Festival
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.
Calendar
August 28th – Chiesa di S. Andrea – 9.00 pm
DUO NOLI – SOATTIN
Roberto Noli – guitar
Luca Soattin – guitar
Filippo Gragnani (1768-1820): Duo n. 2
I – Moderato
II – Adagio
III – Polacca
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840): Sonata n. 33 M.S. 84
I – Minuetto
II – Andantino
Roberto Noli, guitar
Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841): Petit Duo Dialogue n. 2, Op. 34
I – Largo
II – Poco Allegretto
Le Bouquet (le Jasmin) Op. 273 – First performance in the contemporary era
I – Andante sostenuto
II – Andante
III – Presto
Niccolò Paganini: Sonata n. 28 M.S. 84
I – Andantino amoroso
II – Minuetto
(Tuning: Re4, Si3, Sol3, Re3, Sol2, Re2)
Luca Soattin, guitar
Ferdinando Carulli: Duo pour deux guitares n. 2
I – Thêma et Variations
II – Larghetto
III – Allegretto ma non troppo
Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829): Le Avventure di Amore, Op. 116
L’Invito al ballo
L’Affetto
La Dichiarazione
Il Rifiuto
Il Dispiacere
La Disperazione
La Partenza
Il Pentimento
Il Ritorno
La Pace – Finale
September 3rd – Chiesa di S. Andrea – 9.00 pm
ACCADEMIA ERARD – on authentic instruments
Enrico Filippo Maligno – violin
Cristiano Delpriori – viola
Federica Ragnini – cello
Matilde Oppizzi – guitar
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840): Rondò per violino e violoncello M.S.63
Quartetto per violino, viola, violoncello e chitarra N.13 in Fa magg. M.S.40
Felice Giardini (1716-1796): Trio Op.20 n. 6 in Sol magg.
Niccolò Paganini: Sonata con variazioni in Re magg. per violino, viola, violoncello e chitarra M.S.132
September 10th – Oratorio dei SS. Giovanni Battista, Giovanni Evangelista e Petronilla – 9.00 pm
ORCHESTRA DA TRE SOLDI
Gianni Gilli – clarinet, bass clarinet
Matteo Castellan – accordion
Massimiliano Gilli – violin
Paola Secci – cello
Paolo Grappeggia – double-bass
Pietro Ballestrero – guitar
Chiara Rosso – voice
Ma’ nouche (Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
Musette (Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
Era Hora (Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
Heitor Villa Lobos (1887-1959): Samba Classico (arr. Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
Kurt Weill (1900-1950): Nannas Lied (arr. Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
K. Weill: Saga Of Jenny (arr. Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
Un poquito di Riviera (Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
Shortinho (Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
2-0 (Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994): Sabià (arr. Paola Secci, Massimiliano Gilli)
Ariel Ramirez (1921-2010): Alfonsina y el mar (arr. Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
Weill: I’m a Stranger Here Myself (arr. Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
16/8 in New York (Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
Crome stai? (Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
Promenade/Les Tziganes (Orchestra da Tre Soldi)
September 24th – Sala della Stella Maris – 9.00 pm
ENSEMBLE NUOVE MUSICHE
Filippo Del Noce – flute
Elena Bacchiarello – clarinet, bass clarinet
Davide Nari – saxophone
Vincenzo Atanasio – trumpet
Marcello Repola – percussions
Anna Freschi – cello
Lorenzo Guida – cello
Henry Brown – narrator
Francesco Ottonello – conductor
Luca Benatti (1982): Around the loop, for cello solo and loop station (ENM commission)
William Turner Walton (1902-1983): Façade – An Entertainment
October 1st – Duomo – 9.00 pm
In collaboration with ICIT – Savona
INSTRUMENTISTS OF THE WIENER PHILARMONIKER
Tibor Kovac – violin
Lara Kusztrich – violin
Holger Tautscher Groh – viola
Orfeo Mandozzi – cello
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Quartetto Op. 64 n. 5 in Re magg. “L’Allodola”
I – Allegro moderato
II – Adagio cantabile
III – Minuetto (Allegretto—Trio)
IV – Finale (Vivace)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Quartetto per archi in Mi min.
I – Allegro
II – Andantino con eleganza
III – Prestissimo
IV – Scherzo. Fuga. Allegro assai mosso
October 7th – Chiesa di S. Andrea – 9.00 pm
In collaboration with ICIT – Savona
MARIE-LUISE BODENDORFF – piano
Gianluca Deserti (1963): Souvenir d’une ancienne clochette, on a paganinian theme (ENM commission)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Sonata in Mi min. n. 53 Hob. XVI:34
I – Presto
II – Adagio
III – Vivace molto
Aleksandr Nikolaevič Skrjabin (1872-1915): Sonata-Fantasia n. 2 Op. 19 in Sol# min.
