Eight musical narratives

The Villa Torlonia Theater hosts eight monographic musical events dedicated to some of the main authors in the history of music; therefore, these are not simple concerts, but an experiment to make the classical music repertoire known to an increasingly wider audience.

All the evenings, in fact, are characterized by the presence of an expert with the task of talking about the composer, the pieces that are about to be listened to, and finally the role that that repertoire has had in the evolution of musical thought. This is a way to better understand the beauty of classical music, through the interpretation of young musicians, among the best of the new generation on the national and international scene.

The authors on the program are: Brahms, Bach, Wagner, Grieg, Schubert, Mozart, Stravinsky, Mendelssohn; the event, which covers most of the year, from October 2024 to May 2025, can therefore be considered as an itinerary in the company of great music, in collaboration with Roma Tre Orchestra.

Program:

22 October 8.30pm – Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102
(for string orchestra)
Pavel Berman, violin
Silvia Chiesa, cello
Roma Tre Orchestra
Massimiliano Caldi, piano
Maurizio Baglini, piano and narrator

1 December 11.00 – Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Leonardo Spinedi, violin
Lorenzo Rundo, viola
Angelo Maria Santisi, cello
Guido Barbieri, narrator

29 December 11.00 – Edvard Grieg
Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor, op. 16
(version for string orchestra)
Two elegiac pieces op. 34
Roma Tre Orchestra Ensemble
Ruben Micieli, piano soloist and conductor
Winner Young Artists Piano Solo Series 2020 – 2021
Valerio Vicari, narrator

January 19th 11.00 am – Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird; The Rite of Spring
(version for four hands piano)
Adriano Leonardo Scapicchi, Francesco Bravi,
piano
Gianni Garrera, narrator

26 January 11.00 am – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, K. 271, “Jeunehomme”
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Maria Andreeva, violin and piano soloist
Roma Tre Orchestra
Renato Bossa, narrator

23 February 11.00 am – Richard Wagner
Wotan's Farewell and Fire Spell from “La Walkiria”
Good Friday Spell, Transformation Music and Final Scene from “Parsifal”
(version for two pianos)
(version for two pianos)
Camiel Boomsma, Filippo Tenisci, piano
Valerio Vicari, narrator

25 April 11.00 am – Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C major, D. 956
hours, D. 956
Roma Tre Orchestra Ensemble
Angelo Maria Santisi, narrator

May 25th 11.00 am – Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat major for strings op. 20
Roma Tre Orchestra Ensemble
Fulvia de Colle, narrator

Photo credits: courtesy of  Villa Torlonia Theater official site