Viva la vida (2017)

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) — Viva la vida (2017) for organ

“Viva la vida” (2017) was inspired by the work of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907–1954). The 1954 painting of watermelons bearing this same title was her last work.

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) is an Italian composer. Educated at the Conservatory in Milan, she has composed in many genres, developing a personal language that is concerned with the blend of past and present. Her compositions have been performed frequently around the world. Ferrari’s music appears on several CD recordings, including four all-Ferrari organ CDs: three recorded by Carson Cooman (2014/16) and another by Peter Clark (2015). She served as chair of music composition at Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang, China and is currently professor of music composition at the European School of Economics in Florence, Italy.