Progetto Martha Argerich

Martha Argerich Project - Lugano, 8th - 29th June 2009

The PROGETTO MARTHA ARGERICH took place for the eighth consecutive year, promoted by BSI Bank, Lugano Festival and RSI Rete Due. Over time, the great Argentine pianist, together with a substantial group of artists, has created a spirit of togetherness that has led to some memorable performances.
As a chamber music event, this series has become a laboratory that gives guest artists a chance to prove themselves not only in well-known masterpieces but also in rarely performed repertoire.

The piano stands at the centre of the programming, not only with works originally written for it but also with transcriptions, which played an important historic role in the diffusion of music in remote areas and within family circles. The final event in the series celebrated this genre, because it was dedicated to "opera without words", that is, to the piano arrangements of opera repertoire.
Special attention has been paid to the anniversaries that occurred in 2009: the bicentenary of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's birth and the 50th anniversary of Ernest Bloch's death.

Artists