Concerts in Lugano
The organizers reserve the right to change this programme.
Sunday 20.07 – 9:00 p.m.
Aula Magna, Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, via Soldino 9, Lugano
FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT
Barbara Meszaros, soprano - Esther Eleonor Funk, trumpet- Valery Gradow and Daria Zappa, violins - Hariolf Schlichtig, viola - Johannes Goritzki, cello - Felix Maiwald, double-bass - Gabor Joszef, piano
C. Saint-Saëns - Settimino for trumpet, piano, two violins, viola, cello and double-bass; G. Bottesini - Due arie for soprano, double-bass obbligato and piano; R. Strauss - "Morgen" op. 27 n. 4 for soprano, piano and double-bass; F. Schubert - Quintetto della trota (Forellenquintett).
In the interval, TICINO MUSICA and “Il Cavaliere” Cellar of Roberto Belossi - Contone invite the public to a tasting of TICINO MUSICA wine.
Monday 21.07 – 9:00 p.m.
Aula Magna - Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
CONCERT DEDICATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION "PRAGA SPRING "*
Zoltan Macsai, horn
L.v. Beethoven - Sonata op. 17; R. Schumann - Adagio e Allegro op.70; P. Dukas - Villanelle; V. Bujanovsky - España da “Travelling Impressions”
Winds Quartet Pentaerophonia
Katalin Nagy, flute – Ágnes Jakab, oboe – Krisztina Tötös, clarinet – Veronika Kiss, bassoon – Imre Kováts, horn
F. Farkas - Antiche danze ungheresi; G. Bizet - Carmen-Suite
Tuesday 22.07 - 9:00 p.m.
Aula Magna - Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
RECITAL FOR VIOLA AND PIANO
Hariolf Schlichtig, viola - Yumi Sekija, piano
B. Bartok - First Rhapsody (1928); T. Takemitsu - "A Bird came down the Walk"; D. Shostakovic - Sonata op. 147
Wednesday 23.07 - 9:00 p.m.
Aula Magna – Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
RECITAL FOR CELLO AND PIANO
Johannes Goritzki, cello – Hannelott Weigelt, piano
L.v. Beethoven – Sonata in sol min. op. 5 n. 2; J. Brahms - Sonata op. 120 n. 2, D. Shostakovich - Sonata op. 40
Thursady 24.07 – 9:00 p.m.
Aula Magna – Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
RECITAL FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO
Valery Gradow, violin - Ada Gradow, piano
W.A. Mozart – Tema con Variazioni; C. Debussy – Sonata; S. Prokofiev – Sonata in fa min. n. 1
Friday 25.07 - 9:00 p.m.
Aula Magna – Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
THE FLUTE AND THE TUBA IN CONCERT
Angela Firkins, flute – Rex Martin, tuba
Thomas Haberlah and Ireneusz Jagla, piano
J.S. Bach – Sonata in la min. per flauto solo; H. Holliger - (air) e per flauto solo; F. Borne - Carmen-Fantasie; S. Prokofiev - 5 Canzoni senza parole; J. Brahms - dalla Sonata in mi min. per violoncello e pianoforte, 1° tempo - Allegro non troppo; S. Rachmaninoff – dalla Sonata in sol min. per violoncello e pianoforte, 3° tempo – Andante; R. Strauss - Concerto n. 1 in mib magg.
Saturday 26.07 - 9:00 p.m.
Aula Magna – Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. WEISSENBERG!
Concert dedicated to Alexis Weissenberg, legendary pianist born in Sofia on 26.07.1929
Jana Kotkova, violin – Simon Mulligan, piano
C. Czerny – Variazioni su un tema di Rode, 'La Ricordanza' per pianoforte; C. Franck - Sonata per violino e pianoforte in la magg.; L.v. Beethoven - Sonata op. 22 per pianoforte; L. Berio - Sequenza VIII per violino solo; A. Weissenberg / arr. Mulligan - Songs from 'La Fugue'
Saturday 26.07 - 9:00 p.m.
Concert hall, Hotel Bellevue au Lac, Riva A. Caccia 10, Lugano
YOUNG MUSICIANS IN CONCERT*
Participants to TICINO MUSICA Masterclass
Detailed program available at the concert
Sunday 27.07 – 9:00 p.m.
Aula Magna – Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
TCHAIKOVSKY MOSKOW INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 2007
Recital for piano *
Benjamin Moser (1° prize)
F. Schubert - Zwei Impromptus; L.v. Beethoven - Sonata in do min. op. 111; S. Rachmaninov - Preludes (Auswahl); A. Skrjabin - Prelude e Nocturne per la mano sinistra op. 9, Fantasia in si min. op. 28
Monday 28.07 - 9:00 p.m.
Aula Magna – Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
CHAMBER MUSIC
Sabine Meyer, clarinet – Reiner Wehle, basset horn
Piano: Christian Ruvolo
F. Mendelssohn-B. - Konzertstück n. 2 in re min. op. 114; G. Rossini - Cavatine "Una voce poco fa" da "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" per clarinetto e pianoforte; C.M.v. Weber - Variazioni op. 33 su un tema da "Silvana" per clarinetto e pianoforte; M. Bruch – Tre brani dall’op. 88; F. Danzi - Konzertstück n. 2 in sol min. per clarinetto e pianoforte; F. Mendelssohn-B. - Konzertstück n. 1 in fa min op. 113
Monday 28.07 – 9:00 p.m.
Piazza San Carlo, Lugano
(in case of rain: Hotel Bellevue au Lac, Riva A. Caccia 10, Lugano)
GALA EVENINIG*
With the singers of TICINO MUSICA voice Mastercalsses
Arie and ensemble
Detailed program available at the concert
Tuesday 29.07 – 9:00 p.m.
Aula Magna – Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
CHAMBER MUSIC
Ingo Goritzki, oboe - Gabor Meszaros, bassoon - Ireneusz Jagla, piano
F. Poulenc – Trio; A. Tansman – Sonatina per fagotto e pianoforte; P. Eben – Trio; J. Röntgen – Sonata n. 1 per oboe e pianforte; H. Duttilleux – Sarabande et Cortège per fagotto e pianoforte; A. Previn - Trio
Tuesday 29.07 - 9:00 p.m.
Concert hall , Hotel Bellevue au Lac, Riva A. Caccia 10, Lugano
YOUNG MUSICIANS IN CONCERT*
Partecipants to TICINO MUSICA Masterclass
Detailed program available at the concert
Wednesday 30.07 - 9:00 p.m.
Congress Hall, Lugano
OPERA IN LUGANO
Gioachino Rossini – “Il signor Bruschino”
farsa giocosa for music in one act – pamphlet of Giuseppe Foppa
International Opera Laboratory “Silvio Varviso” 2008
Singers participating to the Opera Laboratory
Harpsichord: Margherita Colombo
Music direction: Umberto Finazzi
Direction: Laura Cosso
Settings and costumes: Claudio Cinelli
Bayerisches Symphonieorchester München
Directors: Nicola Gaudino, Pasquale Corrado
After the performance , TICINO MUSICA and “Il Cavaliere” Cellar of Roberto Belossi - Contone invite the public to a tasting of TICINO MUSICA wine.
Thursday 31.07 - 9:00 p.m.
Piazza San Carlo, Lugano (in case of rain: Aula Magna of Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana)
CLOSING CONCERT OF TICINO MUSICA FESTIVAL
DEDICATED TO THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF SLOKAR QUARTET
Solists:
Filip Draglund and Cati Moriano – trumpet
Horns Quartet of Michael Höltzel Masterclass – horn
Slokar Quartet: Branimir Slokar, György Gyivicsan, Wassil Christov and Armin Bachmann - trombones
A. Vivaldi – Concerto per due trombe e orchestra; R. Schumann – Konzertstück per 4 corni e orchestra; J. Koetsier - Concertino per 4 tromboni e orchestra; G. Gershwin (D. Armitage) - A Portrait
Bayerisches Symphonieorchester München
Direction: Janos Meszaros
Friday 01.08 - 5:00 p.m.
Piazza San Carlo, Lugano
DIVERTIMENTO MUSICALE*
with the TICINO MUSICA Brass Ensemble
Detailed program available at the concert
Saturday 02.08 - 11:30 a.m.
Aula Magna – Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
MUSICAL RENDEZVOUS "GOODBYE TICINO MUSICA 2008 and
WELCOME TICINO MUSICA 2009"*
Concert with aperitivo offered by TICINO MUSICA take leave from the partecipans, teachers and all the co-operators, from the authorities, foundations, sponsors and the audience.
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Opera
1a category – CHF 60.- (reduced CHF 40.-)
2a category – CHF 50.- (reduced CHF 30.-)
3a category – CHF 40.- (reduced CHF 25.-)
Concerts
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Reduced CHF 15.-
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