Performers   Davide Amadio, cello   Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra – “Georgian Sinfonietta” Ana Kurdovanidze / Harpsichord, Organ Giorgi Kuzanashvili / Theorbo, Baroque Guitar   Programme Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1751) - Sinfonie a cinque, N 2, Op.2   Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697 - 1763) - Cello Concerto in D major, WD 650  (Allegro, Adagio,… Continue reading Venetian Baroque

Performers Jean Rondeau, harpsichord   Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra – “Georgian Sinfonietta” Ana Kurdovanidze / Harpsichord, Organ   Programme   W.F. Bach (1710 - 1784) - Sinfonia for strings in F major "Dissonant", F. 67   C.P.E. Bach (1714 - 1788) - Harpsichord Concerto in D minor H 427   შესვენება / Intermission   J.S.Bach… Continue reading The Bach Dynasty

Zakaria Paliashvili and the Mass   Lecturer: Gvantsa Gvinjilia (Doctor of Art Studies, Associate Professor at Tbilisi State Conservatoire)   Description: The “Mass" by Zakaria Paliashvili reflects the musical impressions of a composer raised in the environment of the Catholic Church. Paliashvili himself never took steps to publish it. This piece, which serves as a… Continue reading Public Lecture by Gvantsa Ghvinjilia – Zakaria Paliashvili and Mass

I State Ensemble of Georgian Folk Song "Basiani"   Georgian Traditional Chants and Songs   Intermission   II   Performers: Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra – “Georgian Sinfonietta” Guram Kurashvili State Choral Chapel of Abkhazia Conductor – Cornelia Von Kerssenbrock   Soloists: Christina Fanelli / Soprano Benedetta Mazzucato / Contralto Georg Poplutz / Tenor Felix Schwandtke… Continue reading Georgian and European Church Music

Sergio Azzolini, baroque bassoon   Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra – “Georgian Sinfonietta” Ai Ikeda / Baroque Bassoon Stjepan Nodilo / Baroque Oboe & Flute Gabriel Grămesc / Baroque Oboe Ana Kurdovanidze / Harpsichord, Organ Diego Cantalupi / Theorbo, Baroque Guitar     Programme G. Ph. Telemann Ouverture - Suite in g minor for 2 Oboe,… Continue reading Friends – Telemann and Fasch

Machiavelli Meets Monteverdi - "The Coronation of Poppea"   Lecturer: Maia Sigua (Doctor of Art Studies, Associate Professor at Tbilisi State Conservatoire)   Description: The lecture addresses Claudio Monteverdi's final opera, a work noted in operatic literature across all eras for various reasons. Alongside its numerous musical merits, the piece, which at first glance follows… Continue reading Public Lecture by Maia Sigua – Machiavelli Meets Monteverdi – “The Coronation of Poppea”