At the Parco della MusicaVia Coubertin (Flaminio)
tel 892 982
www.listicket.it
Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Kent Nagano conducting, with soloists Miah Persson soprano,
Ann Hallenberg soprano, Julian Pregardien tenor, Gianluca Buratto basso.
Nagano is the music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, the Los Angeles Opera and the Bavarian State Opera.
Sala Santa Cecilia, Saturday, March 5, 6 pm; Monday, March, 9 pm;
Tuesday, March 8, 7:30 pm €47-18
Schubert: Symphony n. 8 "Incomplete"
Mozart: Messa K 427
Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
with Michele Campanella, piano
Campanella is a leading interpreter of the music of Liszt.
Sala Sinopoli, Friday, March 11, 8:30 pm €33-18
An all-Liszt program: Quatre Valses oubliées, Valse impromptu,
Vierter Mephisto-Valzer, Mephisto-Valzer, Vexilla Regis Prodeunt,
Via Crucis
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano conducting, with piano soloist Boris Berezovsky
Sala Santa Cecilia, Saturday, March 12, 6 pm; Monday, March 14, 9 pm;
Tuesday, March 15, 7:30 pm €47-18
Verdi: Aida Overture
Liszt: Piano Concerto n. 1
Mahler: Symphony n. 1 "The Titan"
Luigi Piovano, cello and Antonio Pappano, piano
Piovano is the first chair cellist of the Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia. Pappano is the orchestra's music director.
Sala Sinopoli, Wednesday, March 16, 8:30 pm€33-18
Cirri: Sonata op. 7 n. 6
Beethoven: Sonata op. 5 n. 2
Martucci: Due Romanze op. 72
Brahms; Sonata n. 1 op. 38
Coro L'Anima dell'acqua and the All Japan High School Wind Orchestra
Sala Santa Cecilia, Monday, March 21, 8:30 pm
Takata: A Fountain, A song of Mari, L'Anima dell'acqua
Sibelius: Finlandia
Verdi: Triumphal March from Aida Aida: Marcia Trionfale
Respighi: I Pini di Roma
Rafal Blechacz, piano
Blechacz was the 2005 winner of the Frédéric Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. He has played with leading international orchestras, and records exclusively for the Deutsche Grammophon label.
Sala Santa Cecilia, Friday, March 23, 8:30 pm €33-18
Mozart: Variations K. 264
Debussy: L'isle joyeuse
Szymanowski: Sonata op. 8 n. 1
Chopin; Ballata n. 1 op. 23, Deux Polonaisses op. 26, Quatre Mazurkas op. 41, Ballade n. 2 op. 38
At the Auditorium della Conciliazione
Via della Conciliazione (near the Vatican) tel 899 5000 55
€20 www.greenticket.it
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia, conducting
Sunday, March 6, 5:30 pm; Monday, March 7, 8:30 pm
Mahler: Symphony n. 9
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Daniel Raiskin, conducting
Raiskin is the Chief Conductor of Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie.
Sunday, March 13, 5:30 pm; Monday, March 14, 8:30 pm
Mozart: Symphony n. 36 "Linz"
Dvorak: Symphony n. 9 "From the New World"
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Rui Massena, conducting; piano soloist Sun Hee You
Portugese conductor Massena is artistic director of the Madeira Classical Orchestra. The young Korean pianist Sun Hee You is a graduate of the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome. She records for the Naxos label.
Sunday, March 20, 5:30 pm; Monday, March 21, 8:30 pm
Mozart: Piano Concerto K.488
Tchaikovsky: Symphony n. 6
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia, conducting;
flute soloist Laura Mingussi, clarinet soloist Giammarco Casani
Sunday, March 26, 5:30 pm; Monday, March 27, 8:30 pm
Rossini: L' Italiana in Algeri (Overture)
Busoni: Divertimento for flute and orchestra
Rossini: La cenerentola (Overture)
Busoni: Concertino for clarinet and orchestra
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Overture)
At the Aula Magna
Piazzale Aldo Moro (at La Sapienza university, San Lorenzo) tel 06 361 0051
www.greenticket.it
Antonio Ballista, piano
50 Autori: An usual program sampling music by a wide variety of composers from Albéniz to Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Chopin, Czerny, Bellini, Rossini, Schumann, Wagner Verdi, Chabrier, Liszt, Puccian, Scriabin, Gounod, Villa-Lobos, Stockhausen and many more.
