THE INAUGURAL CONCERT OF THE VIRTUOSI'S 23/24 SEASON.
"Vissi d'Arte" is a tribute to the legendary Maria Callas, blending her profound reflections with iconic arias, performed by soprano Jurate Svedaite, unveils Callas' triumphs, tragedies, and insights into the art of performance.
With Guest Violinist Luca Rinaldi. (This is a free-admission event) Moniuszko Choir at the Wadsworth The Annual Christmas Concert at the Torp Theater, Central Connecticut State University, promises to be a delightful event filled with beautiful music and holiday cheer. The program includes a diverse selection of classical pieces, showcasing […]
Music of legendary German & Austrian composers that left legacy on both continents. In Program: Paul Hindemith - TrauerMusik, Arnold Schoenberg - Verklarte Nacht. Also in the program is Johannes Brahms’ Double Concerto for Violin and Cello.
Violinist Brunilda Myftaraj leads the Virtuosi in a concert featuring Brazilian-American choreographer Felipe Puletini and Ballet RI dancers Alexa Kearnan & Garret McNally. The love of movement and its artistic expression in dance are essential elements of Brazilian culture and music. These traditions are reflected in the work of the Brazilian American dancer Felipe Puletini and his AMA Dance Theatre. The event's repertoire will feature Sonata for strings "O Burrico de Pau" (The Wooden Donkey) by Antônio Carlos Gomes, an ever-beautiful Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K201 by W. A. Mozart, and Bachianas Brasileiras No.9, by Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Jakub Polaczyk: Slavic Streams : “Śmiętlana” (world premiere)
Ottorino Respighi: "Il Tramonto" (The Sunset)
Alban Berg: Violin Concerto (arr. for chamber orchestra)
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.44 in E minor
SOLOISTS: Brunilda Myftaraj, violin, Laura Andreini, soprano
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PART 1: Jakub Polaczyk: Christmas Postcard for Strings (2015) Fryderyk Chopin: Rondo à la Krakowiak in F Major, Op. 14 Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 2 Stanisław Moniuszko: Pieśń “Dziad i Baba” Jakub Polaczyk: Flemish Wind (2024), for piano and orchestra – American premiere Stanisław Moniuszko: Aria “Ten […]
A beautiful program connecting different significant inspirations and sounds from Antiquity to the Contemporary.
IN PROGRAM:
Divertimento in D major, K.136 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons) — Antonio Vivaldi
Holberg Suite, Op.40 — Edvard Grieg
Adrian Sylveen, violin
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra