Artemusica-Inauguration concert-Summer 2017 for violin and piano

Artemusica culture-inauguration of the Summer 2017-Concerto for violin and piano-Thomas the Graiff, piano-Pètur Björnsson, violin. Music by Mozart, Beethoven

Thirteen years of music and culture in the municipality of Roana, the mark of the best talent in the national and international scene: this, in short, the centerpiece of the new edition of the summer concert season of the Association one Artemusica culture. The opening concert is entrusted to Thomas the Graiff, piano, and violin, Pètur Bjornsson, will be held on Wednesday, 19 July at 21.00 in the Sala s. Giustina di Roana. The program includes music by Mozart and Beethoven, in more detail:

Mozart's Sonata k. 481 can be rightly considered among the masterpieces of the viennese composer's maturity. The first time stands for the richness of the subject material and the exuberant energy that pervades it. In the second half, the violin is assigned a long melody steeped in feeling and spirituality, while the final changes to the climate virtuoso outbursts, playful, not immune from piano concertos.

Stravinsky completed the drafting of the Suite Italienne in 1933: it is a transcript of some pieces of music for the Ballet Pulcinella, itself based on music attributed to Pergolesi and transformed by the tonal and harmonic game stravinskijano. For this transcription, Stravinsky availed himself of the advice of the virtuoso Samuel Dushkin. The result was a writing of great brilliance and Polish.

Beethoven's "Kreutzer" sonata is a work of great size, and impressive and almost symphonic contrasts: a first net than ever, are battling it out on the expansive lyricism Andante with variations and unstoppable energy of Early final, which dissolves the initial tensions in a vital wave. Long forgotten, also because of its complexity and difficulty, this Sonata was rediscovered by Clara Schumann and returned in vogue in the late nineteenth century thanks to the novel by Tolstoy.

At the end of the event followed by light refreshments.
As always admission is free.

Pétur Björnsson, born in Iceland in 1994, he began studying the violin at the age of 4 years. He studied with Ari Þór Vilhjálmsson and Harikrishna Guðmundsdóttir Reykjavik Conservatory, where he graduated from high school in 2015. From autumn 2015 Pétur studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig in Elfa's Run Kristinsdottir class.
Pétur is an active musician in chamber ensembles and orchestra. He has played with several orchestras (including the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra and the Ensemble KONTRASTE) in Scandinavia, Germany and Switzerland. As a soloist he performed in Iceland and Canada.
Pétur has also attended numerous master classes in Europe and North America, with teachers such as Christian Tetzlaff, Ilya Gringolts, Carolin Widmann, Jorja Fleezanis, Philippe Graffin, Sergei Ostrovsky, Robert Rozek and Mariana Sirbu.

Thomas the Graiff, having started studying piano at an early age, he was trained in the class of Nicoletta Antoniacomi at the Conservatory F.A. Bonporti of Trento. After obtaining a high school diploma with full marks at Liceo Giovanni Prati in Trento, from autumn 2015 continues his studies with Alexander Meinel and Caspar Frantz at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy" in Leipzig.
To his training helped the masterclass of George Kern, Balázs Réti, Massimiliano Damerini and Pietro de Maria; Since 2013 he attended the Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum in Salzburg in classes of Olivier Gardon, Peter Lang, and Robert Levin, where he was selected to participate in the concerts of the students.
Awarded in national competitions the Graiff, Tommaso has performed in several European countries; the Repertoire of his active concert historical ranges from Bach to the 20th century, from Lieder to Chamber music. He recently collaborated with the Bach-Box-Ensemble Kammerschauspielerin actress Barbara Blümel, Director Martin Krumbiegel and the Chamber Choir VOX HUMANA Leipzig.