EGBERTO GISMONTI, guitar
I Solisti Aquilani
Luis Gorelik, conductor

Programme:

Program:

Alegrinho e Saudações
Mestiço & Caboclo e Dança das Cabeças
Ciranda Nordestina
Sertões Veredas I
Lundú
Dança dos Escravos
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Realejo & Miudinho
Infância
7 Anéis
Forrobodó
Frevo

This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of Italy’s finest chamber orchestras, I Solisti Aquilani, founded in 1968 by the conductor Vittorio Antonellini. The orchestra’s extensive repertoire ranges from the early Baroque to contemporary works. Last year they entranced the Ljubljana Festival audience with a performance in conjunction with the eminent stage and screen actor John Malkovich. This year they are joined by the Brazilian composer, pianist and guitarist Egberto Gismonti, whose compositions masterfully interweave elements of Brazilian folk music and the classical tradition, in an approach that reflects that of his fellow countryman Heitor Villa-Lobos. On this occasion the orchestra will be directed by the Argentine conductor Luis Gorelik, who is also an experienced opera conductor.

The honorary patron of the event is His Excellency Paolo Trichilo, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy.