FESTIVAL 2025
VIRTUOSO&BELCANTO 2025
Lucca | July 21st – August 3rd
In 2025, we celebrate Virtuoso&Belcanto’s tenth year with the richest calendar of events ever offered. It consists of:
- 25 evening concerts
- 40 Young Talents Concerts (student concerts)
- 9 conferences
- 5 special concerts
Ticket prices and purchase modalities will soon be published on this website. As every year, there will be reductions for residents of the Province of Lucca, for students under 25 and for Coop members. It will be possible to purchase thematic subscriptions or ticket carnets at discounted prices.
🟠 – event with ticket
🟢 – free admission
- Monday 21/7
- Tuesday 22/7
- Wednesday 23/7
- Thursday 24/7
- Friday 25/7
- Saturday 26/7
- Sunday 27/7
- Monday 28/7
- Tuesday 29/7
- Wednesday 30/7
- Thursday 31/7
- Friday 01/8
- Saturday 02/8
- Sunday 03/8
🟢 12:00: Inauguration + Opening of Federico Maria Sardelli’s exhibition
🟠 21:15: Real Collegio, Chiostro: OPENING CONCERT
W.A. Mozart, Sonata in D major KV 576
L. van Beethoven, Sonata in E flat major “Quasi una fantasia” Op. 27 No.1
F. Schubert, Impromptu in G flat major Op. 90 No. 3 D899
F. Chopin, Nocturne op.27 n°2
F. Chopin, Mazurka Op.33 n°4
F. Chopin, Polonaise-Fantasy op.61
(Paul Ji, pf.)
🟠 18:00, Florence Academy of Art: CONCERT
program TBD
(Arda Quartet: Varvara Vasylieva, vl. - Aino Yamaguchi, vl. - Charlotte Lefebvre, vla. - Nadzeya Kurzava, vc.)
🟠 19:00, Palazzo Pfanner: CONCERT
J.S. Bach (arr. Duo Semchuk-Milas), “Chaconne” from partita No. 2 in D minor
C.de Bériot, Duo Concertante No. 1 in G minor
M. Rózsa, Sonata for two violins Op.15
A. Piazzolla (arr. Duo Semchuk-Milas), Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas - WORLD PREMIERE
(Oleksandr Semchuk, vl. - Ksenia Milas, vl.)
program TBD
(Chengdu Children Choir)
🟠 12:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro S. Caterina: Young Talents Concert
🟠 18:00, Giardino Convictus: Young Talents Concert
program TBD
(Arda Quartet: Varvara Vasylieva, vl. - Aino Yamaguchi, vl. - Charlotte Lefebvre, vla. - Nadzeya Kurzava, vc.)
🟢 19:00, Chiesa di San Romano: CONCERT
Chinese Opera Repertoire
(Blooma Art soloists)
🟢 12:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro S. Caterina: Young Talents Concert
🟢 16:00-18:00, Real Collegio, Sala del Capitolo: Open Masterclass by Bruno Giuranna
🟠 17:00, Caffé Santa Zita: Young Talents Concert
🟠 19:00, Palazzo Pfanner: CONCERT
C. Debussy, Suite bergamasque
C. Debussy, Three Preludes from Livre Deux
J. Cage, Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano
(Boris Berman, pf.)
🟢 21:15, Chiesa di San Romano: CONCERT
program TBD
(Chengdu Children Choir)
🟢 12:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro S. Caterina: Young Talents Concert
🟢 16:00, Real Collegio, Sala del Capitolo: CONFERENCE
Preview of a new documentary on Bruno Giuranna by Seong Hyeon Kim
with Bruno Giuranna and Paul Cortese
(interview in Italian - documentary subtitled in English)
🟢 17:00, Caffé Santa Zita: Young Talents Concert
🟢 18:00, Giardino Convictus: Young Talents Concert
🟠 21:15, Real Collegio, Chiostro Principale: CONCERT
F. Schubert, Arpeggione Sonata in A minor
M. Illés, Négy tárgy (Four objects for piano)
K. Penderecki, Capriccio for Siegfried Palm
L.v. Beethoven, Cello Sonata in A major Op. 69
(Eiline Tai, vc. - Carter Muller, pf.)
🟢 12:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro S. Caterina: Young Talents Concert
🟢 16:00-19:00, Real Collegio, Sala del Capitolo: Open Masterclass by Bruno Giuranna
🟢 17:00, Caffé Santa Zita: Young Talents Concert
🟢 18:00, Giardino Convictus: Young Talents Concert
🟠 18:00, San Cassiano di Controne: CONCERT
program TBD
(Arda Quartet: Varvara Vasylieva, vl. - Aino Yamaguchi, vl. - Charlotte Lefebvre, vla. - Nadzeya Kurzava, vc.)
