June 10, 2018 – For the first time in its history, the International Piano Festival of Brescia and Bergamo took place at the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan, gathering audiences from both Brescia and Bergamo.
Once again this year, the initiative is supported by Fondazione Pesenti, which has historically backed this important event with international resonance, always attentive to promoting cultural and artistic initiatives in the territory.
On stage, the Mariinsky Orchestra, one of the oldest musical ensembles in Russia. Since 1988 , the Mariinsky has been conducted by Valery Gergiev. Thanks to his leadership, the Mariinsky Theatre has become one of the most important concert and theatrical complexes in the world.
Valery Gergiev is also founder and director of prestigious international festivals; in particular, since 2011 he has been directing the organizing committee of the International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Accompanying the Russian orchestra was Federico Colli, a young talent from Brescia who took his first steps precisely at the Festival and who, in December 2017, performed with the Festival Philharmonic in the world premiere of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
Lightness, sensuality, and despair. Three colors for three great composers in one extraordinary concert conducted by Valery Gergiev. On the program were the two central composers of the 55th Festival, Tchaikovsky and Debussy, with two of their best-known and most beloved pieces, plus the virtuosic Rach 3.
Mariinsky Orchestra
Valery Gergiev director/ Federico Colli pianist
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Sergej Vasil’evič Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto n.3 op.30
Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij
Symphony no.6 op.74 “Pathétique”
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Director Valery Gergiev, photo Courtesy www.festivalpianistico.it
Federico Colli, pianist, photo Courtesy www.festivalpianistico.it