Gosch 555 Project - Concert
in search of new values for the country

“Go go Gosch, the ham-fisted cellist!” is the title of a concert with a very unusual programme. It features performances of music written by two Italian and two Japanese composers between 2011 and 2012 for Progetto 555 Gosch, which takes place in Japan from 14th to 19th September 2012. The spirit behind this project is that of forging a new bond of solidarity from the creativity of two professional fields that are very closely connected; classical music and string instrument-making. After the terrible earthquake that took place in Japan on 11th March 2011, the Japanese people, scarred by the devastation of their country, have rediscovered the value of solidarity. Help and support have arrived from all over the world, and for this Japan is infinitely grateful. But now, roughly a year and a half after the tragedy, people are realising how difficult it is not to forget those who have not yet managed to pick themselves up and how precious, or rather how fundamental, moral support or spiritual solidarity is, as well as economic help. The musicians involved in “Go, go Gosch, the ham-fisted cellist!” are musical ambassadors for a group of professional string instrument-makers from Cremona who are constructing a violin, made according to traditional Cremonese methods, with the intention of donating it to the student orchestra of a secondary school in Sendai (Miyagi in Japan). It is a gift which expresses solidarity, not so much in terms of the economic value of the instrument, but rather the high quality, professional craftmanship needed in its making. The musicians of different nationalities, who are based in Piacenza, will perform highly comunicative “new lively music”, in which they fully express their creativity and professionalism.