🟠 21:15, Palazzo Pfanner: CONCERTO
A. Vivaldi, Violin and Organ Concerto in F major RV 775
A. Vivaldi, Violin and Two Cellos Concerto in C major RV 561
A. Vivaldi, Four Violins Concerto in B flat major RV 553
A. Vivaldi, Violin and Organ Concerto in C major RV 808
A. Vivaldi, Two Violins and Two Cellos Concerto in D major RV 564
A. Vivaldi, Three Violins Concerto in F major RV 551
(V&B Focus Vivaldi Ensemble - Federico Maria Sardelli, conductor)
🟢 10:00-16:00, Real Collegio, Sala del Capitolo: V&B Chamber Music Competition
🟢 12:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro S. Caterina: Young Talents Concert
🟢 17:00, Caffé Santa Zita: Young Talents Concert
🟠 19:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro: CONCERT
G. Puccini, Quartet in D major
(Gábor Szabó, vl. - Jan Bjøranger, vl. - Paul Cortese, vla. - Sandro Meo, vc.)
O. Respighi, O falce di luna calante and Sopra un’aria antica - text by G. D’Annunzio
(Giorgio Berrugi, tenor - Riccardo Cecchetti, pf.)
G. Puccini, Adagio in A major SC31
G. Puccini, Piccolo tango SC80
G. Puccini, Piccolo valzer SC66
(Riccardo Cecchetti, pf.)
O. Respighi, Nevicata and Nebbie - text by Ada Negri
(Giorgio Berrugi, tenor - Riccardo Cecchetti, pf.)
G. Puccini, Crisantemi SC65
(Gábor Szabó, vl. - Jan Bjøranger, vl. - Paul Cortese, vla. - Sandro Meo, vc.)
O. Respighi, Il tramonto - text by P. B. Shelley, translation R. Ascoli
(Giorgio Berrugi, tenor - Gábor Szabó, vl. - Jan Bjøranger, vl. - Paul Cortese, vla. - Sandro Meo, vc.)
🟠 22:30, Convictus: CONCERT
program TBD
(students of V&B Contemporaneo)
🟢 12:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro S. Caterina: Young Talents Concert
🟢 16:00, Real Collegio, Sala del Capitolo: CONFERENCE
History and traditions of the Hungarian Violin School and its influence on other violin schools
(Gábor Szabó)
🟢 17:00, Caffé Santa Zita: Young Talents Concert
🟢 18:00, Giardino Convictus: Young Talents Concert
🟠 18:30, Musica in Villa TBD: CONCERT
program TBD
(Arola Quartet: Samuel Hirsch, vl. - Alla Ternova, vl. - Viktoria Vanteeva, vla. - Zoia Sudnis, vc.)
🟠 21:15, Real Collegio, Chiostro: CONCERT
F. Liszt (arr. C. Saint-Saëns), Orpheus for piano trio
(Till Fellner, pf. - Andrej Bielow, vl. - Adrian Brendel, vc.)
L.v. Beethoven, Violin Sonata in E flat major Op. 12/3
(Till Fellner, pf. - Andrej Bielow, vl.)
J. S. Bach, 15 Inventions, BWV 772-786 (selection)
(Andrej Bielow, vl.- Adrian Brendel, vc.)
F. Haydn, Piano Trio in E flat major Hob:XV:22
(Till Fellner, pf. - Andrej Bielow, vl. - Adrian Brendel, vc.)
🟢 12:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro S. Caterina: Young Talents Concert
🟢 17:00, Caffé Santa Zita: Young Talents Concert
🟢 18:00, Giardino Convictus: Young Talents Concert
🟠 18:00, Musica in Villa TBD: CONCERT
program TBD
(Arda Quartet: Varvara Vasylieva, vl. - Aino Yamaguchi, vl. - Charlotte Lefebvre, vla. - Nadzeya Kurzava, vc.)
🟠 21:15, Real Collegio, Chiostro: CONCERT
L. Boccherini, Trio TBD
(Paolo Bonomini, vc. & friends)
A. Dvorák, Trio in C major Op. 74
(Gabor Szabo, vl. - Paul Cortese, vla. & friend)
K. Penderecki, Cadenza per viola sola
(Wenting Kang, vla.)
A. Schönberg, Verklärte Nacht
(Jan Bjøranger, vl. - Luc-Marie Aguera, vl. - Paul Cortese, vla. - Sandro Meo, vc. & friends)
🟢 12:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro S. Caterina: Young Talents Concert
🟢 16:00, Real Collegio, Sala del Capitolo: CONFERENCE (in Italian)
Hildegard de Bingen, essere compositrici e musiciste nel passato
(Hildegard De Stefano)
🟢 18:00, Giardino Convictus: Young Talents Concert
🟠 18:00, Musica in Villa TBD: CONCERT
program TBD
(Alexa Stier, pf.)
