Kurtág at 100: Cremona Becomes the Capital of Contemporary Music as the Stauffer Season Concludes with the Outstanding Ensemble intercontemporain

The Stauffer concert season came to a close with an evening dedicated to György Kurtág, celebrating the composer's 100th birthday. The guest of honor was the Ensemble intercontemporain, founded exactly fifty years ago by one of the defining...

Stauffer Opens the Musical Summer: Five Evenings in the Garden with Young Talents and Great Masters from June 21 to 25

June draws a new musical map for Stauffer, connecting Cremona with the international concert scene through performances, education, and artistic collaborations. From summer activities in the Garden of Palazzo Stauffer to international experiences and programs...

Santa Maria Maddalena Sold Out for Three Evenings of Great Music: Success in Cremona for Violinist Gregor Reinberg’s Complete Bach Cycle Presented by MAGMA APS

Some people seek happiness by climbing every eight-thousander in the world; others set their minds on performing all of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas. But not one at a time, over the course of a lifetime and across changing seasons of...

The Breath of the Masters, the Steps of the Young: Stauffer’s Embrace in Cremona

According to the philosopher Friedrich Schlegel, the essence of the Romantic work of art lies in its ability to “give fantastic form to sentimental content.”A definition that seemed to come alive, note after note, during last night’s concert...

Berliner Philharmoniker, mon amour. The Ponchielli concert season ends in triumph

The Berliner Philharmoniker. A synonym for orchestral perfection. For the absolute Olympus of music. For a benchmark and model that every musician or music lover approaches with almost sacred respect. Since 1882, when it took on its present form, it has...

Augustin Hadelich and Charles Owen Triumph at the Museo del Violino: A Stellar Evening Among the Masterpieces of the Twentieth Century

A stellar evening lit up the Giovanni Arvedi Auditorium at Cremona’s Museo del Violino, where two of the most admired performers on today’s international music scene, Augustin Hadelich and Charles Owen, captivated the audience with a recital of...

Excellence is passed on on stage: a dialogue between generations at the Auditorium Arvedi in the name of Brahms and Shostakovich

There is a precise moment when study transforms into art, and that moment does not always occur within the walls of a classroom, but under the stage lights. This evening, the Auditorium Arvedi witnessed one of those rare alchemies that make the Stauffer...

Carlo Goldoni: A Golden Author for the History of Opera in Cremona. The Nazzari Theatre as the Realm of Opera Buffa

We arrived in Cremona around six in the evening. Word had already spread that we would be passing through, and the riverbanks were full of people waiting for us. We disembarked. We were welcomed with great enthusiasm and immediately escorted to a beautiful...

At the Ponchielli, an exceptional duo: Hong and Yang captivate with Mozart, Brahms, and a “Spring” of rare freshness

The Ponchielli Theatre’s concert series continues: this evening, an exceptional duo—the second since the beginning of the season, following the thrilling performance by the Trussov brothers a few weeks ago—led the audience on a highly...

Arvo Pärt: a Grand Pause. Thoughts on the work of a great figure in the contemporary musical scene

Now resoundscreation.Both north and southrain turns land to sea.The truth is tailor cut.Imperceptibly steadythe M-hand is nearing midnight. A glimpse of daylight tingesMateo’s portico.Silence is not filled.Thumbs freely turn.Close at...