Born in Barletta on July 14, 1953, Lino Vaccina is one of the central figures of European experimental music. At nineteen, he founded the group Aktuala together with Walter Maioli – a fusion of psychedelic rock with African, Asian, and Mediterranean sounds. After leaving the group in 1974, he studied composition, piano, and percussion at the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan, while beginning a long collaboration with Franco Battiato and Juri Camisasca, participating in their projects as both percussionist and composer. With them, he also founded Telaio Magnetico in 1975, an ensemble active solely in live performances.
In 1978 he released Antico Adagio, which has since become a touchstone of international minimalism. Upon its release, the record drew attention among musicians and enthusiasts but remained outside commercial circuits, gradually becoming a cult object and later recognized as a cornerstone of European experimentalism.
From 1979 to 1985, Vaccina played percussion in the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala under conductors such as Claudio Abbado and Seiji Ozawa. After decades of recording silence, he returned in 2014 with the reissue of Antico Adagio and a series of new albums — Arcaico Armonico, Metafisiche del Suono, and Syn‑Thesis – the result of his long exploration of analog synthesizers. He has since then collaborated with artists such as Keith and Julie Tippett, Markus Stockhausen, Paolo Tofani, and John Greaves.
His music captivates through its inner coherence and its ability to generate states of suspension and deep listening – through undulations, melodic fragments, and delicate interplays between acoustic instruments and resonances that evoke a phantom orchestra. An example of discipline and openness that turns time into space.
In 1978 he released Antico Adagio, which has since become a touchstone of international minimalism. Upon its release, the record drew attention among musicians and enthusiasts but remained outside commercial circuits, gradually becoming a cult object and later recognized as a cornerstone of European experimentalism.
From 1979 to 1985, Vaccina played percussion in the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala under conductors such as Claudio Abbado and Seiji Ozawa. After decades of recording silence, he returned in 2014 with the reissue of Antico Adagio and a series of new albums — Arcaico Armonico, Metafisiche del Suono, and Syn‑Thesis – the result of his long exploration of analog synthesizers. He has since then collaborated with artists such as Keith and Julie Tippett, Markus Stockhausen, Paolo Tofani, and John Greaves.
His music captivates through its inner coherence and its ability to generate states of suspension and deep listening – through undulations, melodic fragments, and delicate interplays between acoustic instruments and resonances that evoke a phantom orchestra. An example of discipline and openness that turns time into space.
LINO CAPRA VACCINA
Born in Barletta on July 14, 1953, Lino Vaccina is one of the central figures of European experimental music. At nineteen, he founded the group Aktuala together with Walter Maioli – a fusion of psychedelic rock with African, Asian, and Mediterranean sounds. After leaving the group in 1974, he studied composition, piano, and percussion at the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan, while beginning a long collaboration with Franco Battiato and Juri Camisasca, participating in their projects as both percussionist and composer. With them, he also founded Telaio Magnetico in 1975, an ensemble active solely in live performances.
In 1978 he released Antico Adagio, which has since become a touchstone of international minimalism. Upon its release, the record drew attention among musicians and enthusiasts but remained outside commercial circuits, gradually becoming a cult object and later recognized as a cornerstone of European experimentalism.
From 1979 to 1985, Vaccina played percussion in the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala under conductors such as Claudio Abbado and Seiji Ozawa. After decades of recording silence, he returned in 2014 with the reissue of Antico Adagio and a series of new albums — Arcaico Armonico, Metafisiche del Suono, and Syn‑Thesis – the result of his long exploration of analog synthesizers. He has since then collaborated with artists such as Keith and Julie Tippett, Markus Stockhausen, Paolo Tofani, and John Greaves.
His music captivates through its inner coherence and its ability to generate states of suspension and deep listening – through undulations, melodic fragments, and delicate interplays between acoustic instruments and resonances that evoke a phantom orchestra. An example of discipline and openness that turns time into space.
In 1978 he released Antico Adagio, which has since become a touchstone of international minimalism. Upon its release, the record drew attention among musicians and enthusiasts but remained outside commercial circuits, gradually becoming a cult object and later recognized as a cornerstone of European experimentalism.
From 1979 to 1985, Vaccina played percussion in the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala under conductors such as Claudio Abbado and Seiji Ozawa. After decades of recording silence, he returned in 2014 with the reissue of Antico Adagio and a series of new albums — Arcaico Armonico, Metafisiche del Suono, and Syn‑Thesis – the result of his long exploration of analog synthesizers. He has since then collaborated with artists such as Keith and Julie Tippett, Markus Stockhausen, Paolo Tofani, and John Greaves.
His music captivates through its inner coherence and its ability to generate states of suspension and deep listening – through undulations, melodic fragments, and delicate interplays between acoustic instruments and resonances that evoke a phantom orchestra. An example of discipline and openness that turns time into space.
tue.17.03
community
Horta do Agra: SPRING CROPS
fri.20.03
concert
SIR RICHARD BISHOP
sat.21.03
circus rehearsals
ALBATROZ