Two magnificent Italian cities will be the venue for the concerts that will inaugurate Theresia’s activities for 2025: at the end of a Wind Academy led by Alfredo Bernardini, Theresia’s Wind Ensemble will perform in Rome, Italy’s capital, and in Turin.
The Roman concert will take place in the Quirinale Palace, residence of the President of the Italian Republic, and will be broadcast live on Radio3 Rai as part of the programme ‘I Concerti del Quirinale’. This is not the first time our orchestra has performed at the Quirinale: exactly ten years ago, in 2015, Claudio Astronio conducted Theresia, with violinist Ester Crazzolara as soloist. It was an exciting tour, and what awaits us now will be no less so!
Ten years ago… Claudio Astronio conducting Theresia in Quirinale Palace
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Turin is also not a new stage for Theresia, who performed there in 2017 under the baton of Chiara Banchini. This year’s concert will be held at Teatro Vittoria and is part of the programme of the prestigious ‘Unione Musicale’ in Turin.
Returning to these two cities is a great way to start our 2025 activities again: it reminds us of our recent past and how much we have grown as an orchestra and as an institution; and it brings us back in front of cultured and sophisticated audiences.
And we will not disappoint expectations: our musical programme is thoughtful and refined, ranging from Josef Mysliveček (Partita No. 3 in B flat major) to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Serenade KV 375 in E flat major Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ouverture and arias from Don Giovanni, arr. by J. Triebensee). In Turin we will also perform Josef Triebensee’s Echostücke.
The musical programme is dedicated to Harmoniemusik, the wind ensemble typical of the 18th century, which became independent of the strings thanks to the technical innovations of the time. As our artistic advisor Simone Laghi explains: ‘The wind ensemble became a viable alternative to the orchestra, which is typically based on string instruments; in some contexts, such as open-air concerts, the use of wind instruments was even preferred to strings, due to the greater volume of sound and greater reliability in less than optimal conditions for the fragile gut strings of violins and violas. In addition to pieces specifically written for Harmoniemusik, such as those by Mysliveček, Mozart and Triebensee included in this programme, the repertoire also includes transcriptions of famous operas, ballets and symphonies for orchestra. ‘
Musicians involved in this project are: oboists Nina Alcañiz i Macias (Spain) and Phyllis Breit (Austria); bassoonists Yoan Urbano Otano Rangel (Cuba) and Enrico Toffano (Italy); hornists Márton Kóródi (Hungary) and Vicente Alfonso Serra Primo (Spain); and clarinetists Elia Bianucci (Italy) and Carolina Guiducci (Argentina/Italy).
Mark the dates of these appointments: and those who will not be able to attend in person, remember that the Rome concert is broadcast by Radio3 Rai on Euroradio!
