You usually see him behind the keyboards of Subsonica, the band he helped found. Less well known is that Davide “Boosta” Dileo is a passionate scholar of medieval music, and that on Thursday, November 19, he will bring that passion inside the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, with a work written specifically for it.
It is called Lux Non Finita, meaning “light without end,” and it is a world premiere. The invitation to imagine it came from Musicus Concentus; the production was wanted by the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, the institution that looks after the cathedral, which commissioned it from Musicus Concentus itself. Boosta built it with that precise space in mind: its architecture, its acoustics, the spiritual weight of a place that is a symbol for Florence, and beyond.
Gregorian chant meets electronics
The starting point is the monophonic chant of the Christian tradition, the kind built on a single melodic line: the Gregorian repertoire first and foremost, and alongside it the other forms of sacred monody.
On this ancient material Boosta works with spare, meditative writing. The voices blend with acoustic instruments and electronics, and two worlds centuries apart find themselves speaking the same language.
He won’t be alone in the Cathedral. Playing with him will be the strings and brass of the Ensemble Suoni Riflessi, a Florentine ensemble conducted by maestro Mario Ancillotti, and singing will be the Coro della Cappella Musicale della Cattedrale di Firenze, the cathedral choir, directed by maestro Michele Manganelli.
For the Cappella Musicale it is the third year in a row alongside Musicus Concentus, after projects with Antonella Ruggiero and Paco Peña.
Who Boosta is, beyond Subsonica
Musician, composer, producer, sound artist. Alongside the band he has built a solo career and has worked with names such as Mina, Roberto Bolle, Placebo and Depeche Mode.
His discography includes La stanza intelligente (2016), Facile (2020), the record that also took him onto the classical music charts, Post Piano Session (2022), Soloist (2025) and the new PIANORAMA (2026), an album that moves between piano and electronics.
He also works for film and the performing arts, and his concerts, works and sound installations have been presented in venues such as Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the OGR in Turin, the Gallerie d’Italia, the MegaMuseo in Aosta, the Servant Jazz Quarters in London and Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome. In Florence he has already been a guest of Sala Vanni.
The fifth concert in the Duomo of Florence
Lux Non Finita is the fifth event that the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore and Musicus Concentus have brought to the Cathedral. It all began in 2022 with Altissima Luce by Paolo Fresu and Daniele di Bonaventura; the following year the same two returned with Back to Bach – Special Edition, together with Uri Caine and the Virtuosi Italiani.
In 2024 it was Antonella Ruggiero’s turn, with Sacrarmonia and the Arkè String Quartet, and in 2025 Paco Peña’s, with Requiem per la Terra: both accompanied by the Cappella Musicale directed by Michele Manganelli.
This year the concert in the Duomo is the centerpiece of the Musicus Concentus fall season. Admission is free, but booking is required and is available while seats last.
When Thursday, November 19, 2026, 9:15 p.m.
Where Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Piazza del Duomo, Florence
Admission free, booking required, while seats last
Booking from 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, on the Duomo ticket website
Info musicusconcentus.com · duomo.firenze.it
If you are filling up your calendar for the month, you’ll find all the November concerts in Florence in a single piece.
