Fendi stages a musical performance with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome

IN COLLABORATION with the Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, The House of Fendi marked the summer solstice with an enchanting musical performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s Estate from The Four Seasons, executed by Italian violinist Anna Tifu and the Accademia’s orchestra.

Anna Tifu and the Accademia’s orchestra at the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana

Anna Tifu and the Accademia’s orchestra at the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana

Entitled Fendi Renaissance – Anima Mundi, the unique performance was filmed and streamed from the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, Fendi’s Roman home, in a bid to uplift spirits with a positive message of rebirth through art, fashion and music following the peak of the coronavirus outbreak. Celebrated on the day of the summer solstice, the performance symbolises the desire to restart, reunite and rejoin.

Anna Tifu and the Accademia’s orchestra on the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana’s rooftop

Anna Tifu and the Accademia’s orchestra on the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana’s rooftop

Regarded as one of the most celebrated classical compositions of all time, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons concerto is a breathtakingly beautiful piece of music that never fails to move the soul. The symphonic music, whose peculiarity lies in the highest quality of sound, discovers its iconographic expression through Fendi‘s Couture dresses, which visually personify the narrative of Vivaldi’s EstateTo mark the occasion, Anna Tifu sports three different dresses from Fendi‘s Couture Collection.

Anna Tifu and the Accademia’s orchestra in front of the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana

Anna Tifu and the Accademia’s orchestra in front of the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana

With the Fendi Renaissance – Anima Mundi performance, the Italian Maison has once again succeeded in fusing fashion with culture, paying homage to its Roman roots with classical music.

Watch the performance here

by Rhiannon Jenkins