Ingrid Carbone has been interviewed in Avvenire on December 3rd about her lecture-concerts in the Middle East.

Here’s a translated excerpt.

A universal peace plan, Ingrid Carbone’s. A plan that satisfies everyone, including the fiery Middle East. With tormented Palestine, until the last note, as long as it was possible. Cosentina, concert pianist and professor of Mathematical Analysis at the University of Calabria.

I can’t help but feel a collective responsibility for what happened.” But the desire to return is perhaps even stronger. “I think of all the plans we had and had to cancel. But I also hope to return to Israel, where I’ve been many times and where I have many friends. My intention is to return to Ramallah and Bethlehem. I’m always in touch with friends and colleagues at the conservatory. As soon as the conditions are right, I’ll return. I left a part of my heart in the Middle East.”