I – Andante
II – Finale – Presto
Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832): Fantasia Op. 93 su temi svedesi
Sergej Vasil’evič Rachmaninov (1873-1943): Sonata n. 2 Op. 36 in Sib min.
I – Allegro agitato
II – Non allegro – Lento
III – L’istesso tempo – Allegro molto
October 16th – Chiesa di S. Pietro – 9.00 pm
Il SOFFIO DEL VENTO – Tales in music from France, Italy and Ireland
Fabio Rinaudo – uilleanpipes, musette bechonnet, whistle
Silvano Rodi – organ
Presentation of the Uillean pipes
May morning dew (traditional Irish – XVIII secolo)
Reel (Irish anonymous – XVIII secolo)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695): Ciaccona da The Fairy Queen (transcription for organ)
A new Irish tune (thin wisthle and organ)
La volta (organ)
A new Scotch tune (organ and uillean pipes)
William Byrd (1543-1623): Callino Casturame
La volta
John Playford (XVI sec.): Stingo
Giles Farnaby (1560-1640): Muscadin
Anonymous (1525): My Lady carey’s dompe
Presentation of the Musette Bechonnet
Jean D’Estrees (d. 1576) : Les Bouffons
Bergerette sans roch
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621): Pavane et canarie (organ)
Or, dites nous, Marie (traditional Noel)
Thoinot Arbeau (1519-1595): Branle d’ecosses
Presentation of the italian cornamusa
Anonimo ligure (XVIII sec.): Pastorale ligure – Sonata per organo
Turlough O’Carolam (1670-1738): Blind Mary
O’Carolan’s welcome
October 23rd – Sala della Stella Maris – 9.00 pm
CONFERENCE – CONCERT FOR THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF MAURICIO KAGEL’S EXOTICA
In collaboration with Conservatorio “Giuseppe Verdi” – Torino
Lecturers: Stefano Leoni, Elisabetta Vaccarone
Stefano Cicerone
Marilena Licata
Massimiliano Seggio
Federico Primavera
Matteo Martino Pietro Caramelli
Pietro Caramelli
Mauricio Kagel (1931-2008): Selection from Exotica
October 30th – Chiesa di S. Andrea – 9.00 pm
GIULIO TAMPALINI – guitar
Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849): Fandango variado Op. 16
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840): Sonate n. 13-32-37 from 37 Sonate M.S.84
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968): Capriccio diabolico (Omaggio a Paganini)
Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909): Fantasia sulla Traviata
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909): Mallorca, Sevilla
Daniele Fabio (1984): Mare – Motus
November 5th – Duomo di Savona – 9.00 pm
GLI ORGANI DELLA DIOCESI DI SAVONA-NOLI
SILVIO CELEGHIN – organ
César Franck (1822-1890): Fantasia in Do magg. Op. 16
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Concerto in Do min. RV 766 (transcr. by W. Dalla Vecchia)
I – Allegro
II – Adagio in Trio
III – Allegro
Oreste Ravanello (1871-1938): Marcia Eucaristica Op. 39 n. 4
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): Preludio e Fuga in Sol magg. Op. 37
Marco Enrico Bossi (1861-1925): Canzoncina a Maria Vergine Op. 113 n. 3
Lorenzo Perosi (1872-1956): Offertorio su “Veni Creator Spiritus”
César Franck: Final Op. 21
November 11th – Oratorio del Castello – 9.00 pm
In collaboration with ProQuartet – Parigi
QUARTETTO WASSILY
Vincent Forestier – violin
Marine Faup-Pelot – violin
Clément Hoareau – viola
Raphaël Ginzburg – cello
Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840): Quartetto n. 3 in La min. M.S.20
I – Largo – Allegro
II – Minuetto (Andantino – Trio)
III – Andante con variazioni
IV – Finale (Presto)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Quartettsatz D703
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Quatuor à cordes en Fa maj.
