ALEXANDER
LO GIUDICE
MARTINA NIFANTANI

The program of this concert explores the rich and varied repertoire for flute and harp, a formation that, though diverse, blends their timbre very effectively.

It opens with the Suite by Bruno Hilse, a German composer active between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: an elegant page with a neo-Romantic style, alternating dance-like movements with more lyrical moments and Mahlerian inflections.

Camille Saint-Saëns‘ Fantaisie Op. 124, originally written for violin and harp, follows. In this version for flute, the piece takes on an even more ethereal character, combining melodic refinement and virtuosic brilliance.

Emotional intensity reaches its peak with Lensky’s Aria from Tchaikovsky ‘s Evgenij Onegin offered in a faithful transcription that entrusts the flute with the young poet’s yearning song, supported by delicate harp accompaniment.

The virtuosic Sonata by Alexander Shaposhnikov, a 20th-century Soviet composer, closes the concert: a compact and communicative work, among the most complex in this duo’s repertoire, which alternates rhythmic energy and cantabile, with obvious references to the Russian tradition.

A journey between different eras and styles, united by the subtle sonic alchemy of two instruments in perfect balance.

CONCERT PROGRAM

B. Hilse: Suite
C. Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Lensky’s aria from “Evgenij Onegin”
A. Shaposhnikov: Sonata for flute and harp

At the end of the performance, a wine tasting offered by top Sicilian wineries will be offered to the audience.