A tour of Italy in the company of a string ensemble features time-honoured works by Corelli, Puccini and Maurizio Cazzati alongside movements from Berio’s 34 Duets, a modern classic. Proceedings are brought right up to date with Giovanni Sollima’s Italian journey and Clara Iannotta’s Sicilian miniature. The concert’s centrepiece is the Swedish premiere of Nicola Campogrande’s Quattro modi di sorridere is the portrait of a much-loved face painted in four musical smiles.

ARTISTS

Eva Aronian violin 
Emma Purslow violin
Marta Sparnina violin
Linda Suolahti violin
Anna Troxler violin
Daniel Eklund viola 
Frauke Steichert viola 
Claude Frochaux cello 
Edward King cello
Jordi Carrasco Hjelm double bass 

PROGRAMME

Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8 (‘Fatto per la Notte di Natale’)
      I. Vivace - Grave
      II. Allegro
      III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
Giovanni Sollima Viaggio in Italia 
      12. Casanova Sonata
Nicola Campogrande Quattro modi di sorridere (Swedish Premiere)
Luciano Berio 34 duetti per due violini (selection)
Clara Iannotta Siciliana-miniature
Giacomo Puccini Crisantemi
Maurizio Cazzati Ciaccona Op. 23