Massimiliano will perform live in Naples for the 2020 season of “Maggio della Musica” at Teatro Diana on October 29th 2020 at 7pm. The program will be dedicated to all Mozart’s Fantasies and Rondos, but also to piano sonatas K576 and K457.
More infos: maggiodellamusica@libero.it www.maggiodellamusica.it
Massimiliano Ferrati will play again his program dedicated to Chopin’s piano sonatas in Georgia for the 2nd Edition of Tblisi Piano Fest. The concert will be performed on September 22nd 2020 at 8pm at the beautiful National Palace.
Massimiliano Ferrati is one of the most impressive Italian musicians of his generation, renowned for his extraordinary musicality, tecnical strengh and charismatic performances. His previous performance in Georgia for Tblisi PianoFest 1st Edition has been praised both by critics and audience, expecially after his wonderful rendition of Beethoven’s Waldstein sonata and Chopin’ three polonaises op. 26/1, op.22 and op.53.
More info: https://www.tbilisipianofest.com/
Massimiliano Ferrati will perform on September 6th 2020 at 9pm Chopin’s two piano sonatas (op. 35 and op. 58) and two nocturnes (op.27 n. 2 and c mino op. posth.) at the wonderful Sala Corelli – Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna for Associazione Angelo Mariani and Cerioni Piano School. The concert will be followed by a three days Masterclass in the same hall.
The Italian accordeonist Simone Zanchini will perform for Ravenna Festival his “Hommage to Federico Fellini”, a program dedicated to the great film director with music by Nino Rota and with the Italian Jazz Orchestra conducted by Fabio Petretti. Live at Milano Marittima, Arena dellO Stadio dei Pini, on June 28th 2020 at 9,30 pm. Info fot tickets at tickets@ravennafestival.org. Live streaming on Ravenna Festival website.
Congrats to Dorothée Oberlinger and to Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca! Their CD NIght Music has been awarded 5 stars on Italian magazine MUSICA (April 2020 issue)!
Ensemble Tetraktis in residence at Unione Musicale in Turin with a full packet of programs for all ages. On Sunday February 9th at 4,30 pm concert for percussion quartet: in the program music by Vivaldi, Rossini, Zivkocic, Gardella, Ciammarughi and Mauro Montalbetti’s première of “Yombè”, dedicated to Tetraktis Ensemble. On Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th: concerts matinée for kids with “Music without instruments” and “Music – separate collection” at 9,30 and 11,00 am.
Dorothée Oberlinger and Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca win the International Classical Music Awards in the Baroque Instrumental category. The Jury comprising members from the most important international media ANDANTE (Turkey) – CRESCENDO (Belgium) – DAS ORCHESTER (Germany) – DEUTSCHE WELLE (Germany) – GRAMOFON (Hungary) – IMZ (Austria) – MUSICAL LIFE (Russia) – MDR KULTUR (Germany) – MUSICA (Italy) – MUSIK & THEATER (Switzerland) – OPERA (UK) – ORPHEUS RADIO (Russia) – PIZZICATO (Luxembourg) – POLISH RADIO CHOPIN (Poland ) – RADIO 100,7 (Luxembourg) – RESMUSICA (France) – RONDO CLASSIC (Finland) – SCHERZO (Spain) – UNSISON (Croatia) awarded the prize to Night Music, a fabulous cd that brings together various examples of night music from the European tradition and constitutes a kaleidoscope refracting the manifold facets of night. In tells of brilliant celebrations, nocturnal love dramas and desires, tender lullabies, ghosts, birds of the night and the most holy of nights. It is Antonio Vivaldi’s music that is pivotal to our recording. Providing a bridge between his works and functioning as interludes are songs, diminutions, motets, madrigals, sommeils and chaconnes from Spain, the Netherlands, France, England, Italy, Germany and Austria.
“Offering a thrilling and stylish tour through nocturnal music across the ages, the German recorder player Dorothee Oberlinger and Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca present various facets of the night. The well selected repertory from Middle Ages to the 20th century requires a wide spectrum of styles and techniques. The result of this nocturnal exploration is fascinating: the sophisticated, colourful playing and the rhetoric performances reveal Dorothee Oberlinger’s creative intelligence, which is stimulatingly paired with much poetry and charm”.
Cristina Zavalloni and Tetraktis Percussioni will peform live on March 5th 2020 at 9 pm at Teatro Civico in La Spezia for “Concerti a teatro” 2020 Season. The renowned italian singer and the eclectic percussion ensemble will play music by Henze, Cage and Ligeti, an impressive journey though some fascinating atmospheres of XX century most original composers.
Gomalan Brass Quintet closes the 2019 season of Amici della Musica Foggia with an amazing concert at Teatro Umberto Giordano on December 5th at 8,30 pm . The great Italian brass quintet will perform music by Gabrieli, Verdi, Puccini, Tenco, Buscaglione/Bongusto, Ottolini.
Simone Zanchini’s new cd is out! Recorded in Germany with the label In & Out, the new cd is enterely dedicated to Nino Rota’s music and is performed by Simone Zanchini (accordeon solo) with Frankfurt Radio Big Band, conducted by David Grottschreiber. All the arrangements are made by Jorg Achinm Keller, except “Impro for Nino”, an original improvisation by Simone Zanchini himself. The cd is available in stores and on line.