The concert series featuring leading pianists from the international scene, part of the 80th season of the “B. Barattelli” Aquila Concert Society, continues with the great Nikolai Luganskij. The pianist is internationally renowned for his interpretations of Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Chopin, and Debussy. He has received numerous awards for his recordings and artistic achievements. He collaborates…

Sandro Cappelletto The Quartets of Franz Schubert As part of “Musica Per-Formare. Dialogues Between Sounds, Words, and New Cultural Frontiers,” a project promoted by the L’Aquila Concert Society “Bonaventura Barattelli” as part of L’Aquila: Italian Capital of Culture 2026, renowned music critic Sandro Cappelletto discusses “Franz Schubert’s String Quartets.” Schubert composed fifteen string quartets, in…

From March 26 to April 1, 2026, L’Aquila will become the hub of a prestigious international artistic exchange through the “Creative Connections” initiative . The project, part of the broader ItARTS-PNRR program managed by the “A. Casella” Conservatory of Music, was created to foster creative dialogue and educational collaboration between leading Italian and Chinese academic…

The program opens with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Concerto No. 10 in E-flat major for two pianos and orchestra, K. 365, a masterpiece of the double-piano repertoire composed in 1779. The work, likely intended for performance by Mozart himself and his sister Nannerl, is distinguished by the lively dialogue between the two pianos, supported by brilliant…

The star of this first event is the Armida Quartet, an internationally renowned ensemble composed of violinists Martin Fulda and Wojciech Koprowski, violist Teresa Schwamm, and cellist Peter-Philipp Staemmler. The quartet made a name for itself on the international scene by winning first prize at the ARD Competition in Munich in 2012 and is now…

“Notes in the Multiverse” CAMPUS The Music Campus is an educational and artistic development program designed for young musicians eager to grow through ensemble work, listening, and collaboration. During the four-day residency, participants will work in groups, delving deeper into the repertoire and preparing for the final concert on April 6, which marks the conclusion…

Concert by the "Orchestra Jazz che Vorrei L’Aquila" at the City of L’Aquila’s Senior Services Center to mark the anniversary of the 2009 earthquake. PROGRAM: 3:30 p.m. - Sound check 4:15 p.m. - Doors open for hotel guests 4:30 p.m. - Doors open for the general public 5:00 p.m. - Concert 6:00 p.m. - Closing…

On April 10, the Academic Orchestra of the “A. Casella” Conservatory will officially close the ItARTS Festival with a prestigious symphonic tribute to the 2026 Italian Capital of Culture. The ItARTS project is coming to a close after a series of cultural events and international exchanges that brought the city to life between February and…

“SUONI DEL SUD” REGIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Federico MONDELCI, conductor and soloist N. ROTA Concerto for Strings Dances from *The Leopard* Fellini Suite The Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese presents “Music That Tells a Story: Nino Rota,” a concert by the “I Suoni del Sud” Regional Orchestra, part of its 51st concert season. The evening is a tribute…

The “B. Barattelli” Concert Society of L’Aquila celebrates the excellence of chamber music in Abruzzo with the return of the Accademia Saxophone Quartet. On the occasion of the Barattelli’s 80th season, the ensemble—composed of Gaetano Di Bacco, Enzo Filippetti, Giuseppe Berardini, and Fabrizio Paoletti —celebrates a historic connection with the city that began right here…