Great masters and young talents

The concert “Great masters and young talents" represents one of the most anticipated moments of the Festival, bringing to the stage the most fundamental essence of Ticino Musica: the sharing of excellence in a dialogue between generations.

An evening that brings together on the same stage internationally renowned performers and young musicians selected from among the most promising of Ticino Musica's educational landscape. A dialogue between artistic sensibilities and musical visions, in which the art of listening and sharing is translated into a living form of interpretation.

The two-part concert offers the audience a moment of rare acoustic intensity, with brilliant and refined pages that enhance both the wind ensemble and the chamber intimacy of the strings.

Andrea Oliva (flute), Ivan Podyomov (oboe), Calogero Palermo (clarinet), Gabor Meszaros (bassoon), David Johnson (horn), Ricardo Carvalhoso (tuba), Alessandro Moccia (violin), Danilo Rossi (viola) and Asier Polo (cello) lead this musical journey alongside participants of Ticino Musica masterclasses.

The program opens with Johann Strauss' Suite in B-flat Major Op. 4, a striking early composition that already reveals the unmistakable freshness of the future king of the waltz. Written for thirteen wind instruments, the work is a gem of the 19th-century ensemble repertoire, between elegant lyricism and orchestral brilliance.

This is followed by one of the absolute pinnacles of Romantic chamber music: the Quintet Op. 115 by Johannes Brahms, offered in the rare and evocative version with solo viola. It is a page filled with introspection, warmth and poignant beauty, in which the timbre of the viola intertwines with the strings in a dense and refined acoustic fabric.

The setting for the concert is the Aula Magna of the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, an intimate space ideal for appreciating every nuance of sound.

Program

R. Strauss
Suite in sib major for 13 wind instruments op. 4
Präludium - Allegretto
Romanze - Andante
Gavotte - Allegro
Introduktion und Fuge - Andante cantabile. Allegro con brio

J. Brahms
Quintet for clarinet and strings op. 115 in B minor, version for viola and strings
Allegro
Adagio
Andantino. Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
Con moto. Un poco meno mosso

Soloists

Andrea Oliva – flute
Ivan Podyomov – oboe
Calogero Palermo – clarinet
Gabor Meszaros – bassoon
David Johnson – horn
Ricardo Carvalhoso – tuba
Alessandro Moccia – violin
Danilo Rossi – viola
Asier Polo – cello
and masterclass participants

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