Istanbul - Great success in Turkey for the concerts held by Duo Valle Vitis composed of Simone Vallerotonda on archlute and Andrea De Vitis on guitar, who performed on May 8th in Ankara and May 9th in Istanbul on the occasion of Europe Day. There was a large audience turnout that appreciated the skill of the artists and the uniqueness of the repertoire ranging from Arvo Pärt, Alexander Tansman, Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa, Manuel Ponce, to Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco, and Philip Glass. "Turkey - said the director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Istanbul, Salvatore Schirmo - has represented for years for Italian musicians, especially the younger ones, a new and important listening basin, also thanks to the cooperation we have initiated and developed with CIDIM," the Italian National Music Committee. "CIDIM has been present in Turkey for many years - explained Francescantonio Pollice, Vice President of CIDIM and president of AIAM (Italian Association of Musical Activities) - where it proposes soloists and chamber groups composed of some of the best young Italian talents." (9colonne)