The 9th edition of Cortona’s Tuscan Sun Festival is ready to begin!
On Monday 1st of August our beautiful theatre, “Teatro Signorelli”, will host the first event of the week at 9 pm.
Exceptional pianist Martha Argerich, along with, Oscar-winning composer for Il Postino, Luis
Bacalov, Michael Guttman, Nestor Marconi, Eduardo Hubert and The Paris Camerata
will sweep us off our feet with a suggestive evening of tango variations by composers such as Piazzolla and Bacalov himself.
Martha Argerich
Luis Bacalov
The event calendar of the week:
Tuesday 2 August
Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens, Mendelsshon
performed by
Pinchas Zukerman – Violin
Amanda Forsyth – Cello
Andrea Griminelli – Flute
Carlo Montanaro – Conductor
Orchestra della Toscana
Wednesday 3 August
Mozart, Brahms, Shumann
performed by
Pinchas Zukerman & Zukerman Chamber Players
Thursday 4 August
“SEDUCTION, SMOKE AND MUSIC”
The love story of Chopin and George Sand
Hollywood superstar Jeremy Irons and Sinead Cusack narrate a theatrical evening with music
called Seduction, Smoke and Music.
Jeremy Irons
Sinead Cusack as George Sand
Jeremy Irons as Frédéric Chopin
Nina Kotova – Cello
Simon Trpčeski – Piano
Irina Dvorovenko – Dancer
Maxim Beloserkovsky – Dancer
Friday 5 August
Greta Scacchi presents: “SCHUBERTIADE”
The life of Schubert told and illustrated
Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi – Narrator
Michael Guttman – Violin
Frank Braley – Piano
Werner Van Mechelen – Baritone
Enrico Fagone – Double bass
The Guttman Quartet
Michael Guttman (Violin), Eleonore Darmon (Violin), Anton Martynov (Viola) and Diana Ligeti (Cello)
Saturday 6 August
Mozart, Prokofiev, Rogrigo
performed by
Leif Ove Andsnes – Piano
Miloš Karadaglić – Guitar
Carlo Montanaro – Conductor
Orchestra della Toscana
Sunday 7 August
Nina Kotova
Handel, Bach, Boccherini, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti
performed by Danielle de Niese – Soprano
Nina Kotova – Cello
Julian Kovatchev – Conductor
I Virtuosi del Teatro alla Scala.
For tickets and further details click HERE
Tuscan Sun Festival is not only Music and Theatre, but also an occasion for many other events, exhibitions and lessons!
Wine tasting, cooking classes, dance lessons, visual arts and so on!
Check out the official leaflet!
