(ANSA) – VIENNA, 28 MAG – On 27 May, Palazzo Metternich, seat of the Italian Embassy in Vienna, hosted a special evening dedicated to the memory of Ryoko Tajika Drei, a musician of extraordinary sensitivity and artistic depth and wife of an Italian diplomat, Massimo Drei, Deputy Permanent Representative to the OSCE in Vienna. Paying tribute to her memory was the conductor and pianist Maria Luisa Macellaro La Franca, the protagonist of the concert organised in collaboration with the Centro Studi Federico II.
In attendance were Dr. Di Franco, President of the Federico II Study Centre, and Dr. Palmerini, President of the Technical Committee, who presented Ambassador Pugliese with the International Federico II Award. A much-loved figure in the Italian-Austrian cultural community, Ryoko Tajika Drei has participated in numerous events promoted by the Embassy, contributing significantly to strengthening the Italian-Austrian dialogue through music. In addition to her concerts, everyone in Vienna particularly remembers her piano performances of the Italian national anthem on the occasion of the Republic Day on 2 June.
As a sign of our gratitude, the Italian Embassy wished to dedicate a commemorative plaque to her, today affixed to the piano in the Salone delle Feste in the Metternich Palace, so that her memory will live on through the music she loved so much.
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In attendance were Dr. Di Franco, President of the Federico II Study Centre, and Dr. Palmerini, President of the Technical Committee, who presented Ambassador Pugliese with the International Federico II Award. A much-loved figure in the Italian-Austrian cultural community, Ryoko Tajika Drei has participated in numerous events promoted by the Embassy, contributing significantly to strengthening the Italian-Austrian dialogue through music. In addition to her concerts, everyone in Vienna particularly remembers her piano performances of the Italian national anthem on the occasion of the Republic Day on 2 June.
As a sign of our gratitude, the Italian Embassy wished to dedicate a commemorative plaque to her, today affixed to the piano in the Salone delle Feste in the Metternich Palace, so that her memory will live on through the music she loved so much.
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