The Festival delle Orchestre Giovani (Festival of Youth Orchestras ) returns again this year to brighten the Florentine summer.
Now in its 25th year, the festival was founded in 1999 to give young musicians from all over the world the opportunity to participate in a unique musical experience in Tuscany, Italy. The festival takes place in Piazza Signoria, at the Loggia dei Lanzi.
Youth orchestras from all over the world perform celebrated pieces of classical music, often with important young soloists. Some orchestras also bring to the square a repertoire that expands to film music and the traditional music of their countries, without excluding jazz, pop or rock classics.
Discover the complete programme on the website!
soloist Mia Sepp
conductor Imre Rohuväli
Music program:
Balmages, Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song
Holst, St Pauli Suite
Badelt, Pirates of the Caribbean,(arr. Ted Ricketts)
Saint-Saëns, Havanaise op. 83 (solo by Mia Sepp)
Kõrvits, Leaving Capri
Grieg, Peer Gynt, Solveig’s Song (arr. Steven L. Rosenhaus)
Valkonen, Tulek (in translation The Coming)
Zilensk, Jaaniöö (in translation Saint John’s Eve)
Trump, Aruküla polka
conductor Renato Almeida
Sivuca, Feira de Mangaio
Piazzolla, Libertango
Jobim, Chega de Saudade
Gonzaga, Clássicos do Baião
Pixinguinha e B. Lacerda, O Fino do Choro
da Viola, Viola in Concert
Pixinguinha, Carinhoso
Jobim, Garota de Ipanema
Falamansa, Xote da Alegria
Moreira, Baião Barroco
Villa Lobos, O Trenzinho do Caipira
Guerra-Peixe, Mourão
Barroso, Aquarela do Brasil
conductor Michael Laus
Sammut, Sbuhija
S.J. Psaila, Elegy
Rossini, L’italiana in Algieri (Overture)
Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Greensleeves
W.A. Mozart, Symphony no.20 in D major K.133
Sibelius, Valse triste
Offenbach, Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffmann
Bartók, Rumanian Dances
soloist Jingyuan Xu
conductor Gang Wu
Music Program:
Wind Ensamble:
Huanzhi, Spring Festival Overture
Meiliqige, The Everlasting Sun Rising from the Grassland
A Lovely Rose (trad. kazak)
Fucik, La Rosa di Toscana, Florentiner Marsch, op. 214
Hua Yanjun, The Moon Reflected on the Er-quan Spring
Ensemble featuring traditional Chinese musical instruments:
Tianhua, Song of New Year’s Eve
Haihuai, Horse Race
Luting, Song of the Guerrillas
Jasmine Flower, (trad. di Jiangsu)
conductor Lauren Wasynczuk
Bizet, Carmen (Suite selections)
A. Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Conductor Josef Christ
Takahashi, Gold Rush!
Barnes, Fantasy Variations (on a theme by Niccolo Paganini)
Verdi, Macbeth (Ballet Music), arr. E. Suzuki
Bricusse e A. Newley, Feeling Good, arr. H. Ummels
Wonder, Sir Duke, arr. N. Iwai
Jones, Songs of the Wizz, arr. P. Kleine Schaars
conductor Sebastian Kwapisz
Geminiani, Concerto Grosso in D Minor, H. 143 “La Folia”
Marquez, Danzón No. 2
Fuentes, La Bikina
Piazzolla, Oblivion
Jiménez, Zarabanda y Minueto
J.P. Moncayo, Huapango
M.M. Ponce, Estrellita
Gardel, Por una Cabeza