Saturday, March 5, 5:30 pm
€25-€15; reduced €20-12; under 30 €8
Viktoria Mullova, violin with Kristian Bezuidenhaut piano
The Russian violinist won first prize at the 1980 Sibelius Competition and the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1982 which was followed, in 1983, by her much publicized defection to the West. She records for the Phillips Classic label. Mullova plays a 'Jules Falk' 1723 Stradivarius and a Guadagnini violin.
Tuesday, March 8, 8:30 pm
€33-22
Beethoven: Sonata in E flat op 12 n. 3
Beethoven: Sonata in A minor op. 23
Beethoven: Sonata in A major op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Katia & Marielle Labèque, duo pianists
Perhaps the most famous and respected piano duo on the international stage, the sisters play a wide repertoire ranging from the baroque to contemporary music and jazz crossover. €33-22
Saturday, March 12, 5:30 pm
Bernstein: West Side Story suite
Gershwin: Three Preludes
Gerhwin: Rhapsody in Blue, the composer's original version, written for two pianos
Quartetto d'archi di Torino and the Ensemble Algoritmo
Tuesday, March 22, 8:30 pm
€20 -12, reduced €15 -10; under 30 €8
Mahler: Quartettsatz in A minor for piano and strings
Sani: Four Darks in Red for string quartet and electronics, premiere
Webern: Langsamer Satz for string quartet
Debussy: First Rhapsody for clarinet and piano
Sani: New composition for the ensemble, premiere
Tokyo Quartet
Founded 40 years ago, and considered one of the world's leading string quartets, the Tokyo has recorded extensively for a variety of labels including Deutsche Grammophon, Angel-EMI and CBS Masterworks. They play a quartet of Stradivarius instruments known as the "Paganini".
Saturday, March 26, 5:30 pm
€25-15; reduced €20-12; under 30 €8
Mozart: Quartet in D minor K 421
Symanovksi: Quartet n. 1 in C major op. 37
Beethoven: Quartet in D minor op. 131
At Teatro Argentina
Largo Argentina tel 06 3210752 www.vivaticket.it Casals Quartet
The Catalan string quartet.
Thursday, March 10, 9:15 pm €25,17-€18,88
Mozart: Quartet in E flat major K 428
Kurtág: Six moments musicaux op. 44
Beethoven: Quartet in A minor op. 132
At the Teatro Olimpico
Piazza Gentile da Fabriano (Flaminio) tel 06 3201752 www.vivaticket.itGiuseppe Andaloro, piano
Winner of the 2002 London World Piano Competition, and the 2005 Busoni competition.
Thursday, March 17, 9 pm €25,17-€18,88
Beethoven: Sonata in E minor op. 90
Schönberg: Sechs kleine Klavierstücke op. 19
Liszt: Nuages gris, Unstern! Sinistre, disastro,
Liszt: Sonata in E minor
JAZZ, WORLD, POPULAR MUSIC
Elisa on Tour
The popular Italian singer has been on the scene for more than a decade. Her most recent album, "Heart" was released in 2009.
