KETEVAN CHUNTISHVILI & MASSIMILIANO IEZZI (Georgia, Italy)

Ketevan Chuntishvili, soprano
Massimiliano Iezzi, piano

Programme:
Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
12 Romances, How Fair This Spot, Op. 21, No. 7
12 Romances, Believe Me Not, Friend!, Op. 14, No. 7
Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
Anatolij Liadov (1855–1914)
Prelude, Op. 57, No.1
Sergey Rachmaninoff
6 Romances, The Dream, Op. 8, No. 5
12 Romances, Oh, Do Not Grieve!, Op. 14, No. 8
6 Romances, I Have Grown Fond of Sorrow, Op. 8, No. 4
Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857), arr. Mili Balakirev (1837–1910)
The Lark
Sulkhan Tsintsadze (1925–1991)
Cranes
Sergey Rachmaninoff
6 Romances, Do Not Sing My Beauty, Op. 4, No. 4
How Painful for Me, Op. 21, No. 12 
13 Preludes, Op. 32, No. 10
13 Preludes, Op. 32, No. 12
12 Romances, I Wait for Thee, Op. 14, No. 1
Sulkhan Tsintsadze
Song of Dragonfly

 »… lively and forthright, with an agile, light voice. Her ‘Deh vieni’ was one of the evening’s highlights, reflecting deep, genuine love for Figaro ….«  www.seenandheard.com, 23 May 2024

After her operatic debut in 2020 at the Stadttheater Klagenfurtshe, Georgian soprano Ketevan Chuntishvili received a permanent engagement at the Staatstheater Cottbus. Soon she was invited to perform at Staatsoper Hannover, which was swiftly followed by her permanent engagement there. Aside from the wide range of her past operatic parts, Ketevan is also a highly accomplished concert singer with a large repertoire including Bach’s: b-minor-Mass, Buxtehude‘s Das jüngste Gericht, Dvořák‘s Stabat Mater, Handel’s Israel in Egypt HWV 54, Haydn‘s The Seasons and Stabat Mater, Mahler‘s Symphony N° 2, Mendelssohn‘s Paulus, Mozart: Requiem, Saccini’s L‘abbgandono delle Ricchezze di S. Filippo Neri to name just the most famous works.

On the international music scene, South-Italian pianist and conductor Massimiliano Iezzi is renowned for his passion, musical versatility, and collaborations with excellent musicians. He is a well established soloist, conductor, and chamber musician at well-known venues, festivals, and concert halls throughout Europe and Russia (Teatro la Fenice Venice, Konzerthaus Berlin, Staatsoper Berlin, Tonhalle Zürich, Philharmonie Berlin, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Teatro dei Rinnovati Siena, BBC Radio London, to name but a few). However, his many specialities include accompanying top-tier singers, either already world-famous or upcoming. In this role, he won the International Respighi Competition 2021 with the tenor Lawrence Halksworth as a Lied-Duo. He is also an official collaborative pianist at international competitions, such as the XVI Tchaikovsky International Competition, Guest Repetitor for renowned Opera Theaters, and in Hamburg as Assistant Conductor of Kent Nagano.

The Festival Prečkanja – Sconfinamenti project is funded by the European Union from the Small Projects Fund GO! 2025 financed by the Interreg VI-A-Italy-Slovenian 2021–2027 programme, managed by EGTC GO.

Complimentary tickets, courtesy of Primorske novice, can be collected an hour before the concert at the venue. Reservations are not possible, spaces are limited.