Youth Orchestra Festival in Piazza Signoria
Youth orchestras from across the world will come to Italy, with countries such as the USA, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany represented, during the annual the Festival Internazionale delle Orchestre Giovanili.
The festival, which organizes 50 to 70 concerts every July, was founded in Florence in 1999 with the intention of fostering the international musical community in Tuscany. The main venue is Loggia dei Lanzi, located in Florence’s Piazza della Signoria, but concerts will also take place all through the regions of Tuscany and Umbria in cities such as Lucca, San Gimignano, Montecatini Terme, Prato, Perugia and Assisi.
The following is the schedule for this year’s performances at the Loggia dei Lanzi. Admission is free and the public is welcome. For more information, see www.florenceyouthfestival.com. (shiri gross)
Saturday, July 8 (10:30 pm)
ORCHESTRA SYMPHONIQUE DES ETUDIANTS DE LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE
Music of E. Chabrier, J. Rodrigo, G. Bizet, M. de Falla
Tuesday, July 11 (8:30 pm)
MARYLAND CLASSIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA & THE DELAWARE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Music of G. Rossini, F. Kreisler, L. Bernstein, A. Simpson, A. Dvorak
Tuesday, July 18 (8:30 pm)
BOCHUM YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Music of F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, R. Vaughn-Williams, C. Gounod
Friday, July 21 (9:15 pm)
DUSIKA YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Music of N.W. Gade, D. Lovreglio, C. Nielsen, A. Dvorak
Sunday, July 23 (9:15 pm)
BRITTEN YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA
Music of A.Piazzolla, M. Arnold, M.Bruch, G.B. Pergolesi, G. Rossini, A. Dvorak
Friday, July 28 (9:15 pm)
CENTRAL SWISS YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Music of G. Rossini, R. Wagner, A. Dvorak, Coldplay
Sunday, July 30 (9:15 pm)
ORCHESTRA GIOVANILE IST. MUSICALE SANMARINESE
Music of A. Vivaldi, M. Messieri, L. Mozart, J. Haydn
MONDAINO YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Music of V. Giordano, A. Sisters, A. Shaw, T. Layton, D. Ellington, C. Porter, C. Mingus, B. Goodman