Opening Concert Giovanni Sollima & Friends

16.04 Four past four, VERDO Concert Hall
Opening
Giovanni Sollima - cello
Ulrike Becker - baryton
Catherina Lendle - violin
Oliver Wille - viola

Giovanni Sollima (*1962): Improvisation "Hide in Haydn"
Giuseppe Dall'Abaco (1710-1805): Caprice No. 6 and No. 8
Giovanni Sollima (*1962): Terra Acqua
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Baryton Trio in A major, Hob. XI: 16
Giovanni Sollima (*1962): Natural Songbook No. 1 "Prelude" and No. 4 "Pizzica Roots"
Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970): "Angel"
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Adagio cantabile (2nd movement) from Symphony in D major Hob. I:13, arr. for ensemble
Luigi Tomasini (1741-1808): Baryton Trio in C major, Kor. 19
Giovanni Sollima (*1962): "Fandango" (after Boccherini)
Traditional from Salento: "Santu Paulu"
Traditional from Albania/Sicilian Arbëreshë: "Moj E Bukura More"

Giovanni Sollima opens the festival - the boundary-crossing cellist who had to cancel in 2025 returns with a programme full of surprises. He weaves together traditional music from several cultures, his own compositions, and improvisations on Haydn's themes, while also shining a light on the baryton: a nearly forgotten instrument once played by Prince Nikolaus I Esterházy himself, for whom Haydn wrote around 160 works. In Hitzacker the baryton appears in two trios - one composed by Luigi Tomasini, who played in Haydn's court orchestra at the time - as well as in arrangements made specially for this concert. Guest Ulrike Becker of Lautten Compagney Berlin brings her baryton, joined by Catherina Lendle Wille and the festival's artistic director.