🟠 21:15, Real Collegio, Chiostro: CONCERT
P. Prestini: The Red Book for string quartet - EUROPE PREMIERE
(Isla String Quartet: Mio Takahashi, vl. - Kynan Walker, vl. - Sofia Gomez Alberto, vla. - Danushka Edirisinghe, vc.)
M. Ravel, Tzigane op. 76
(Gabor Szabo, vl. - Yejin Gil, pf.)
E. von Dohnányi, C minor Quintet Op.1
(Yejin Gil, pf. - Andrej Bielow, vl. - Wenting Kang, vla. & friends)
🟢 12:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro S. Caterina: Young Talents Concert
🟢 16:00, Real Collegio, Sala del Capitolo: CONFERENCE (in Italian)
Nadia e Lili Boulanger, essere compositrici e musiciste nel XX secolo
(Hildegard De Stefano)
🟢 17:00, Caffé Santa Zita: Young Talents Concert
🟢 18:00, Giardino Convictus: Young Talents Concert
🟠 21:15, Real Collegio, Chiostro: CONCERT
R. Clarke, Lullaby and Grotesque
(Paul Cortese, vla. - Adrian Brendel, vc.)
F. Bridge, Lament for two violas
(Wenting Kang, vla. - Paul Cortese, vla.)
N. Simone (arr. J. MacGregor), For Nina Simone Little Girl Blue, Good Bait
(Joanna MacGregor, pf.)
A. Piazzolla (arr. J. MacGregor), Milonga del Angel - Libertango
(Joanna MacGregor, pf.)
R. Vaughan Williams, C minor Quintet
(Joanna MacGregor, pf. - Erik Schumann, vl. - Lawrence Power, vla. - Adrian Brendel, vc. - Gabriele Ragghianti, cb.)
🟢 12:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro S. Caterina: CONCERT
program TBD
(Arola Quartet: Samuel Hirsch, vl. - Alla Ternova, vl. - Viktoria Vanteeva, vla. - Zoia Sudnis, vc.)
🟢 16:00, Real Collegio, Sala del Capitolo: CONFERENCE (in Italian)
Paola Prestini, essere compositrici e musiciste oggi
(Hildegard De Stefano interviews Paola Prestini)
🟢 17:00, Caffé Santa Zita: Young Talents Concert
🟠 19:00, Palazzo Pfanner: CONCERT
M. Ravel, Ma mére l’oye
(Wei-Yi Yang, pf. - Yejin Gil, pf.)
U. Chin, Piano Etudes
(Yejin Gil, pf.)
C. Franck, F minor Quintet
(Roberto Prosseda, pf. - Gabor Szabo, vl. - Simone Gramaglia, vla. - Sandro Meo, vc. & friend)
🟠 22:30, Convictus: CONCERT
music by P. Prestini and others
(students of V&B Contemporaneo)
🟢 10:00-16:00, Real Collegio, Sala del Capitolo: V&B Concerto Competition
🟢 17:00, Caffé Santa Zita: Young Talents Concert
🟢 18:00, Real Collegio, Sala del Capitolo: CONFERENCE
A dialogue on contemporary music
(Paul Cortese interviews Jeffrey Ziegler)
🟠 21:15, Real Collegio, Chiostro: CONCERT
J. Brahms, Sextet in B flat major Op. 18
(Erik Schumann, vl. - Wenting Kang, vla. - Simona Collu, vla. - Paolo Bonomini, vc. & friends)
F. Chopin, Valzer in A minor - EUROPEAN PREMIERE IN MODERN TIMES
(Wei-Yi Yang, pf.)
J. Brahms, Piano Quartet in G minor op. 25
(Andrej Bielow, vl. - Lawrence Power, vla. - Adrian Brendel, vc. - Riccardo Cecchetti, pf.)
🟠 11:00, Real Collegio, Sala del Teatro: CONCERT
F. Haydn, Trio in E flat major Hob. XV:30
F. Haydn, Trio in E flat minor Hob. XV:31
L.v. Beethoven, Trio in E flat major op.1 n.1
(Trio Voces Intimae: Riccardo Cecchetti, pf. - Simone Bernardini, vl. - Sandro Meo, vc.)
🟠 12:00, Real Collegio, Chiostro: CLOSING CONCERT
music by E. Grieg
(V&B Chamber Music Orchestra)
program TBD
(V&B Competitions Winners)
