More than a month of events under the curtain, illuminated by jazz, classical music and Brazilian sounds: the International Chamber Music Festival returns from 15 to 20 December to Iglesias for its twenty-eighth edition , curated again this year by the Anton Stadler Association and directed by the bandoneonist and composer Fabio Furìa , who holds the same role for the promoting organization and the Iglesias Civic Music School.
The program will take place entirely at the Electra Theater in Piazza Pichi , with each concert starting at 7 pm , on a journey through eras, languages, and influences, with internationally renowned performers and ensembles. It begins tomorrow with " Virtuosi in dialogue. The violin, the flute, the orchestra ," which sees soloists Lana Trotovšek (violin) and Tommaso Benciolini (piano) joined by the Anton Stadler Orchestra , under the direction of Maestro Ernesto Colombo . This is followed on Saturday 21st by " Tradizione in ascolto " performed by pianist Matteo Cabras in tandem with violinist Danusha Waskiewicz , and on Sunday 22nd by the Dumka Trio , composed of Carmina Morellà (violin), David Fons (viola), and Carlos Apellániz (piano), on stage for " Echi della scena ."
On Saturday the 28th, actress Astra Lanz will combine her voice with Andrea Rucli 's piano in " Divertissement en mots et musique ," while on Sunday the 29th , the Klaviol Trio of Giambattista Ciliberti (clarinet), Flavio Maddonni (violin), and Piero Rotolo (piano) will explore the borderland " Between theater, cinema, and other contaminations ." The following weekend opens with a tribute to Brazilian music, which on December 5th features Selmah Hernandes (vocals), Luigi Rana (guitar), Paolo Luiso (piano), Filippo De Salvo (bass and double bass), and Saverio Petruzzellis (drums) for " Samba Rosa ," making way the following day for cellist Alexander Hülshoff and pianist Levgeniia Lermachkova in a duo performance of " Passion and Imagination ." The concert segment concludes with the last two evenings on December 12th , with pianist Elisso Bolkvadze bringing her recital " Pianomasterpieces ", and on December 20th , with Javier Girotto (soprano and baritone saxophone, flutes) and Vince Abbracciante (accordion) at the centre of the expressive jazz research of " Sanctuary ".
In the " The Festival meets... " section, this year's program once again involves the city's musical communities, starting with the encounter with the Iglesias Choir in " Omines in coro ", under the direction of Maestro Stefano Pisano , on December 8th at the Theater from 7pm . On December 13th at the same time, the Circolo Verdi Wind Orchestra , led by Fabio Diana , will perform " The Lord of the Lake ", then moving on December 18th to the Church of San Francesco , where at 8pm the Caterina Cittadini choir of Mariano Garau and the Concordia Villa Ecclesiae choir of Paolo Autelitano will join their voices for a special evening.
But a part of the festival is also dedicated to the city's primary and secondary schools, with two Mini Festival meetings expected for the mornings of November 30th , featuring the Klaviol Trio, and December 14th , with Veronica Maccioni (voice and bandoneon) and Ottavio Farci (double bass) in the concert " Suoni in valigia – a musical journey between listening, discovery and experience ".