Festival Salento Classica 2014 in Italy
The festival will be held from 7th to 27th of September. The central element of the festival is the cycle of the Beethoven's Piano Concertos performed by the best Italian pianists Pietro De Maria, Benedetto Lupo, Giuseppe Andoloro, Irene Veneziano and Andrea Lucchesini.
The program of each of the five concert evenings included Liadov's miniatures, in the second part will feature works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Prokofiev.
The Program of Festival:
September 7 Sunday – Lecce, Cortile dei Celestini, 21:00
Liadov: Kikimora, Op.63
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4
Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, Op 91
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Soloist - Pietro De MARIA
September 12 Friday – Lecce, Atrio dei Teatini, 21:00
Liadov: Scherzo, Op.16
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliette, Suite No.2, Op.64
Soloist - Benedetto LUPO
September 18 Thursday – Lecce, Atrio dei Teatini, 21:00
Liadov: The Enchanted Lake, Op.62
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.2
Mussorgsky: Prelude to Khovanshchina
Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Borodin: Polovtsian dances
Soloist - Giuseppe ANDALORO
September 23 Tuesday – Lecce, Cortile dei Celestini, 21:00
Liadov: Baba Yaga, Op.56
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
Soloist - Irene VENEZIANO
September 27 Saturday - Lecce, Cortile dei Celestini, 21:00
Liadov: From Bygone Days, Op.21
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4
Soloist - Andrea LUCCHESINI