Andrea Lucchesini’s second season

Florence, 23 June 2023 – Music & Beauty Store, It’s the new concert season of friends of musicunder the chairmanship of the cultural association Stefano Passigli which confirms the pianist as artistic director for the second year in a row Andrea Lucchesini, program created in collaboration with Ministry of Culture, Tuscany Region, Florence Municipality And Savings Bank FoundationIt consists of seventy-four concerts, divided between fifty on the main bill, seventeen between the Fortissimo Firenze Festival and the Fortissimo Metropolitano, and seven “counterpoints of the season”.

“In our atheistic xenophilia, we believe that doing more and better than we do elsewhere, consider our program an acquired one and taken for granted – he explains. Andrea Lucchesini

Actually, it is necessary to protect this cantonment of emotions, knowledge and sociality in complex times, it is necessary to pass on its benefits to new generations as well. and facing the challenges of the future with confidence and hope.” The opening is scheduled for Saturday 14 October whenTuscan Youth Orchestra of the music school of Fiesole directed by the Hungarian Gabor Taks-Nagywill accompany the pianist on stage at the Teatro della Pergola Anna Janushen.

Two main cycles targeted at the less common auditory pathways have been confirmed: “Picture” Dialogues with Past Works includes four chamber concerts, performed by Francis Verunelli (29 October), clara innotta (December 3), charles bocadoro (11 February) and claudio ambrosini (March 24), in association with GAMO; “music &…” Instead it deals with poetry and literature, performance and storytelling, in the presence of some of the most iconic names on the national theater scene. metamorphosis trilogy

To Milena VukotićFrom sandro lombardi pair made by Mariangela Gualtieri And Mario Brunello,

The itinerary continues with the appointments of solo piano Dedicated to the keyboard masters, marking the start of the season Mary-Ange Ngusi (October 28), Gabriela Montero (December 2) and ying li (December 10), and the regular return of the festival as arcadian volodos (January 13), Alexandre Tharoud (January 27), Nikolai Lugansky (February 4), alexandre lonkevich (March 9) and Grigory Sokolov (11 March). Much attention is also paid to the string quartet, with Bill’s confirmation of Quattro Diotima (Nov 19), the Belsea String Quartet (February 17), the Vision String Quartet (3 March) and the appearance of a special guest, the clarinetist pablo barragan (5 November), next to cremona quartet,

Finally, great tributes are also paid to deceased artists, such as Luciano Berio And Alvaro Company

and tested collaborations: among others, they will be present Enrico Dindo And peter demaria (November 18), soprano Anna Prohaska accompanied by pianist julius drake (Nov 26), cellist sol gabetta (9 December), accompaniment on piano bertrand chamayouAnd Julia Hagen (February 18) with the pianist lukas sternthand two trio structures, composed by Vivian Hagner, mikael hakhnazarian And Yanik Rafalimanana (April 7), E marco rizzi, alessio allegrini And benedict wolf (13 April).