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Géza Hosszu-Legocky

Festival della Mente — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:09:58 +0000

, born in Lausanne in 1985, is an acclaimed violinist praised by the public and by critics as a rising musical star. He has a passion for gypsy music, which he plays with the ensemble he founded: The 5 DeVils. He debuted at nine years old on the Austrian television channel ORF, and since then he has performed across the world. As a solo performer, he has been invited to play with the most important orchestras in the world. In 2011 he created an orchestra of young talents in Budapest, consisting of eleven strings and a pianist, The Bohemian Virtuosi, which debuted at Lugano Festival as part of the Martha Argerich project. The band’s success was instantaneous. He currently plays a Stradivari “Joachim” violin from 1715, by kind concession of the Nippon Music Foundation.

Simonetta Agnello Hornby

Festival della Mente — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:37:23 +0000

is a writer and advocate for minors living in London. The books she has published with Feltrinelli include: La Mennulara (2002), La zia marchesa (2004), Boccamurata (2007), Vento scomposto (2009), Il veleno dell’oleandro (2013); her book Il male che si deve raccontare (con M. Calloni, 2013) introduced the Scotland method for contrasting domestic abuse to Italy.

Giorgio Häusermann

Festival della Mente — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:40:15 +0000

laureato in fisica, insegnante di Fisica e di Didattica della fisica. Responsabile della formazione degli insegnanti al Dipartimento della Formazione e dell’Apprendimento della SUPSI a Locarno. Propone da quindici anni conferenze, trasmissioni televisive, seminari sull’apprendimento della fisica attraverso i giocattoli, dalla scuola dell’infanzia fino ai corsi per la formazione degli insegnanti.