Appointment with the fourth edition of the "Francigena International Arts Festival" with its rich calendar will animate the streets of the Via Francigena, enhancing and promoting the historical tradition. In fact, the events will be distributed along the stretch of the ancient Via in some of the most beautiful places of the route in Tuscany, from Versilia to Monteriggioni, concentrating the most of the appointments between Lucca and Altopascio.
Program
Saturday, June 25
hours 21:15 Capannori, Polo Culturale Artemisia Green Night – Music by Francigena.
Bands choirs and local musical groups.
Massimo Signorini, Accordion.
Gaudats Junk Band.
During the day are available wine and food stands and local handicrafts. Horse ride. Recreation and environmental education laboratories.
Sunday, July 3
hours 21:15 Lucca, Auditorium San Romano – Gbyo – Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras. American orchestra.
Main Music Director and conductor, Christopher Hisey.
orchestra director, Carrie Mascaro.
Director of Jazz Ensemble, Rex Cadwallader.
Music by W.A.Mozart, G.F.Handel, L. van Beethoven.
Tuesday, July 5
hours 21:15 Lucca, Auditorium San Romano – Musikgymnasiumsorchester Graz. Austrian orchestra.
Director Robert Fisher.
Music by A.Dvorak, J. Brahms, J.Strauss.
Wednesday, July 13
hours 21:15 Altopascio, Teatro Puccini – Piano recital.
Cesare Castagnoli, piano.
Music by S. Prokofieff and F.Chopin
Friday, July 15
hours 21:15 Altopascio, Piazza Ospitalleri – Jugendsinfonieorchestermuttleresrheinthal. Austrian orchestra.
Director: Markus Pferscher.
Thomas Dünser, solo.
Music by G. Puccini, J. Sibelius, M. Ravel, R.Strauss.
Wednesday, July 20
hours 21:15 Altopascio, Piazza Ospitalleri – Dutch Youth String Orchestra. Dutch Orchestra.
Director: Carel den Hertog.
Hawijch Elders, violin.
Music by P. Hellendaal, H. Andriessen, S. Barber, A. Vivaldi, A. Piazzolla, N. Rota.
Sunday, July 31
hours 21:15 Altopascio, Sala Granai – The Masters of FIAF.
Chiara Morandi, violin.
Michela Spizzichino, piano.
Wednesday, August 2
21:15 Altopascio, Sala Granai – Piano recital of Nathalia Milstein.
Music by R. Schumann and F. Chopin .
Thursday, August 3
hours 21:15 Capannori, Badia di Cantignano – The Masters of FIAF.
Maria Milstein, Emma Roijackers, Mikhail Zemtsov, Julia Dinerstein, Timora Rosler.
Musiche di J. Brahms, Crumb, R. Schubert.
Saturday, August 5
hours 21:15 Capannori, Church of Capannori – Francigena Chamber Orchestra.
Music by W.A. Mozart, E. Elgar, K. Karayev.
Monday, August 7
hours 21:15 Lucca, Auditorium San Romano – Francigena Chamber Orchestra.
Music by W.A. Mozart, E. Elgar, K. Karayev.
Thursday, August 10
21:15 Altopascio, Piazza Ospitalieri – Francigena Chamber Orchestra.
Director: Christiaan Duindam.
Matthias Naegele, cello.
Saturday, August 12
hours 21:15 Capannori, Pieve di San Gennaro – Francigena Chamber Orchestra.
Le quattro stagioni (The four seasons) by Antonio Vivaldi.
Friday, August 25
hours 21:15 Capannori, Badia di Cantignano – Recital of classical guitar.
Alessandro Bassetti, Guitar.
FRANCIGENA INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
Province of Lucca, various locations
20 June / 25 August 2016
hours 21:15
free entry