Premio Rota 2024 - VI edizione

? Rota Award 2024 ?

?? The sixth edition of the Rota Award will take place in Torre a Mare, the place chosen by Nino Rota as a retreat for over thirty years.
In line with the composer, the Award explores innovative approaches in the world of soundtracks, with a particular focus on the new generation of artists from the world of independent music, for Italian cinema and TV series.
This year, the focus is on composers who have been inspired to create independent soundtracks, rather than simple sonic backgrounds for images.


? Schedule

Saturday, August 31, 2024 - Piazza della Torre - Bari/Torre a Mare

8:30 PM - artist awards (Michele Braga, Roberto Cherillo, Kekko Fornarelli)

9:00 PM - Roberto Cherillo in concert

9:50 PM - Kekko Fornarelli in concert

Sunday, September 1, 2024 - Piazza della Torre - Bari/Torre a Mare

8:30 PM - artist awards (Roberto Salahaddin Re David, Xabier Iriondo, Corrado Nuccini, and Karim Qqru)

9:00 PM - Roberto Salahaddin Re David Ensemble in "Metamorphosis" (2024, by Michele Fasano) live soundtrack

9:50 PM - Xabier Iriondo (Afterhours), Karim Qqru (The Zen Circus), and Corrado Nuccini (Giardini di Mirò) in "Nosferatu, a story of blood", live soundtrack of the silent film "Nosferatu" (1922, by F.W. Murnau)

? Presented by Enzo Gentile

? Free admission until seats are filled


? Awarded

Michele Braga
A award-winning composer born in Rome in 1977. He started as a self-taught musician, honing his skills by studying composition and orchestration with Maestro Alessandro Cusatelli.
His musical repertoire includes soundtracks for films and TV series, with notable works such as "They Call Him Jeeg Robot" and "Freaks Out", for which he received the "Soundtrack Stars Award 2021".
Among his collaborations are films by Matteo Garrone ("Dogman"), Carlo Verdone (Benedetta Follia), and Sydney Sibilia ("I Can Quit Whenever I Want", "The Incredible Story of Rose Island", "Mixed by Erry").
Brava has also composed for high-profile TV productions, including the Netflix series "Generazione56k", "Luna Park", and "Guida astrologica per cuori infranti".
He has also created soundtracks for high-profile sports events, such as the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics.


Roberto Cherillo
Calabrian pianist and composer, Roberto Cherillo is one of the most original expressions of Italian jazz.
He has conducted a massive vocal research, crossing Eastern influences and particular techniques of harmonic singing.
His music for the film "I'm in Love with Pippa Bacca" by Simone Manetti stands out for its intensity and depth, inspired by the tragic story of the Italian performer.

Kekko Fornarelli
Barese pianist, composer, and producer, Kekko Fornarelli is known for his unique style that blends Northern European ideas and neoclassical lyricism with a Mediterranean background.
With four albums and over 200 concerts in 35 countries, he is one of the most globally appreciated Italian artists.
For the Rota Award, he will present the music for the film "Sheep Can Graze in Peace" by Beppe Cino.

Roberto Salahaddin Re David
Musician, composer, and researcher, Roberto Salahaddin Re David graduated from the Conservatory "N. Piccinni" in Bari in Double Bass and Composition.
He delved into the study of Eastern and Indian musical traditions with experts like Fakraddin Gafarov.
His music for the animated film "Metamorphosis" by Michele Fasano has been internationally appreciated for its intense and delicate support to the narrative.
The author will perform the film's soundtrac live accompanied by Giuseppe Amatulli (violin), Diego Pugliese (violin), Piero Dattoli (cello), and Graziano Cammisa (sound engineer).

Corrado Nuccini is an Emilian guitarist-composer, co-founder of the post-rock group Giardini di Mirò.
With his dreamy and cinematic sound, the group composes the soundtrack for the dramatic film "Blood - Death Does Not Exist" (2005, by Libero de Rienzo) and composes the theme song for the RAI program "Time and History".
Over the years, Nuccini has participated in other cinematic soundtracks, including “Take Me and Take Me Away” (2003, by Tonino Zangardi) and “A Girl’s Game” (2008, by Matteo Rovere) and has scored the silent films “Fire” (1915, by Giovanni Pastrone) and “Ingeborg Holm” (1913, by Victor Sjöström).
In 2024, he tours with the soundtrack of "Nosferatu" (1922, by F.W. Murnau) with Xabier Iriondo (Afterhours) and Karim Qqru (Zen Circus).

Xabier Iriondo is a Milanese experimental guitarist and composer, known to the general public as the guitarist of the alternative rock group Afterhours.
In recent years, he has developed skills in scoring silent films and composing soundtracks for dance. In 2019 with Corrado Nuccini (Giardini di Mirò), he scores “The Passion of Joan of Arc” (1928, by C.T. Dreyer). In 2020, he scores “Greed” (1924, by Erich von Stroheim) with Stefano Pilla (Afterhours), Paolo Spaccamonti, Asso (Vinicio Capossela Band), Luca Mai (Zu), and Paolo Mongardi (Fuzz Orchestra). In 2022, together with the Soundtrack Collective, he scores the silent film “The Mark of Zorro” (1920, by Fred Liblo).
In 2024, he tours with the scoring of “Nosferatu” (1922, by F.W. Murnau) with Corrado Nuccini and Karim Qqru (Zen Circus).

Gian Paolo Cuccuru, known as Karim Qqru, is an Italian multi-instrumentalist and composer, known for the project La Notte Dei Lunghi Coltelli, and for being the drummer of the Tuscan folk-punk group Zen Circus since 2003.
Parallel to his rock musician activity, he focuses on scoring cult silent films. Between 2015 and 2019, he scores some classic experimental films made in the first three decades of the 20th century. With Xabier Iriondo, Corrado Nuccini, and Emidio Clementi, he scores the horror film “Häxan” (1922) by Benjamin Christensen.
Together with the Soundtrack Collective, he scores the oldest animation film: “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926) by Lotte Reiniger.
In 2024, he tours with the scoring of “Nosferatu” (1922, by F.W. Murnau) together with Iriondo and Nuccini.
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