Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra: A Journey in Dreams of Time & Places
$45-$65 (student/senior discounts available at the box office)
- Adrian Sylveen, violin
- Damiano Tognetti, conductor
Ottorino Respighi — Antiche danze et arie per liuto ("Ancient Airs and Dances") Suite No. 3, P 172
Johannes Brahms — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Performing under the baton of maestro Damiano Tognetti, Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra presents a concert honoring Italian and Italian American heritage, including new music by Ernesto Ferreri. The program also includes a new arrangement of the Brahms Violin Concerto for chamber orchestra, featuring Polish-American soloist Adrian Sylveen.
About Adrian Sylveen, violin
About Damiano Tognetti, conductor
Italian conductor and violinist Damiano Tognetti began musical studies at the age of seven with Maestro A.Fornai and graduated in 2001 from the "Boccherini" Musical Institute in Lucca under the guidance of Maestro A.Bologni. He was first violin and soloist of the institute's orchestra. Having perfected his skills at the Fiesole Music School, he was the winner of several national competitions. Already a member of the Cherubini Orchestra of Piacenza directed by Riccardo Multi, he collaborates with various orchestras including Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Orchestra Regionale of the Emilia Romagna Tuscan Foundation, Orchestra of Padua, and Veneto, Venetian Regional Orchestra.