Pietro Modestini
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Research Areas
- Concert research
- Conceptualisation of the aesthetic experience of (live) music
- Phenomenological approaches to music perception and performance
- Embodied Music Cognition, situatedness and embodiment in the musical experience
- Application of micro-phenomenological interview techniques for the investigation of the musical experience
Vita
Academic Eduaction
| 2021 | Master of Arts in musicology at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Thesis: A Model of the Aesthetic Experience in Live Performance of Western Classical Music Grounded on Corporeality and Physical Co-Presence |
| 2012–2015 | Advanced course in guitar interpretation with prof. Angelo Gilardino Specialisation in the guitar repertoire of the 20th century |
| 2013 | Master of Arts in classical guitar (summa cum laude) at the music conservatory “Santa Cecilia“ in Rome (Italy). Thesis about the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer |
| 2011 | Bachelor of Arts in classical guitar at the music conservatory “Santa Cecilia“ in Rome (Italy). Thesis about the English guitarist Julian Bream |
Career
| Seit 2022 | PhD candidate in the Music Department at the Max-Planck-Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) |
| Seit 2018 | Interdisciplinary artistic projects; conceptualisation and development of new concert formats |
| 2013–2022 | Guitar teacher at the state music schools in Berlin and Brandenburg (Germany) |
| Seit 2006 | Concerts in different countries as a solo guitarist, lutenist and member of various ensembles |
Projects
- Concert Research
Especially in cuturally Western regions of the world, the concert is a very important and influential social context of music listening. It is closely intertwined with the development of instrumental music and the notion of musical autonomy and ...