2024 marks the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini’s passing, one of Italy’s greatest opera composers. This anniversary is being commemorated in Italy and around the world with a series of concerts and recitals celebrating Puccini’s continuing influence on the world of music. Though Puccini is inextricably linked to Opera, in his youth, he also wrote remarkable works for string quartets.
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto presents a Concerto Pucciniano by renowned Italian string quartet, Quartet Nous. The youthful and dynamic Quartetto brings these early works to life in an evening of lively Italian chamber music.
Quartetto Noûs
Ekaterina Valiulina
Violin
Alberto Franchin
Violin
Sara Dambruoso
Viola
Riccardo Baldizzi
Cello
Tuesday, October 22 | 7:00PM
HELICONIAN HALL
35 Hazelton Ave | Toronto, ON
FREE ADMISSION | REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Note: Seating is limited. We recommend arriving early as seating is on a first-come basis.
Thank you for your understanding.
EVENING PROGRAM
G. Puccini
Scherzo in A minor for String Quartet (c.1880-1883)
String Quartet in D major (c.1880-1883)
3 Minuets for String Quartet (1881)
“Crisantemi” elegy for String Quartet (1892)
G. Verdi
String Quartet in E minor
ABOUT QUARTETTO NOÛS
Noûs (nùs) is a Greek word whose meaning is ‘mind’, and thence ‘rationality’, but also ‘inspiration’ and ‘creativity’.
Quartetto Noûs, formed in 2011, has established itself quickly as one of the most interesting chamber music ensembles of its generation. Its immersive performances result from professional training that combines the Italian tradition and the most influential European schools.
The versatility and the interpretative originality of the ensemble can be heard in the quartet’s whole repertoire. It has worked with several contemporary composers and taken part in many crossover projects with theatre and dance companies.
The Quartetto Noûs has collaborated with renowned artists such Tommaso Lonquich, Andrea Lucchesini, Alain Meunier, Giovanni Scaglione, Sonig Tchakerian, Bruno Canino, Boris Petrushansky, Alessandro Taverna, Gloria Campaner, Enrico Bronzi.
In Italy the Quartetto Noûs performs regularly for renowned concerts societies and festivals: Società del Quartetto Milan, Unione Musicale Turin, Amici della Musica Florence, Bologna Festival and Musica Insieme Bologna, Società del Quartetto Bergamo, Società Veneziana dei Concerti, Associazione Chamber Music Trieste, Associazione Musicale Lucchese, Associazione Scarlatti Naples, I Concerti del Quirinale Rome, Stradivari Festival Cremona, Ravenna Festival and Settimane Musicali Stresa.
The quartet is regularly invited to perform in Germany, Switzerland, England, France, Spain, Canada, the United States, Brazil, South Korea and China.