Vive les amateurs!

In cooperation with PianoLink

Full Price: € 10.00 + booking costs

Piazzetta Brenna

14/07/2024 08:30

This night offers a kaleidoscope of mostly short pieces coming from the Belle Époque, played by music lovers who make a living out of another job, from lawyers to scientists, but who did complete musical studies and keep their passion alive. They come from Europe, Canada and USA; some are members of PianoLink, an association whose nature lies precisely in connecting amateurs and professionals. This year, PianoLink celebrates its tenth anniversary and collaborates with the LacMus Festival for the first time. Before embarking into this rich program, for a few minutes LacMus festival will leave the stage to the Lake Como children, now taking their first steps in the music world. That is how the future of music starts.

The ticket for this event includes the concert “Notturni in riva al lago” (Nocturnes by the Lake), which will consequently take place in the moonlight.

Pre-opening concert: performers from Lake Como

 

A surprise opening!

Eldo Di Lazzaro (1902-1968), Reginella campagnola, arr. Fernando Francia
Gerhard Jussenhoven (1911-2006), Kornblumenblau, valzer
“La Fughetti”, members of the historic “Vittorio Veneto” brass band, Tremezzo, founded in 1893

Antonio Trombone (1913-1995), Alla tirolese (piano duet)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Ode to Joy, arrangement for beginners
Jane Smisor Bastien (1936-2018), Walking to School
Anna and Mario Zanotta, piano 

Anonymous (19th century), Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Leone Carlo Rampoldi, violin
Antonio Bianchi, piano

Vincenzo Billi (1869-1938), Le campane del villaggio, Op. 310, No. 4 (piano duet)
Antonio Trombone (1913-1995), Il trenino
Dalia Panepinto and Mario Zanotta, piano

 

PianoLink performers

 

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
From the Second Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 22: I – Andante sostenuto (transcription by Saint-Saëns)
Julia Pikalova, piano – poet, businesswoman (Italy/Russia)

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Ballade n.1 in G minor, Op. 23
Michelle Horowitz, piano President, American Friends of LacMus Festival (USA)

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Two Poems, Op. 32:
Andante cantabile
Allegro, con eleganza, con fiducia
Guido Macripò, piano – judge (Italy)

Vladimir Rebikov (1866-1920)
From Snow White, ballet, Op. 39:
Dance of the Butterflies
Gianmarco Fratta, piano – employee (Italy)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonatine, Op. 40
Modéré
Mouvement de menuet
Animé
Ken Iisaca, piano software engineer (USA/Japan)

Intermission

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
From Miroirs, Op. 43: No. 4, Alborada del gracioso
Andrea Menichelli, piano – entrepreneur (Austria)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
From Estampes: No. 1, Pagodes
Sergio Assayas, piano – mathematician (Italy)

Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Romance in F minor, Op. 5
Filippo Tresca, piano – business consultant (Italy)

James P. Johnson (1894-1955)
Charleston, from “Runnin’ Wild
Antonio Branca, piano – advisor (Italy)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
From Preludes, Book II:
No. 3,
La Puerta del vino
Rosario de la Pedraja, piano – endocrinologist (Spain)

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
From Thaïs: Meditation
Silvia Rimedio, piano – lawyer (Italy)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
From Preludes, Book II:
No. 8, Ondine
No. 12, Feux d’artifice
Miriam Berro, piano – electronic and software engineer (Canada)


Useful Info:

The concert takes place outdoors.

Ticket Rates:
– Full Price: € 10.00 + booking costs

Entrance to the venue:
The ticket office opens one hour before the concert.
Admission from the access gates is allowed twenty minutes before the start of the concert.

Approximate duration of the event:
110 min + intermission

In case of bad weather:
In case of bad weather, the concert will be held at the Auditorium of the Istituto Comprensivo Statale della Tremezzina in Ossuccio (see map).

The audience is advised that photos and audio/video footage may be taken during the event by LacMus Festival staff for promotion and marketing purposes for the exclusive use of the festival.