Auditorium della Conciliazione, Via della Conciliazione (near the Vatican)
Friday-Saturday, March 4-5, 9 pm
€60-30 www.greenticket.it
Gianmaria Testa, Giuseppe Battistoni "18 mila giorni"
"18 mila giorni" equals 50 years, a performance reflecting the tremendous social changes in Italy in the past half century. Battistoni is an awarding-winning Italian actor. Singer-songwriter Testa performs original music, with texts by Andra Bajani, directed by Alfonso Santagata.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Petrassi
Saturday, March 5, 9 pm €15 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Michele Rabbia "Musica presa alla lettera"
A combination of theater, readings and concert, with texts by exponents of the
theater of the absurd such as Antonin Artaud.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Teatro Studio
Saturday, March 5, 9 pm €15 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Joan As Police Woman
Opening act: Manu Puma
Joan Wasser, aka Joan as Police Woman, presents her latest release "The Deep Field." She has toured and collaborated with Rufus Wainwright and Antony and the Johnsons.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Petrassi
Sunday, March 6, 9 pm €20 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Raphael Gualazzi "Reality and Fantasy"
Singer, pianist and composer Gualazzi won the prize for best song by a young artist at the Sanremo Festival for his "Follia d'Amore". His music has been described as traditional jazz and soul mixed with influences of Ben Harper and Jamiroquai.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Petrassi
Tuesday, March 8, 8 9 pm €15 www.listicket.it
Mulatu Astatke "Mulatu Steps Ahead"
Cult artist, vibraphonist Mulatu Astatke presents his album "Mulatu Steps Ahead". His music mixes sounds of his native Ethiopia with jazz improvisation and a Latin-American rhythm.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Sinopoli
Thursday, March 10, 9 pm €15 www.listicket.it
Work in Progress: Dalla and De Gregori
Two of the most famous names in 20th century Italian popular music, Lucio Dalla and Francesco De Gregori have been touring for the past year with their nostalgic collaboration.
Auditorium della Conciliazione, Via della Conciliazione (near the Vatican)
Thrusday-Friday, March 10-11, 9 pm €63-€34,50 www.greenticket.it
Tony Canto: "Italiano Federale"
Songwriter Canto presents his third solo release, in which he mixes elements of sentimentality with irony, and influences of his native Sicily.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Teatro Studio
Friday, March 11, 9 pm €10 www.listicket.it
"Love will tear us apart"
Angela Baraldi vocals, Giorgio Canali guitar and vocals, Steve Dal Col guitar
A tribute to Joy Division on the 30th anniversary of the death of the group's leader, Ian Curtis.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Teatro Studio
Saturday, March 12, 9 pm €15 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Giancluca Grignani: Romantico Rock Show
The Italian singer-songwriter presents his latest album.
Auditorium della Conciliazione, Via della Conciliazione (near the Vatican)
Saturday, March 12, 9 pm €35-25 www.greenticket.it
Valerio Scanu
Scanu, winner of the 2010 Sanremo Festival, performs new songs from his album "Parto da qui", which was released in November 2010.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Sinopoli
Saturday, March 12, 9 pm €23 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Tonolo, Rossy, Chambers, Somogyi
Part of a series of concerts in which the public is invited to sit in on a live recording session. In this case, the album, "Passport", to be released by Parco della Musica records, touches on the music of four different nationalities, with the polyinstrumentation of Chambers and Rossy, vibraphone, piano and African sounds.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Teatro Studio
Sunday, March 13, 9 pm €12 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
James Blunt
The English singer-songwriter plays a mix of acoustic-tinged pop, rock and folk. His albums "You're Beautiful" and "Back to Bedlam" were nominated for Grammy awards in 2007. His latest release is "Some Kind of Trouble".
