On September 13th, 2019 at 5:00 p.m., in the great hall of  La Statale University, we will play a concert for the MITO Festival 2019.

AFRICA

Until a few decades ago, Africa was solely a wonderful source of inspiration for European composers. But today lively works by African musicians have begun to circulate. Gradually, an entire continent makes its way into concert halls.

Alessandro Crudele conductor
Alessandro Taverna piano

Fela Sowande, Excerpts from African Suite for string orchestra (ITALIAN PREMIERE)
Samuel Akpabot, Three Nigerian Dances (ITALIANPREMIERE)
Camille Saint-Saëns, Africa Op. 89, Fantasy for piano and orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns, Suite Algérienne op. 60

The concert will be preceded by a brief introduction courtesy of Gaia Varon.
Free admission upon seats availability

http://www.mitosettembremusica.it/en/programma/13092019-1700-africa-universita-degli-studi-di-milano-aula-magna.html