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La Casa Stradivari di Cremona in Pietrasanta

Tuesday 21 July 2026 21:15

Chiostro di Sant'Agostino

Fabrizio von Arx – Violin
Kirill Troussov – Violin

Ensemble Amici di Casa Stradivari, coordinated by Trio Debussy

An Evening of Brahms with Guttman and Gallardo

Wednesday 22 July 2026 21:15

Chiostro di Sant'Agostino

Michael Guttman – Violin
José Gallardo – Piano
Jing Zhao - Cello
Pierre-Henri Xuereb - Viola

F-A-E Sonata – III. Scherzo (Op. posth.)
Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 – IV. Rondo alla Zingarese


J. Brahms

Musical Anniversaries Weber 1786-1826, Britten 1913-1976

Thursday 23 July 2026 21:15

Chiostro di Sant'Agostino

Michael Guttman – Violin
Jing Zhao – Cello
Pierre Génisson – Clarinet
Brussels Chamber Orchestra

Simple Symphony, Op. 4 – B. Britten 
La Muse et le Poète, Op. 132 – C. Saint-Saëns (arranged for string orchestra by M.Villuendas)
Le Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71 – A. Glazunov  (arranged for string orchestra by M.Villuendas)
Duo for Violin, Clarinet and Strings – O. Zehavi
Clarinet Quintet, Op. 34 – C.M. von Weber  (arranged for string orchestra by M.Villuendas)

Maxim Vengerov in Concert with Sergio Tiempo

Friday 24 July 2026 21:15

Chiostro di Sant'Agostino

Maxim Vengerov – Violin

Sergio Tiempo - Piano

Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – J.S. Bach
Sonata in A Major, D 574 “Grand Duo” – F. Schubert
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 12 – L. van Beethoven
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 – L. van Beethoven


 

 

A Musical feast!

Saturday 25 July 2026 21:15

Chiostro di Sant'Agostino

Pavel Vernikov – Violin
Svetlana Makarova – Violin
Pierre-Henri Xuereb – Viola
Roberto Prosseda – Piano
Alessandra Ammara - Piano
Dionysis Grammenos – Clarinet
Brussels Chamber Orchestra

 

Capriccio in E minor, Op. 81, No. 3 – F. Mendelssohn
Scène andalouse, Op. 7 – J. Turina 
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 – F. Mendelssohn
Fantasia on Verdi's La Traviata, Op. 45 – D. Lovreglio  (arranged for string orchestra by M.Villuendas)
Utyosov Fantasy – V. Pushkarev 

La Storia del Festival

Sunday 26 July 2026 21:15

Piazza Duomo

Andrea Griminelli – flute
Maria Solozobova – violin
Michael Guttman – violin
Julian Kainrath - violin
Jing Zhao – cello
Maarten Vandenbemden – guitar
Philippe Thuriot – bandoneon
Gioele Balestrini – percussion

Brussels Chamber Orchestra

Music by: A. Piazzolla, E. Morricone, N. Paganini, S. Prokofiev and more

Janoska Ensemble

Tuesday 28 July 2026 21:15

Piazza Duomo

Janoska Ensemble

Eric Himy - Piano

 

Music by: J.S. Bach, L van Beethoven, J. Brahms, B. Bartók, D. Brubeck and M. de Falla

 

Kozhukhin plays Mendelssohn with Chaushian, Guttman and Zhao

Wednesday 29 July 2026 21:15

Chiostro di Sant'Agostino

Michael Guttman – Violin
Jing Zhao – Cello
Alexander Chaushian – Cello
Denis Kozhukhin – Piano

Songs Without Words (selections) – Piano Solo
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58
Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
 

F. Mendelssohn

Roots and Discoveries

Thursday 30 July 2026 21:15

Chiostro di Sant'Agostino

Philippe Graffin – Violin
Michael Guttman – Violin
Patricia Khachkalyan – Oboe
Anneleen Lenaerts - Harp
Brussels Chamber Orchestra

 

Double Concerto for Violin and Oboe – J.S. Bach
Concerto for Two Violins (World Premiere) – J. Menuhin
Nigun – E. Bloch (arranged for string orchestra by M.Villuendas)
Danses for Harp and String Orchestra - C. Debussy
Tzigane – M. Ravel (arranged for string orchestra by M.Villuendas)

The Maestri of Classicism with Jing Zhao, David Chen-Sverdlov and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Friday 31 July 2026 21:15

Chiostro di Sant'Agostino

Jing Zhao – Cello
David Chen-Sverdlov – Piano
Michael Guttman – Conductor
Lyda Chen-Argerich – Conductor
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

 

Overture from Le Nozze di Figaro K. 492 – W.A Mozart
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major – J. Haydn  (conducted by Michael Guttman)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19 – L. van Beethoven (conducted by Lyda Chen-Argerich)

Martha Argerich and Friends

Saturday 1 August 2026 21:15

Chiostro di Sant'Agostino

Martha Argerich – Piano
Lyda Chen-Argerich – Viola
Akane Sakai – Piano
Gabriele Baldocci – Piano
Michael Guttman – Violin
Jing Zhao – Cello

 

Music by: D. Shostakovich, M. Ravel, C. Debussy, E. Bloch e R. Schumann

Tango Under The Stars

Saturday 1 August 2026 23:30

Guttman Tango Quintet :

Michael Guttman - Violin
Stijn Kuppens - Cello
Ivo Degreef - Pianoforte
Ariel Eberstein - Double Bass
Lysandre Donoso - Bandoneon

Martha Argerich and Friends

Sunday 2 August 2026 21:15

Chiostro di Sant'Agostino

Martha Argerich – Piano
Lyda Chen-Argerich – Viola
Akane Sakai – Piano
Jing Zhao – Cello
Michael Guttman – Violin
Julian Kainrath – Violin

 

Music by: E. Bloch, S. Rachmaninov, R. Schumann