Festival
August 11, 9:15 pm
Giardini Nilde Iotti
W.A.Mozart (1756—1791) Quartetto in B flat Major K.458 “The Hunt”
G.F.Malipiero (1882-1973) Quartet No. 7
J.Brahms (1833-1897) Quartet in C Minor op.51 No.1
August 18, 9:15 pm
Giardini Nilde Iotti
Mario Brunello Cello,
Ivano Battiston Accordion
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonata in G Minor BWV 1029
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)-Le Grand Tango
Marin Marais (1656-1728)-“La Follia” Theme and Variations
Sofia Gubaidulina (1931) In Croce
August 19, 5:30 pm
Chiesa di San Simeone, Rocca d’Orcia
Trio Il Furibondo
Liana Mosca, Violin, Gianni Derosa, Viola, Marcello Scandelli, Cello
“Italians! Travelers of Europe”
Felice Giardini (1716-1796) Trio No.4 in C Major, Opus. 20
Francesco Pasquale Ricci (1732-1817) Trio No.4 in C Major
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) Trio No. 2 in G Major, Opus 47
Luigi Boccherini Trio No. 3 in B flat Major op.4
Francesco Pasquale Ricci Trio No.6 in B flat Major, op. 10
Felice Giardini String Trio in F Major op.96
August 20, 9:15 pm
Giardino Nilde Iotti
Orchestra Milano Classica
Quartetto Indaco, Soloist and Direction
Kristen Choi, Mezzo-soprano
First Violins – Eleonora Matsuno, Sarah Cross, Jody Livo, Alessandro Vescovi, Gabriele Schiavi – Second Violins – Ida Di Vita, Aurora Bisanti, Cosetta Ponte, Mario Vultaggio – Violas – Jamiang Santi, Claudia Brancaccio, Elena Favilla – Cellos – Cosimo Carovani, Lorenzo Cosi – Bass – Massimo Clavenna
“American program”
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Quartet in F Major n. 12 op. 96 “American” (arr. for string orchestra by the Quartetto Indaco)
Ervin Rouse (1917-1981) Trad. bluegrass “The orange blossom special” (arr. di Matthew Naughtin)
John Henry Newton (1725-1807) Amazing Grace
George Gershwin (1898-1937) Fantasy from “Porgy and Bess” for string quartet concertante and string orchestra (arr. Claudia Brancaccio)
George Gershwin I got rhythm, Someone to Watch Over Me
Cole Porter (1891-1964) Night&Day, Let’s Do It
Leonard Bernstein(1918-1990) Somewhere
August 21, 7:00 pm
Vignoni
Concerto followed by dinner
Zlatomir Fung Cello (Last winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition)
Tania Leon (1943) Four Pieces for Solo Cello
Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Syrinx, arr. for Solo Cello
Judith Weir (1954) Unlocked for Solo Cello
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major
August 22, 9:15 pm
Giardino Nilde Iotti
Mariangela Vacatello Piano
Fredrick Chopin (1810-1849) Ballata Opus 47 No. 3 in A flat Major
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Sonata-Fantasia Opus 19, No. 2 in G sharp Minor
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) dai Preludi: Op. 23 no. 4, Opus 23 in D Major No. 7 in C Minor e Opus 32 No. 5 in G Major, Opus 23 No. 5 in G Minor
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Vers la flamme – Poema Opus 72
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) from Transcendental Etudes: No. 11 Harmonies du soir
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) Sonata “Insect” op. 70, No. 10 B
August 23, 9:15 pm
Giardino Nilde Iotti
Orchestra Milano Classica
Marcello Scandelli, Cello e Direction
Ariana Kim, Violin
First Violins – Eleonora Matsuno, Sarah Cross, Cosetta Ponte, Jody Livo – Second Violins – Alessandro Vescovi, Ida Di Vita, Gabriele Schiavi – Violas – Jamiang Santi, Gianni De Rosa – Cellos – Marcello Scandelli, Cosimo Carovani – Bass – Massimiliano Clavenna
Franz Josef Haydn (1732—1809) Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Strings in C Major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart-Serenade for Strings in G Major K525 (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik)
August 24, 7:00 pm
Collegiata di San Quirico
Amandine Beyer Violin
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Partita in E Major, BWV 1006
Rani Orenstein (Haïfa, 1984) Fantasy for Solo Violin
Johann Sebastian Bach Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004
August 25, 6:00 am
Cappella di Vitaleta
Sunrise Concert
William Suh Cello (Winner of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Competition), Corrado Ruzza Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827)— 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’ from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, WoO 46:
Huw Watkins (1976) Prelude for Solo Cello
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Phantasiestük Op. 8
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fantasiestucke, Op. 7
Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99
Nicolo Paganini (1782-1840) Cantabile for Violin & Piano in D Major, Op. 17 MS 109
August 25, 9:15 pm
Giardino Nilde Iotti
Quartetto Indaco (Recent winner of the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition) with Tommaso Lonquich Clarinet
Eleonora Matsuno and Ida Di Vita Violins, Jamiang Santi Viola,
Cosimo Carovani Violoncello
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Quartet No. 2 in A Minor Opus 51 No. 2
Johannes Brahms Quintet in B Minor for Clarinet and String Quartet Op. 115
August 26, 9:15 pm
Palazzo Chigi
Ariana Kim Violin, Stone, Gayageum and Tibetan Bowl, Young-Nam Kim Violin, Jamiang Santi Viola, Cosimo Carovani Cello, Kristen Choi Mezzo-soprano
“Sounds of Asia”
Steve Heitzeg (1959) “Lake Stone Moon” for solo violin, stone, and Tibetan singing bowl
Chen Yi (1980) “Memory” for Solo Violin
Ariana Kim “Apba Hagoo Nah Hagoo” for Gayageum and Violin
Earl Kim (1920-1998) “Three Poems in French” for Voice and String Quartet
August 27, 9:15 pm
Giardino Nilde Iotti
In collaboration with the Accademia Chigiana
Quartetto Prometeo
Giulio Rovighi and Aldo Campagnari Violins, Danusha Waskiewicz Viola, Francesco Dillon Cello
Franz Josef Haydn (1732—1809) – Quartet in C Major Opus 20 No.2
Dmitri Shostokovich (1906-1975) Quartet no.7 in F sharp Minor Opus 108
Franz Josef Haydn Quartet in D Minor Op.103
Dmitri Shostokovich Quartet no. 8 in C Minor Op. 110
TICKETS FOR THE CONCERTS
€ 12 – discounted for residents € 8
Except for:
August 11, 18 and 27 € 15 – discounted for residents € 10
August 24 in the Collegiata: free admission, donations appreciated. No reserved seating
Dinner at Vignoni , including the concert € 25
SEASON PASS
€ 100 – discounted for residents € 80
The season pass includes entrance to all concerts with reserved seating until 10 minutes before the beginning of the concert
INFORMATION AND TICKET BOOKING
TOURISTIC OFFICE
Via Dante Alighieri, 33 53027 San Quirico d’Orcia, SI – Italia
+39 0577 899728
Open daily 10,30 – 13,30 15,30 – 18,00; except for Tuesday
This year, tickets and season passes can only be bought online by wire transfer:
IBAN IT09 F010 3072 020000000290 052
Recipient: Associazione Musica Insieme; or at the ticket desk at the entrance before the concerts.
Tickets can be also reserved (and paid for just before the concerts) at the Tourist Office in San Quirico.