The International Music Festival of Savona is born from the desire of the Ensemble Nuove Musiche Association. Its goal is to create a fixed appointment, capable of promoting concrete advantages for the Savona area alongside the prestige of the artistic proposals of national and international profile, with significant social and cultural repercussions.
A strong feature of the festival is its desire to propose a repertoire that is representative of Italian and other countries’ concert realities, with particular regard to the common European cultural matrix. We are convinced that a high level of music can involve a wider audience than just the specialist, if it is able to propose the classical repertoire in an innovative way. This would include directly involving the protagonists according to their artistic peculiarities and according to that cultural mix on which we intend to build the event.
Another specific feature of the festival is its international openness, which is a decisive element in the realization of the project. The Festival strives to enhance the artistic and monumental heritage of the city by events taking place in these historical locations and artistic buildings. To this end, we hope that it can represent an exciting attraction for many visitors, naturally increasing the already consolidated tourist flow towards Savona: City of the Popes.
The free admission to almost all of the events paired with the quality of the artists will help ensure widespread participation. This unique opportunity will allow anyone to approach the fascinating world of this music, too often considered a privileged prerogative of a small niche of population.
To encourage musical creativity, an annual composition contest will be held and it will have the best worldwide emerging compositional talents in Savona. The winning selections will be performed in a concert within the Festival and the award ceremony will be an integral part of the review.
ALMA SAXOPHONE QUARTET
Simone Bellagamba – Soprano Saxophone
Andrea Piccione – Alto Saxophone
Davide Lucente – Tenor Saxophone
Andrea Leonardi – Baritone Saxophone
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990):
Candide – Ouverture (Arr. M. Pontini)
Selection fromWest Side Story (Arr. P. Marillia)
George Gershwin (1898-1937): Selection from Porgy and Bess (Arr. B. Holcombe)
Glenn Miller (1904-1944): Salute to Glenn Miller (Arr. B. Holcombe)
Chick Corea (1941-2021): Tribute to Chick Corea (Arr. R. Nebbiosi)
Frank Zappa (1940-1993): Frank Zappa medley (Arr. R. Nebbiosi)
Concert in memory of Rosanna Ottonello in Bonfiglio
In collaboration with l’Accademia degli Sfaccendati di Ariccia
FABRIZIO ZOFFOLI – Violin
ARIANNA PASOLI – Violin
DAVIDE NAVELLI – Viola
GIADA MORETTI – Cello
GIULIA LOPERFIDO – Piano
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948): Piano quintet in D flat maj. Op. 6
I – Tranquillo ed espressivo
II – Canzone. Adagio
III – Capriccio. Gagliardo e vivace assai
IV – Finale. Sostenuto molto – Allegro moderato
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Piano quintet in F min. Op. 34
I – Allegro non troppo
II – Andante, un poco Adagio
III – Scherzo. Allegro e Trio
IV – Finale. Poco sostenuto – Allegro non troppo
THE ORGANS OF THE SAVONA – NOLI DIOCESE
ANDREA MACINANTI – Organ
Pietro Bossi (1834-1896): Sonata all’Offertorio
Costante Adolfo Bossi (1876-1953): Quattro pezzi Op. 39 – Ad Arrigo Boito
Preludio festivo
Trio
Invocazione
Finale
Marco Enrico Bossi (1861-1925): Tre momenti francescani – A Pietro Alessandro Yon
Fervore
Colloquio con le rondini
Beatitudine
Renzo Rinaldo Bossi (1883-1965): Toccata – A Costante Adolfo Bossi
GIACOMO ARFACCHIA – Clarinet
DANIELE SIMONIELLO – Clarinet
GABRIELE DURANTI – Piano
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): Konzertstück n. 1 Op. 113 in F min.
Konzertstück n. 2 Op. 114 in D min.
Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli, Années de pèlerinage II, Supplément, S.162
Luigi Bassi (1833-1871): Gran duetto concertato sull’opera La Sonnambula di Vincenzo Bellini
Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886): Il Convegno. Divertimento per due clarinetti e pianoforte Op. 76
GABRIELLA COSTA – Soprano
ANDREA BACCHETTI – Piano
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): from Children’s Corner
Jimbo’s lullaby
The little shepherd
Piano solo
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Clair de lune Op. 46 n. 2
Chanson d’amour Op. 27 n. 1
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Cinq Mèlodies populaires grecques
Chanson de la mariée
Là bas vers l’église
Quel galant m’est comparable
Chanson des queilleuses de lentisques
Tout gai!
