“Something really melodious and simple”, this is how Antonín Dvořák described his string quartet, op. 96 also known as the “American”. Dvořák traveled by train to Spillville, happy to be with his 4 children and his wife again,as they were just arrived from Czechoslovakia. After the chaos of New York, being with his fellow compatriots in a rural environment, lead to the composition of his American Quartet, sketched in only three days! The American – that surely is the most famous among Dvorak’s fourteen quartets – shows Dvořák ‘a longing for harmony. The quartet just seems ” simple”, of course, references to American traditional sounds, as well as Slavic , are arranged in a remarkable complexity. The Quartet coach will be the internationally renowned cellist Antonio Lysy.
Fashion icon Anna Fendi hosted a glittering evening, filled with music and guests at Villa Laetitia, where she welcomed award-winning violinist Robert McDuffie as her guest of honor. Robert McDuffie,…
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Monday, 12 June Rome Wolfgang Amadè Mozart (1756–1791) Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 Allegro Larghetto Menuetto Allegretto con variazioni Yoonah Kim, clarinet Luna Choi, violin Augusta Schubert, violin…
The Rome Chamber Music Festival will take place June 12 through 15 with an exciting repertoire that features some of chamber music‘s most beloved works. Its twentieth season will take…
The RCMF will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a concert featuring the festival’s founder and artistic director, Robert McDuffie, performing the Brahms’ Violin Concerto with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra…
