Quando la musica racconta

The 70th Concert Season organized by Amici della Musica presents a programme of 13 highly diverse events. The season includes classical music concerts, traditional/folk music, spoken theatre with music, as well as moments of cultural and social outreach. Alongside nationally and internationally renowned artists, special attention is given to young musicians trained at local music institutions.

An event that brings together artistic quality and a strong sense of cultural responsibility towards the local area. Its varied programme makes it accessible to different audiences, across age groups and interests, encouraging participation and inclusion.

The inclusion of in-depth cultural moments adds educational and social value to the season, going beyond pure entertainment.

Programme: 

• January 10th, 5:30 pm – Riva del Garda, Conservatory Auditorium
  “SHE WENT OUT, LIKE A CANDLE”
  Mozart’s tears over his mother’s remains
  with:
  Iaia Forte – narrator
  Leonardo Zunica & Gabrio Taglietti – piano duo
  Dramaturgy by Guido Barbieri
  Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gabrio Taglietti
  In collaboration with Società di Musica – Mantua
   
• January 24th, 5:30 pm – Riva del Garda, Conservatory Auditorium
  Enoch Arden – Melologue by Richard Strauss
  after the poem by Alfred Tennyson
  Enrico Toccoli – piano
  Patrizia Perini – narrator
  Screening of Enoch Arden (1911), film by D. W. Griffith
   
• February 7th, 4:00 pm – Arco, Libreria Cazzaniga
  Il loggionista impenitente (Garzanti, 2025)
  Conversation with Alberto Mattioli, author, and Roberto Raja, editor-in-chief of Il Foglio
  In collaboration with Pinter Association
   
• March 14th, 5:30 pm – Riva del Garda, Conservatory Auditorium
  Violin–Piano Duo
  Stefano Bigoni – piano
  Misia Iannoni Sebastianini – violin
  Concert in memory of Ruggero Polito
  L. van Beethoven: Sonata in F major, Op. 24 “Spring”
  F. Kreisler: Liebesleid, Schön Rosmarin
  R. Schumann: Sonata in A minor, Op. 105
   
• April 18th, 4:00 pm – Canale di Tenno, Casa Artisti
  Francesca Gallo and her accordion
  Songs of emigration from the Alps
   
• May 16th, 5:30 pm – Riva del Garda, Palazzo Martini
  Callisto Quartet
  Giovanna Trentini (cello), Priyanka Ravanelli (violin),
  Michele Brescia (flute), Carolina Negroni (viola)
  In collaboration with Associazione Cultura in Musica Limes
  W. A. Mozart: Quartet in D major, KV 285
  A. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 “American”
  G. Gershwin: Three Preludes for flute
   
• June 6th, 9:00 pm – Riva del Garda, Conservatory Auditorium
  Pervin Chakar – soprano
  Ertan Tekin – duduk
  Luca Sartori – piano
  Music from the steppes of Asia Minor
   
• June 21st, 10:30 am – Riva del Garda, Colonia Sabbioni
  As part of the Fête de la Musique
  Bandalock – choir and musical ensemble, ANFFAS project
  Celebrating the group’s 10th anniversary
   
• June 23rd, 9:00 pm – Riva del Garda, Conservatory Auditorium
  The Award Winners
  Busoni Piano Competition, Bolzano
  Christos Fountos (3rd Prize)
  In collaboration with Verona Piano Festival
   
• August 23rd, 9:00 pm – Riva del Garda, Conservatory Auditorium
  The Award Winners
  City of Verona Piano Competition
  Bohdan Terletskyy (First Prize Winner)
  In collaboration with Kawai Ledro and Verona Piano Festival
   
• October 17th, 5:00 pm – Riva del Garda, MAG – Alto Garda Museum
  Fabio Roccagli & Francesca Rosa
  Celtic harp and early flutes
   
• October – November – Riva del Garda Civic Library
  Music history readings for children
  In collaboration with the Civic Library
  with Ornela Marcon
   
• November 22nd – venues throughout the city and neighbourhoods
  For St. Cecilia’s Day
  The best graduates of the Conservatory