Dubai Opera welcomes two internationally-acclaimed Italian maestros on Sunday, 25th June, as flautist Tommaso Benciolini and pianist Leonora Armellini present a concert entitled From Italy with Love as part of the VIP Classical initiative, organised by SAMIT Event Group. The evening opens with Antonín Dvořák’s Sonatina, a four-movement work initially released in 1893 for violin and piano, with the duo presenting an arrangement for flute and piano. Next comes Robert Schumann’s Fantasiestücke (‘Fantastic Pieces’), a famous 1849 work initially intended for clarinet and piano but has been arranged for many instruments since its release. Finally, following a brief interval, the two artists close the evening with César Franck’s beloved Sonata in A major, widely regarded as one of the most exemplary masterpieces created in the sonata form.

PROGRAM:

PART 1

César Franck     (1822-1890)           
Sonata A-Dur for violin and piano 
1. Allegretto moderato
2. Allegro
3. Recitativo – Fantasia. Moderato
4. Allegretto poco mosso

Camille SAINT-SAENS (1835-1921)
Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op.28 for violin and piano

Break

PART 2

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata Nr. 8 in G-Dur, op. 30 Nr. 3 for violin and piano 
1. Allegro assai
2. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
3. Allegro vivace

Edvard GRIEG  (1843-1907)            
Sonata Nr.3 c-moll, op.45 for violin and piano 
1. Allegro molto ed appassionata
2. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
3. Allegro animato