28 April 2024, 11.30 - 13.00 - Theater aan het Vrijthof - Massimiliano Testa & Edoardo Gatta (Guitar)
With Edoardo Gatta and Massimiliano Testa, Theater aan het Vrijthof welcomes two young and virtuoso guitarists, who are studying for a bachelor's and master's degree at Conservatorium Maastricht with Carlo Marchione. In this programme, they will 'speak' as a duo and as soloists.
Edoardo Gatta links tradition and innovation in his practice as a solo and chamber musician, where historical research serves the needs of our time and collaboration with emerging composers results in new and contemporary guitar music.
Massimiliano Testa believes that personal expression and emotional involvement of the audience leads to a higher eagerness for mutual understanding and sense of community.
With two different but parallel programmes, Massimiliano and Edoardo will delight the audience with some of the best music that the guitar repertoire can offer, ranging from Dowland’s and Telemann’s Fantasias to Aguado’s and Regondi’s Romantic Rondos, concluding with the more modern works by Takemitsu and Brouwer.
On top of a virtuosic solo performance, the two friends will conclude the concert with two Spanish dances by E. Granados, in a version for guitar duo.