Laurence Who (Lawrence Hu), multidisciplinary creative producer

Laurence Who (Lorenzo Ritacco) is a multidisciplinary creative producer, composer and pianist creating projects that join music, art, film, magic and design.

who i am

Laurence Who is an artist, author of Asombros (a concerto for magician and ensemble, created with illusionists Diego Allegri and Nicolò Tosin) and of the saga The Great Silence (created with more than fifty artists). He writes polytonal chamber music, post-minimalist operas, songs, hip-hop and lo-fi productions, electroacoustic music, improvisations and hybrid compositions. He graduated with the highest marks and honours in Piano and Chamber Music. His signature piece is George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

works & projects

Freeland
art installation for violin, cello, piano, and painting
…a lapide ad astra
for piano, double bass, harp, dancer, and sculpture
Rapsodia in Viola
for viola and flowers
Asombros
concerto for magician and orchestra
Be Like Water
short film for illustrator, piano, baroque voice, and narrator
Modern Times
for two pianos
The Planets
for two pianos and video
Papatūānuku
conceptual book and score
The Road
piano recital across America
Concord Sonata
programme booklet · Charles Ives, Piano Sonata No. 2

laurence who

laurence who

noun

/loˈrɛntso riˈtakko/

1.

An identity born and built from the multitude of people who form the artist, from the records of thousands of ancestors to the stars of the present that illuminate the future. An eclectic artist and disciple of the hands, he sees Art as the expression of a single architecture of emotions. Consequently, he creates projects that contain multiple forms of art, conceived as different ways of expressing the same emotions.

Laurence Who is an artist, author of Asombros (a concerto for magician and ensemble, created in collaboration with illusionists Diego Allegri and Nicolò Tosin) and of the saga The Great Silence (created in collaboration with more than fifty artists, including multimedia artist Andrew Quinn, architect Alfonso Firmani, sculptor Calogero Condello, and many others). He has written music for Luca Trabucco, Stefano Sciascia, Duo LaRoi, Duo En Blanc Et Noir, Trio Ives, Duo Morpheus, and many others, including the short films Crisalide and Invisibili by Valentina Ercolini. He writes polytonal chamber music, post-minimalist operas, songs, hip-hop and lo-fi productions, electroacoustic music, improvisations, hybrid compositions, and conceptual art exercises. In the past, he wrote news reports and in-depth articles about professional wrestling. He graduated with the highest marks, honours, and an honorary mention in both Piano and Chamber Music, and was recognised among the Young People of Distinction of the Municipality of Udine. He mainly performs “free” music (American music and niche repertoire), using in particular the sculpture Marilyn from the catalogue of sculptor Franco Maschio to perform Charles Ives’s Concord Sonata and his own trio piece Somewhere In My Heart, although his signature piece is George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Laurence Who is an identity born and built from the multitude of people who make up the artist, from the records of thousands of ancestors to the stars of the present that illuminate the future. An eclectic artist and a disciple of the hands, he sees Art as the expression of a single architecture of emotions. Consequently, he creates projects that encompass multiple art forms, conceived as different ways of expressing the same emotions.

architect of emotions