This year marks the 16th edition of the festival since its revival, and will be held in three cities: Borjomi, Batumi, and Tbilisi.
The festival will open on August 21 with an open air gala concert in Borjomi at Borjomi Likani Hotel.
On August 23 at 8 pm at the Batumi Professional State Drama Theater Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi (Bandoneon, Italy) and the festival Base Orchestra (concertmaster Lela Mtchedlidze) will perform the masterpieces of world-renowned composers: Ennio Morricone – Three themes, Nino Rota – Ommagio a Federico Fellini, Khaled Mouzanar – Medley, Carlos Gardel – Volver; Por una Cabeza
Astor Piazzolla – Melodia in La minore; Adios Nonino; Vuelvo al Sur; Milonga del Angel; Le, Grand Tango.
On the second day of the festival, August 25 at 8:00 PM, the Batumi Ilia Chavchavadze theater will host Elvin Hoxha Ganiyev – Violin, Azerbaijan / Turkey and the Festival Base Orchestra GEORGIAN VIRTUOSI (concertmaster Lela Mtchedlidze). The concert program includes Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,” Astor Piazzolla’s “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires,” and Niccolò Paganini’s “Caprice No. 24.”
Starting September 15, “Night Serenades” will move to Tbilisi. Beatrice Venezi (conductor, Italy), Sandro Nebieridze (piano, Georgia), and Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Ottorino Respighi’s “Pines of Rome” and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30.
On September 17 at 8:00 PM, an evening of Brazilian music will take place in the Tbilisi State Conservatoire Grand Hall. The concert will feature young, renowned Georgian soloists Lizi Ramishvili (cello), Mariam Roinishvili (soprano) and Giorgi Oikashvili (clarinet), with the Festival Base Orchestra GEORGIAN VIRTUOSI led by first violinist Lela Mtchedlidze. The program will include works by Brazilian composers such as Alberto Nepomuceno’s String Quartet No. 3 “Brasileiro,” Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Five Songs, Chiquinha Gonzaga’s “Corta Jaca,” Zequinha de Abreu’s “Tico-Tico no Fubá,” and many others.
“Night Serenades” will continue with a Czech music concert on September 18 at 6:00 PM in the Recital Hall of Tbilisi State Conservatoire. In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Bedřich Smetana, Giorgi Shaverzashvili (piano, Georgia) and Giorgi Khaindrava (violin, Georgia) will perform works by Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák. Attendees can look forward to many musical surprises throughout the concert.
This year’s festival will be solemnly closed on September 20 at 8:00 PM at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire Grand Hall. Andres Gabetta – Violin / Conductor, France and Maurice Steger – Recorder, Switzerland with Festival Base Orchestra GEORGIAN VIRTUOSI (concertmaster Lela Mtchedlidze) will perform special program VIVALDI and Friends. The consert program includes:
Evaristo Felice DallAbaco’s – Concerto a più istrumenti in D major, Op.5 No.6 – Ciaconna
Pietro Locatelli – Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op.1 No.11, and concertos of Greatest Master Antonio Vivaldi.
Along with the concert program, within the framework of the festival, special attention will be paid to the cognitive-educational program for students and young people, including the disabled people, which includes master classes, workshops, open lectures and traditionally exhibitions by Georgian artists
Supporters: Ministry of Culture and Sport of Georgia, Ministry of Education, Culture
and Sports of Adjara, Tbilisi City Hall, Batumi City Hall, Borjomi City Hall, Embassy of Italy,
Embassy of Brazil, Embassy of Czech Republic
Hosts: Hotel Borjomi Likani, Hilton garden Inn Tbilisi.
Partners: Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra,
Suppofurniture house “Nita” – best guarantee of quality and design, perfumery store chain “Lutecia”, Yves Rocher, the founder of herbal cosmetics from France, Company “Sarajishvli”, Brothers Khutsishvili Wine Cellar, HOTSALE.GE, “PSP” pharmacy.
Support Companies: GPC Pharmacy,Yves Rocher – the founder of herbal cosmetics from France, “Piel Naturals” – Georgian handmade cosmetics brand. Brothers Khutsishvili Wine Cellar, Wine Company „GEORGIAN LEGEND”.
Media partners: Public Broadcaster Adjara, Georgian Public Broadcaster, Rustavi 2, Imedi Media Holding, POSTV, Euronews Georgia, Media holding “Georgian Times”, Ertsulovneba TV, Media And Digital Communications Agency “Clip Art”, Ambebi.ge, “Prime Time” news agency, “Today“, “Messenger”, Journal “Sarke”, “Adjara” newspaper, online media “Ajara Times”, radio “Fortuna”, website “Fortuna.ge”.
Georgian violinist and conductor Liana Isakadze passed away on July 5, 2024 at the age of 77. As well as a prominent soloist in Georgia, she conducted the Georgian State Chamber Orchestra and in 1988 was recognized as a People’s Artist of the USSR, at the time the youngest artist to be so named.
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