September 29, 2026 20:45
An exceptional mountaineer, a pianist with a passion for high altitudes, an actor-writer and a quintet of virtuosos: two events - one in the theatre and one at the foot of the Catinaccio - bound together by words and music
I Suoni delle Dolomiti are unique encounters between music, nature and silence. In a dialogue that opens up for the first time between theatre and the mountains, artists and audiences share listening, storytelling and the walk. Harmonies intertwine with the breath of the Dolomites in an experience that shifts between the auditorium and the heights, yet exists only here and now.
In the Catinaccio, a land of mountaineers and legendary feats, I Suoni delle Dolomiti take shape in a two-part event: a first encounter in the theatre and, the following day, a second event high in the mountains, at the foot of its legendary walls.
Music and climbing share a language made up of listening, rhythm and presence. Both require absolute concentration, a balance between technique and emotion, and the ability to engage with the space that hosts them: an arena, a concert hall or a rock face. In climbing as in music, every movement counts, every choice is irreversible and stems from an intimate relationship between body, mind and environment. It is on this common ground that the protagonists of these two I Suoni events come together: one of the world's strongest climbers, Alexander Huber, who has accomplished exceptional feats on a wide variety of rock faces, both solo and alongside his brother Thomas (and who plays the piano to relax); a pianist who loves the mountains, Chiara Schmidt, who studied at the Milan Conservatory, then in Vienna and finally at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where she now teaches; Giuseppe Cederna, an Italian actor and writer who rose to fame with Salvatores' film Mediterraneo and has previously been a guest in Trentino, where he also took part in an edition of Dolomiti di Pace; and Ensemble Cortlys, a quintet of exceptional musicians from Europe's leading orchestras and ensembles - four strings and a double bass - drawn by the idea of taking part in such an unusual and interdisciplinary project. Their shared aim is to transform artistic and mountaineering experiences into a single act of self-expression and creative freedom.
Admission to the event at the Navalge theatre in Moena is free.