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918): Prélude en Reb pour piano
Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979):
Cantique
Chanson
Élégie
Aaron Copland (1900-1990): from Old American Songs
Long time ago
Zion’s walls
George Gershwin (1898-1937): from Strike up the band
The man I love
from Porgy and Bess
Summertime
Samuel Barber (1910-1981):
from Hermit songs Op. 29
St. Ita’s vision
The secret of the old Op. 13 n. 2
Nocturne Op. 13 n. 4
AMIR SALHI – Piano
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849): Fantasy in F min. Op. 49
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924): Chaconne in D min.
Modest Petrovič Musorgskij (1839-1881): Pictures at an Exhibition
QUARTETTO PAGANINI
Stefano Cometto – Violin
Giovanni Brasciolu – Viola
Michelangiolo Ranieri Mafucci – Cello
Carlo Guillermo Fierens – Guitar
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1814):
Duo per violino e violoncello n. 2 in Sol magg. M.S.107
I – Allegro
II – Rondò – Presto
Quartetto con chitarra n. 2 Op. 4 in Do magg. M.S.29
I – Moderato
II – Minuetto – Andante
III – Larghetto
IV – Rondò – Allegretto
Quartetto con chitarra n. 9 in Do magg. M.S.36
I – Allegro
II – Minuetto alla valtz
III – Adagio sostenuto appassionatamente
IV – Allegro vivace
I PERCUSSIONISTI DELLA SCALA
Gianni Massimo Arfacchia
Francesco Muraca
Gerardo Capaldo
Elio Marchesini
Mitch Markovich (1944): Teamwork
Four Horsemen
Isaiah Petrie: Enchanted Colors
Evan Chapman (1991): Second Thoughts
Philip Glass (1937): Love Divided By
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992): Esqualo
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990): Selection from West Side Story
CARLO SOLINAS – Piano
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924): Nun komm der Heiden
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Sonata n. 31 Op. 110 in A flat maj.
I – Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
II – Molto allegro
III – Adagio, ma non troppo
IV- Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Three Romances Op. 28
I – Sehr markirt
II – Einfach
III – Sehr markirt
Aleksandr Nikolaevič Skrjabin (1872-1915): Sonata n. 5 in F sharp maj. Op. 53
Allegro. Impetuoso. Con stravaganza
In collaboration with ICIT – Istituto di Cultura Italo Tedesco di Savona
BRASS OF THE GEWANDHAUSORCHESTER LEIPZIG
Lukas Beno – Trimpet
Jonathan Müller – Trumpet
Jan Wessely – Horn
Tobias Hasselt – Trombone
Robert Schulz – Tuba
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Fugue in G min. BWV578 (Trascr. Romm)
Ayis Ioannides (1943): Reminiszenzen
Johann Sebastian Bach: Contrapunctus VIII from Die Kunst der Fuge BWV1080
Robert Hutchinson (1970): Brass Quintet
I – Allegro
II – Adagietto
III – Vivace
Kevin McKee (1980): Escape
Iron Horse
I – The Blue Goose
II – Highball On White Pass
Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021): Send In The Clowns
Fats Waller (1904-1943): Ain’t Misbehavin’
Canto tradizionale: Just a closer walk
DUO MARANGONI – ORENI
Alessandro Marangoni – Piano
Paolo Oreni – Organ
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924): Concert BWV1052
César Franck (1822-1890): Prélude, fugue et variation en Si min. pour piano et orgue Op. 18
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849): Andante spianato e Grande polacca brillante Op. 22
(Trascr. for piano and organ)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)/Jean Guillou (1930-2019): Fantasie and Fugue on the name of B-A-C-H
Carlo Galante (1959): Gioacchiniana, fantasia su temi di Rossini per pianoforte e organo
In collaboration with ICIT – Istituto di Cultura Italo Tedesco di Savona
FRIEDEMANN WUTTKE – Guitar
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1814):
From Ghiribizzi for solo guitar M.S.43 n. 17 Le streghe and n. 18
Fernando Sor (1778-1839): 5 Minuets
Minuet in C maj. Op. 22
Minuet in A min. Op. 11 n. 7
Minuet in C maj. Op. 25
Minuet in A maj. Op. 11 n. 6
Minuet in D maj. Op. 11 n. 5
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Präludium in D min. BWV999
Andante in C maj. BWV1003
Sarabande in A maj. BWV1011
Sarabande in B min. BWV1002
Sarabande in D maj. BWV1007
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959): from Etudes & Preludes
Prelude n. 1
Prelude n. 2
Prelude n. 3
Prelude n. 4
Prelude n. 5
Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841):
Sonatina in Do magg. Op. 52
I – Andante con moto
II – Allegro maestoso
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909):
From Suite española Op. 47 n. 1
Asturias (Leyenda)
Fernando Sor
Grand Solo Op. 14
Introducion y Allegro
QUARTETTO ALFIERI with Tazio Brunetta
Davide Moro – Violin
Matteo Baldoni – Violin
Matteo Introna – Viola
Sofia Bellettini – Cello
Tazio Brunetta – Cello
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725): Sonata n. 3 a quattro senza cembalo in Sol min.
