Paolo Fresu
Paolo Fresu is a Sardinian trumpeter. On 12 November 2026 he performed at the Teatro Toselli in Cuneo, as part of the 28th edition of the Scrittorincittà literary festival.[1]
The concert at the Teatro Toselli
Fresu performed the show «Le foglie hanno perso gli alberi» («The Leaves Have Lost the Trees»), together with the poet Pier Mario Giovannone and the musician Daniele Di Bonaventura. The show interwove Giovannone's verses, drawn also from the book «Storia allegra di un uomo triste» («The Cheerful Story of a Sad Man»), with the sounds of Fresu's trumpet and flugelhorn and Di Bonaventura's piano and bandoneon. The concert alternated moments of reflection and irony and included a tribute to the Piedmontese singer-songwriter Gianmaria Testa, who had died ten years earlier.[1]
Scrittorincittà 2026
The concert ideally opened the 28th edition of Scrittorincittà, the literary festival that animates Cuneo from 11 to 15 November 2026, officially inaugurated on 11 November. The theme chosen for the 2026 edition is «Finestrini» («Windows»). The festival features over 200 events in five days across fourteen venues in the city, including author talks, presentations, shows and workshops for children and teenagers. The event is organised by the Municipality of Cuneo, through its Culture department and the Civic Library, in collaboration with the Province of Cuneo and the Piedmont Region.[1]
Timeline
- — Trumpeter Paolo Fresu performs at the Teatro Toselli in Cuneo in the musical and poetry show «Le foglie hanno perso gli alberi», together with poet Pier Mario Giovannone and musician Daniele Di Bonaventura, as part of the 28th edition of Scrittorincittà. → Quotidiano Piemontese
Sources
- Paolo Fresu al Teatro Toselli: musica e poesia per Scrittorincittà 2026 — Quotidiano Piemontese, 13 November 2026