On September 24, the Testa-Navelli duo performed a concert at the Erimtan Museum in Ankara, Turkey. The concert was organized as part of the CIDIM‘s “Young Musical Talents in the World” project, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Ankara and the Accademia Chigiana in Siena. The two young Italian talents presented a highly engaging program, combining composers such as Debussy and Arvo Pärt with Italian composers such as Martucci, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Azio Corghi. The aim was to introduce Turkish audiences to Italian music that is lesser-known outside of Italy. Here is the program:
Giuseppe Martucci (Capua, January 6, 1856 – Naples, June 1, 1909)
2 Romances, Op. 72
Andantino con moto – Moderato
Azio Corghi (Ciriè, March 9, 1937 – Guidizzolo, November 17, 2022)
D’après cinq chansons d’élite
La Carmagnole – Vive Henri IV – Charmante Gabrielle – Romance Patriotique – Ah! Ça Ira!
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (Florence, April 3, 1895 – Beverly Hills, March 16, 1968)
Sonata, Op. 50 for Cello and Piano
Arioso e sereno (un poco mosso) – Arietta con variazioni
Arvo Pärt (Paide, September 11, 1935)
Fratres
Claude Debussy (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, August 22, 1862 – Paris, March 25, 1918)
Sonata in D minor for Cello and Piano
Prologue – Sérénade – Finale
