro Cucinelli, IBM (Milan, Rome), Telecom Italia, PiazzAsiago, Associazione Richard Wagner (Venice), Russian Center of Science and Culture (Rome), Salone del Mobile (Milan), Feltrinelli Bookstores (Rome, Turin, Milan, Naples), Fondazione “Marco Besso” (Rome), Price Waterhouse, University of Salerno, Karazin Kharkiv National University, Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Warsaw).
CONFERENCES
Jankélévitch
Naples: a study day dedicated to the French philosopher and musicologist Vladimir Jankélévitch was held at the prestigious headquarters of the "Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici." Following presentations by numerous experts, the event concluded with a piano...
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Rome,: Aurelio Canonici, together with journalist Corrado Augias, presented the third event in the "Music and Spirituality" series to a large audience gathered in the "Santa Cecilia" Hall. The lecture analyzed and compared four works: Mozart’s unfinished Requiem,...
Yacht&Garden
Genoa: Aurelio Canonici was one of the keynote speakers at the interdisciplinary gathering titled "The Golden Spiral: Beauty, Harmony, Functionality," held in Genoa on Saturday, May 16, 2026. His specific presentation, titled "Musical Thought Meets the Golden Spiral,"...
Teatro Vittoria, Puccini’s Turandot
Rome: at the Teatro Vittoria, Aurelio Canonici presents a lecture analyzing Giacomo Puccini's Turandot. Seated at the piano Canonici analyzed the opera in the context of Puccini's contemporaries, such as Stravinsky, and compared the endings composed by Franco Alfano...
Teatro Vittoria, Ravel, Bolero
Rome: at the Teatro Vittoria, Aurelio Canonici presents a lecture titled "Ravel: Between the Indeterminacy of Impressionism and the Lucid Precision of Boléro." Seated at the piano, Canonici introduced the figure of Ravel—also through the personalities of Fauré,...
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Rome: second event in the "Music and Spirituality" series. Under the title "Music and Eternity," Corrado Augias and Aurelio Canonici introduced the audience (also through numerous piano examples) to pieces by Haydn (The Creation), Beethoven (Ninth Symphony), Wagner...
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Rome: Corrado Augias and Aurelio Canonici presented the first event in the "Music and Spirituality" series. Titled "Singing God," the event offered a large audience stories, analyses, and performances of masterpieces from Gregorian chant to Pergolesi, from Bach and...
Legnago
Legnago: Two events in Salieri's hometown on November 30th and December 1st, at Bevilacqua Castle, hosted by Rotary, and at the Cotta State High School. At both events, Aurelio Canonici's piano lesson was titled "Music and War: How Great Music Has Represented...
Palazzo Ducale (Genoa)
Genoa: At the Palazzo Ducale, Aurelio Canonici presented "An Invitation to Listen to Richard Wagner" at the piano. This well-received lecture offered a chance to listen to the great German composer's most famous works, capturing his innovations and their connections...
Visionnaire25
Baronissi: at Visionnaire Festival 2025, Aurelio Canonici on piano, together with Neapolitan actor Mario Autore, present a show that, between Spirituals, Blues, Ragtime and Jazz, offers the audience a story that combines Gershwin with the equally wonderful music of...