Domenico Pierini / Cameristi del Maggio

The second concert of the Chamber Musicians of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino focuses on the twentieth century: led by first violinist Domenico Pierini, the evening begins with the Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, composed in 1936 and performed at the funeral of Albert Einstein and John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often used in movie soundtracks and even in three episodes of The Simpsons. The program continues with the Berliner Messe by Arvo Pärt, where is made extensive use of his tintinnabuli technique, and ends with Verklärte Nacht, Transfigured Night, the first major work of Arnold Schönberg.

Program

Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings

Arvo Pärt
Berliner Messe for chamber chorus and string orchestra (Kyrie, Credo, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei)

Arnorld Schönberg
Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), symphonic poem for string orchestra op. 4

Artists

Conductor
Domenico Pierini

Cameristi of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chamber choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chamber musicians of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

The Chamber musicians of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino were founded in 2007 by Domenico Pierini, first violin of the Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, from which its members are drawn. Members varies according to the contexts and repertoire, ranging from the great Italian instrumental music of the '700 to romance and contemporary 900 compositions. Interpreters adapt the tone and phrasing to expressive needs, combining the typical Italian sound to a rigorous discipline gained over the years working with conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Giulini, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Carlos Kleiber, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Claudio Abbado, Georges Pretre, Seiji Ozawa, Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Daniele Gatti, Semyon Bychkov, Myung-Whung Chung. Guests of international festivals, the Chamber musicians collaborate with musicians and singers like Placido Domingo, Salvatore Accardo, Pinchas Zukerman, Andrea Bocelli, Mario Brunello, Andrea Lucchesini, Vadim Repin, Boris Berezovsky.