Autor: Paologiovanni Maione

Iskrena Yordanova is violinist and musicologist. Her main research interest focuses on Portuguese and Italian 18th-century repertoire. Since 2014 she is coordinating the research activities and international conferences at „Divino Sospiro – Centro de Estudos Musicais Setecentistas de Portugal“. She edited serenatas and oratorios by D. Perez, N. Jommelli, J. Cordeiro da Silva, J. de Sousa Carvalho and P. A. Avondano, performed widely with great success. Paologiovanni Maione is professor for the history of music at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella and scholar at the Istituto italiano per gli Studi filosofici, both in Naples, as well as member of the scientific committees of various international institutions, e.g. of „Divino Sospiro – Centro de Estudos Musicais Setecentistas de Portugal“. He has published several books especially on the musical life in Naples in the 18th Century.