ITALIAN SCENT
9/5｜Thursday｜8pm
Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium
Tickets: MOP 120, 100, 80
Programme:
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, op. 45
F. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 90, “Italian”
O. Respighi: Le Fontane di Roma/ I Pini di Roma
The Macao Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Arvo Volmer, Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, is delighted to present Italian Scent, a symphonic exploration of the beautiful Mediterranean country through the individual perspectives of a Russian, a German and, of course, an Italian composer.
The celebrated Capriccio Italien was inspired by a long tour in Italy, during which the composer came to appreciate the country’s folk music and street songs. Now hailed as one of the most satisfying small-scale orchestral works, this fantasy for orchestra evokes enchanting Italian landscapes, sounds from pastoral countryside and bustling city, as well as a festive carnival in full swing!
Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony is also imbued with the colour and atmosphere of Italy, where the work was sketched, while Respighi’s Le Fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome) and I Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome) come from the Italian composer’s Roman Trilogy of symphonic poems, his best known orchestral pieces.
Conductor: Arvo Volmer
Duration: approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes, including one interval
Tickets：
MOP 120, 100, 80