I – Fuga
II – Grave
III – Allegro
IV – Minuetto
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840): Quartetto n. 2 in E flat maj. M.S.20
I – Moderato
II – Minuetto – Allegretto
III – Adagio con trasporto
IV – Finale – Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Sonata in A maj. Op. 4 “a Kreutzer”
Anonymous transcription of 1832 for string quintet
I – Adagio sostenuto – Presto
II – Andante con variazioni
III – Finale (Presto)
LA CETRA – BASEL
ANDREA MARCON – Conductor and Hapsicord
Priska Comploi – Flute and Oboe
Luca Giardini – Violin
German Echeverri – Violin
Ayako Matsunaga – Viola
Johannes Kofler – Cello
Riccardo Coelati Rama – Violone
Prof. MICHELE DANIELI – Art Historian
LE MUSE SORELLE – Art and Music in dialogue in Venice
Marco Uccellini (1603-1680): Bergamasca from Sonate, arie et correnti Op. 3
Dario Castello (1602-1631): Sonata XV, a quattro e basso continuo from Sonate Concertate in Stil Moderno
Tarquinio Merula (1595-1665): Ballo detto Polliccio and Ciaccona from Sonate concertate per chiesa e camera Op. 12
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725): Flute Concert in A min. from Nove Sonate per flauto, violini, violoncello e basso continuo
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): String Concert in G min. RV157
I – Allegro
II – Largo
III – Allegro
Alessandro Marcello (1673-1747): Oboe Concert in D min. S.Z.799
I – Andante e Spiccato
II – Adagio
III – Presto
Antonio Vivaldi: String Concert in G min. RV152
I – Allegro molto
II – Andante molto e sempre pianissimo
III – Allegro molto
QUARTETTO EOS
Elia Chiesa – Violin
Giacomo Del Papa – Violin
Alessandro Acqui – Viola
Silvia Ancarani – Cello
Filippo Del Corno (1970): Allegro
Dmitri Dmitrievič Šostakóvič (1906-1975): String Quartet n. 8 in C min. Op. 110
I – Largo
II – Allegro molto
III – Allegretto
IV – Largo
V – Largo
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): String Quartet Op. 18 n. 6 in B flat maj.
I – Allegro con brio
II – Adagio ma non troppo
III – Scherzo – Allegro
IV – La Malinconia. Adagio
V – Allegretto quasi Allegro
DUO LUOGHI IMMAGINARI
Elena Bakanova – Soprano
Raffaele Mascolo – Pianoforte
…..cartoline e liriche da camera ……
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848):
La conocchia
Il Crociato
Il Barcaiolo
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868): Une caresse à ma femme, for piano solo
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901):
Perduta ho la pace
Stornello
Brindisi
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924):
Terra e Mare
A te
Sogno d’or
Piccolo valzer, for piano solo
Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916):
Ideale
Sogno
L’ultima canzone
COMPOSITION COMPETITION TORRE DELLA QUARDA
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ROFFREDO CAETANI FOUNDATION – SERMONETA
dèdalo ensemble
Daniela Cima – Flute
Nicola Zuccalà – Clarinet
Michela Dapretto – Violin
Carlo Costalbano – Viola
Matteo Zurletti – Cello
Chiara Rizza – Piano
CONDUCTOR: Vittorio Parisi
Winning composition of the Ensemble section
Winning composition of the Solo section
Winning composition of the Duo section
Azio Corghi (1937-2022): Affekte
Giancarlo Facchinetti (1936-2017): Divertimento III
COMPOSITION COMPETITION TORRE DELLA QUARDA
In collaboration with ProQuartet – Paris
TRIO ARALIA
Iris Scialom – Violino
Magali Mouterde – Violoncello
Théodore Lambert – Pianoforte
Winning composition of the Trio section
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884): Piano Trio in G min. Op. 15
I – Moderato assai – Più animato
II – Allegro, ma non a agitato
III – Presto
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Piano Trio in A min. M.67
I – Modéré
II – Pantoum. Assez vite
III – Passacaille. Très large
IV – Final. Animé
GIOVANNI ANGELERI – Violin
MICHELE TRENTI – Guitar
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840):
Sei cantabili e valtz M.S.124-129
Sonata a violin solo M.S.83
From Ghiribizzi for solo guitar M.S.43 n. 43 – 22 – 41 – 38
From Duetti M.S.110
Duetto N. 1
Duetto N. 3