ROMANTIC RESTLESSNESS (Italy, Japan, Ukraine, ZDA/Germany)

The concert will feature the best of the exceptional young musicians, who have made it through the selection process to participate in the international Festival Prečkanja – Sconfinamenti Piano Masterclass under the artistic direction of Alexander Gadjiev. As part of the masterclass, they will have delved into the very core of musical expression guided by the world’s top pianists and educators, and even further refine their already outstanding performance. This concert is undoubtedly poised to become an unforgettable experience.

Performing pianists:
Daisuke Yagi
Paola Possamai
Maor Sivan
Oksana Oposhnian
David Irimescu
Mattia Fusi
Sergio Scibilia

Programme:
Robert Schumann (1810–1856), Sonata No. 1, Op. 11, first movement (Daisuke Yagi)
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov (1873–1943), Prelude No. 1 and No. 7, Op. 23 (Paola Possamai)
Romantic Improvisation (Maor Sivan)
Franz Liszt (1811–1886), Transcendental Etudes No. 10, S. 139 (Maor Sivan)
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), Alborada del gracioso, from the suite Miroirs (Oksana Oposhnian)
Claude Debussy (1862–1918), Preludes Voiles and Général Lavine – eccentric (David Irimescu)
György Ligeti (1923–2006), Etudes Cordes à vide and L’escalier du diable (Mattia Fusi)
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), Scarbo from the suite Gaspard de la Nuit (Sergio Scibilia)
Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992), Le baiser de l’Enfant-Jèsus from the suite Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jèsus (Mattia Fusi)

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.

The concert is free for visitors.