I – Allegro moderato – Très doux
II – Assez vif – Très rythmé
III – Très lent
IV – Vif et agité
ATTENTION!! THE CONCERT CHANGES DATE
For reasons of force majeure the concert was brought forward to November 20th at the same time and place
November 20th – Oratorio del Castello – 9.00 pm
FUOCO, SPIRITO E VITALITA’
Mozart e Mysliveček: amici d’ Italia
LUCA GIARDINI – violin
VÁCLAV LUKS – cembalo
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782): Sonata n.1 in Re magg. from Sei Sonate Op. XVI
I – Allegro assai
II – Andante grazioso
Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781): Sonata n. 5 in Sol magg. fromSei Sonate per Piano Forte o Clavicembalo con l’accompagnamento del Violino
I – Allegro moderato
II – Andante
III – Menuetto
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805): Sonata n. 4, G28 in Re magg. from Sei Sonate per cembalo e violino Op. V
I – Andante
II – Allegro assai con brio
III – Rondò Allegretto
Josef Mysliveček: Sonata n. 1 in Mi bem. magg. from Sei Sonate per Piano Forte o Clavicembalo con l’accompagnamento del Violino
I – Allegro
II – Andante
III – Menuetto
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791): Sonata in Mi min. K304
I – Allegro
II – Tempo di Minuetto
November 26th – Chiesa di S. Andrea – 9.00 pm
TRIO BOCCHIO, MERLO, GIRIBALDI
Roberto Bocchio – clarinet
Claudio Merlo – cello
Nicola Giribaldi – piano
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Trio in La min. per clarinetto, violoncello e pianoforte, Op. 114
I – Allegro
II – Adagio
III – Andantino grazioso – Trio
IV – Allegro
Paul Juon (1872-1940): Trio Miniatures
1 – Rêverie
2 – Humoresque
3 – Elegie
4 – Danse phantastique
Nino Rota (1911-1979): Trio per clarinetto, violoncello e pianoforte
I – Allegro
II – Andante
III – Allegrissimo
December 3rd – Chiesa di S. Andrea – 9.00 pm
SAMUELE TELARI – accordion
In collaboration with Accademia degli Sfaccendati – Ariccia
César Franck (1822-1890): Choral n. 2 in Si min.
Modest Petrovič Musorgskij (1839-1881): Pictures at an Exhibition
December 7th – Chiesa di S. Andrea – 9.00 pm
CONCERTO PER PIER PAOLO PASOLINI NEL CENTENARIO DELLA NASCITA
ACCADEMIA ERARD – OMA – ENSEMBLE NUOVE MUSICHE
Sandra Pirruccio – flute
Chiara Coriddi – clarinet
Daniele Brancaleoni – violin
Maria Cristina Capon – piano
Marcello Repola – percussions
Francesco Ottonello – percussions
Erica Salbego – narrator and percussions
Lamberto Lugli – conductor
Luigi Dallapiccola (1904-1975): Tartiniana II, for violin and piano
Andrea Talmelli (1950): Senza idendità di città, for flute, clarinet, violin and piano
Lyrics by Donatella Giancaspero
Alessandro Meacci (1997): Dedalus,for percussions and piano
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962): Deux Interludes,for flute, violin and piano
Giordano De Nisi (1993): Versi del Testamento, for percussions
Federico Agostinelli (1964): Sonata,for solo violin
Lamberto Lugli (1957): L’ansia del trillo, for flute, clarinet, violin and piano
Alessandro Meacci: Icarus, for percussions and piano
Frank Martin (1890-1974): Ballade, for flute and piano
December 10th – Varazze, Oratorio di S. Giuseppe – 9.00 pm
TRIO OPERA VIWA
Silvia Martinelli – soprano
Fabio Taruschio – flute
Andrea Trovato – organ
Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726):Toccata per Organo
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Domine Deus from Gloria RV 589
Salve Regina from Antifona RV 617
Sonata n. 2 dal Pastor Fido for flute and continuo
Georg F. Händel (1685-1759): Meine seele Hört im Sehen from Nove Arie Tedesche
Andrea Lucchesi (1741-1801): Sonata per Organo in Sol magg.
Sonata per Organo in Sib magg.
Sonata per Organo in Fa magg.
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791): Laudate Dominum
Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835): Salve Regina
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848): Sonata for flute and organ
Gratias Agimus for soprano, flute and organ
December 12th – Chiesa di S. Andrea – 9.00 pm
INSTRUMENTALISTS OF THE GENOVA THEATER
Francesco Loi – flute
Valeria Serangeli – clarinet
Fabio Uscidda – horn
Luigi Tedone – bassoon
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868):
Il Turco in Italia – Ouverture
Quartetto n. 1 for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn
I – Allegro moderato
II – Andante
III – Rondò. Allegro
L’Italiana in Algeri – Ouverture
Quartetto n. 4 for flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn
I – Allegro vivace
II – Andante
III – Rondò. Allegro
Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Sinfonia
December 16th – Chiesa di S. Andrea – 9.00 pm
ANDREA DAVID – pianoforte
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Sonata n. 30 Op. 109 in Mi magg.
I – Vivace ma non troppo
II – Prestissimo
III – Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Sonata in Re magg. n. 53 Hob. XVI:37
I – Allegro con brio
II – Largo e sostenuto
III – Finale. Presto ma non troppo
Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Rapsodia Ungherese n.3 in Sib min.
Sergej Vasil’evič Rachmaninov (1873-1943): Moment musical Op.16 n.4 in Mi min.
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