About MiCLatest UpdatesConcert ListConcert-ToursPast ConcertsConcert ProducersMusic Sheets Submit a ConcertContact MICWhat Is Film Music?Concert Music based on film musicSoundtrack RadiosLinksPrivacy Notes
Get all concert-info as soon as it's published with our
feed.
11 December 2025 Lugano (Switzerland)
Psycho Screening of Alfred Hitchcock's film with live music
Orchestra della Svizzera italiana conducted by Anthony Gabriele - Sala Teatro
Program Info: Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975) - Psycho
The Orchestra della Svizzera italiana performs live the soundtrack of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho , accompanying the screening of the film. A unique opportunity to explore the connection between music and images, where narrative tension merges with sound construction. The musical style of Bernard Herrmann - one of the greatest film composers of all time - dialogues with the twentieth-century avant-gardes, creating a fascinating bridge between the symphonic tradition and cinematographic modernity .
Beyond the famous shower stabbing scene, the entire score of Psycho is one of the most iconic examples of film soundtracks, capable of redefining the relationship between image and music in film narration. Bernard Herrmann – with innovative orchestration and an incisive harmonic language – contributed to elevating the function of music in Alfred Hitchcock's cinema, transforming it into an active element of suspense and psychological drama. His writing creates a claustrophobic and tense atmosphere, with sharp dissonances and obsessive rhythms that convey a pervasive sense of unease. Re-proposing the music of Psycho within a symphonic season means recognizing Herrmann's value as a composer who was able to reinterpret the orchestral tradition in a radically modern key. Today his influence extends well beyond cinema, continuing to inspire new generations of composers in the most diverse fields.
feed.
