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19:00, Aula Magna LocarnoIntroduction to the concert with Giuseppe Clericetti CONCERT TICKETS: 40 - 140 CHF
Ricardo Castro conductorMartha Argerich pianoFrancesco Piemontesi pianoAlexandra Achillea Pouta mezzo-soprano
Valentin Silvestrov (1937)
Symphony No. 2
Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963)
Concerto in D Minor for Two Pianos and Orchestra ***
Nicola Campogrande (1969)
Symphony No. 2 “Un Mondo Nuovo” (2022)
Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
Firebird Suite (1919 version)
The tragic events of the war in Ukraine are reflected in the programme for the 78th Settimane Musicali di Ascona, which kicks off on 5 September with an extraordinary Concert for Peace featuring Martha Argerich, Francesco Piemontesi and the Peace Orchestra Project, a symphony orchestra conducted by Ricardo Castro featuring young musicians from all over the world. The evening will include the Swiss première of Nicola Capogrande's Symphony No. 2 “Un Mondo Nuovo”, dedicated to Europe at war and composed as an “attempt to offer a musical response to the anguish that has afflicted our continent over the past few months”.
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