Palalottomatica, Piazzale dello Sport (Eur)
Sunday, March 13
€46-€36,80 www.greenticket.it
Dave Burrell plays his songs
Dave Burrell, piano with vocalist Leena Conquest
One of the greatest names in 20th century jazz, Burrell performs his own compositions with the singer, actress and dancer Conquest.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Teatro Studio
Tuesday, March 15, 9 pm €15 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Petra Magoni vocals and Ferriccop Spinetti, bass: "Complici"
The duo, known as Musica Nuda, premiere their latest release.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Petrassi
Thursday, March 17, 9 pm €20 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Coro dei Minatori di Santa Fiora
with Andrea Camilieri, Laura Morante, Simone Cristicchi
Alessandro Mannarino, Ambrogio Sparagna and the Euphoria Quartet,
Rossantico, Kocani Orkestar and the Solis String Quartet
The miners of Sant Fiora, 18 singers , winds, guitars, fisarmonica and percussion players, performed in the cantinas of the little town of Amiata until 2008 when they were discovered by producer Antonio Pascuzzo, since when they have been performing on major stages throughout Europe. They are joined here by among others, the iconic author Andrea Camilieri, Italian film star Laur Morante, the musicologist and perfomer Ambrogio Sparagna, popular Italian singer-songwriter Simone Cristicchi.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Sinopoli
Saturday, March 19, 9 pm €15 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Gilberto Gil and Jacques Morelenbaum: "The String Concert"
The iconic Brazilian singer-songwriter is joined by cellist Morelenbaum.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Santa Cecilia
Sunday, March 20, 9 pm €35-25 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Matthew Shipp, jazz piano
Shipp has recently released his fourth solo album, "4D".
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Teatro Studio
Tuesday, March 22, 9 pm €15 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Peter Frampton: Thank You Mr Churchill Tour
Guitarist Frampton, who has collaborated with Bob Dylan and David Bowie, recently won a Grammy award for his instrumental album "Fingerprints". In Rome, he presents his latest album.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Sinopoli
Wednesday, March 23, 9 pm €30-25 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Kurt Elling Quartet with John McLean
The jazz singer, winner of a Grammy for his album "Dedicated to You", and the winner for three successive years of the Down Beat and Jazz Times awards.
Auditorium Parco della Music, Sala Petrassi
Thursday, March 24, 9 pm €20-15 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Mariza
One of the most esteemed of the contemporary fado singers, Marisa dos Reis Nunes, known as Mariza. The BBC named her the Best World Music Artist in 2003.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Sinopoli
Thursday, March 24, 9 pm €25-20 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Francesco Renga with the Ensemble Symphony Orchestra
An evening in which Renga reviews his career in pop and rock, through his latest album, yet to be released, "Un Giorno Bellissimo".
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Santa Cecilia
Thursday, March 24, 9 pm €40-24 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Stefano Bollani "Sheik Yer Zappa"
The prodigious jazz pianist with his ensemble, including guitar, trombone, vibraphone, bass and drums, performs his tribute to the late Frank Zappa, named after Zappa's 1979 album "Sheik Yerbuti".
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Sinopoli
Friday-Saturday, March 25-26, 9 pm €25, €20 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Woody Allen and the New Orleans Jazz Band
The film director and clarinetist returns to Rome, where he has a huge following.
Auditorium della Conciliazione, Via della Conciliazione (near the Vatican)
Saturday, March 26, 9 pm €60-25 www.greenticket.it
Brad Mehldau, jazz piano
With a background in classical music, Mehldau has brought his own style to his jazz compositions, using refined harmonies and polyphony.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Sinopoli
Tuesday, March 29, 9 pm €25, €20 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Raffaello Simeoni and the Mater Sabina Project
Simeoni brings a modern twist to the traditional music of the Sabine hills outside Rome, infusing a contemporary spirit to ancient ballads and dances, using both traditional insturmentation and electronics.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Petrassi
Wednesday, March 30, 9 pm €12 tel 892 982 www.listicket.it
Daniel Melingo: "Maldito Tango"
The singer and songwriter from Buenos Aires performs his personal brand of tango music, playing cuts from his new album.
Auditorium Parco della Musica, Teatro Studio
Thursday, March 31, 9 pm €15 tel 892 892 www.listicket.it
Discounts:
If you are over 65 years of age, or have a student ID card, be sure to ask at the box office for a "ridotto". Savings can be substantial.
