6/8/9 February Kurt Masur The pre-romantic echoes of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 signal the return to Santa Cecilia of a conductor beloved by audiences here: Kurt Masur. Completing the program, the Brahms Symphony No. 2 and Schumann's Geneviève Overture
Warning: ticket holders for the Yefim Bronfman recital scheduled for 5 February are hereby advised that the event has been cancelled as the artist is indisposed
13/15/16 February A Tribute to Bernstein Wayne Marshall conducts an all-Bernstein program on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the composer's passing. Among the works on the program, the glorious suite from the celebrated musical West Side Story, which won 10 Oscars (including best music)
17 February Richard Galliano The great French accordionist, flanked by five members of his sextet, returns as a guest of the Santa Cecilia It's Wonderful series with a project entirely devoted to music by Bach. On the program are Arias, Allemandes, Minuets and Concertos by the Eisenach genius
FOCUS PIANO STARS Krystian Zimerman - 10 Feb Stefano Bollani - 20/22/23 feb Maurizio Pollini - 24 Feb Grigory Sokolov - 18 Mar It's "Four aces" in four upcoming shows, featuring four sensational pianists: Krystian Zimerman and Maurizio Pollini, both performing all-Chopin programs in honor of the composer's 200th birthday and both former winners of the prestigious competition in Warsaw that bears his name. Jazz pianist Stefano Bollani, protagonist of George Gershwin's Concerto in F by James Conlon. Later on, the great Grigory Sokolov comes to play Bach, Brahms and Schumann