Vive les amateurs!

Pre-opening concert: performers from Lake Como

A surprise opening!

Eldo Di Lazzaro (1902-1968), Reginella campagnola, arr. Fernando Francia
Gerhard Jussenhoven (1911-2006), Kornblumenblau, valzer
“La Fughetti”, members of the historic "Vittorio Veneto" brass band, Tremezzo, founded in 1893

Antonio Trombone (1913-1995), Alla tirolese (piano duet)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Ode to Joy, arrangement for beginners
Jane Smisor Bastien (1936-2018), Walking to School
Anna and Mario Zanotta, piano 

Anonymous (19th century), Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Leone Carlo Rampoldi, violin
Antonio Bianchi, piano

Vincenzo Billi (1869-1938), Le campane del villaggio, Op. 310, No. 4 (piano duet)
Antonio Trombone (1913-1995), Il trenino
Dalia Panepinto and Mario Zanotta, piano

PianoLink performers

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
From the Second Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 22: I - Andante sostenuto (transcription by Saint-Saëns)
Julia Pikalova, piano – poet, businesswoman (Italy/Russia)

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Ballade n.1 in G minor, Op. 23
Michelle Horowitz, piano – President, American Friends of LacMus Festival (USA)

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Two Poems, Op. 32:
Andante cantabile
Allegro, con eleganza, con fiducia
Guido Macripò, piano – judge (Italy)

Vladimir Rebikov (1866-1920)
From Snow White, ballet, Op. 39:
Dance of the Butterflies
Gianmarco Fratta, piano – employee (Italy)

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonatine, Op. 40
Modéré
Mouvement de menuet
Animé
Ken Iisaca, piano – software engineer (USA/Japan)

Intermission

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
From Miroirs, Op. 43: No. 4, Alborada del gracioso
Andrea Menichelli, piano – entrepreneur (Austria)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
From Estampes: No. 1, Pagodes
Sergio Assayas, piano – mathematician (Italy)

Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Romance in F minor, Op. 5
Filippo Tresca, piano – business consultant (Italy)

James P. Johnson (1894-1955)
Charleston, from “Runnin’ Wild”
Antonio Branca, piano – advisor (Italy)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
From Preludes, Book II, No. 3, La Puerta del vino
Rosario de la Pedraja, piano – endocrinologist (Spain)

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
From Thaïs: Meditation
Silvia Rimedio, piano – lawyer (Italy)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
From Preludes, Book II:
No. 8, Ondine
No. 12, Feux d’artifice
Miriam Berro, piano – electronic and software engineer (Canada)