{"id":12109,"date":"2026-04-02T15:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/varnasummerfest.org\/event\/vivaldi-versus-paganini-seasons-and-wonders"},"modified":"2026-09-14T14:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:46:03","slug":"vivaldi-versus-paganini-seasons-and-wonders","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/varnasummerfest.org\/en\/program\/vivaldi-versus-paganini-seasons-and-wonders","title":{"rendered":"VIVALDI versus PAGANINI \u201cSEASONS and WONDERS\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

13.09. 7:00 PM Festival and Congress Centre, Hall 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

I Virtuosi del Teatro alla Scala <\/strong>
\nMario Hossen \u2013 Soloist and Conductor
\nSoprano – Nataliya Stepanska
\nProgram \u201cVivaldi versus Paganini\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the Honorary Patronage of H.E. Marcello Apicella – Ambassador of Italy in Bulgaria <\/p>\n

The project is realized with the financial support by the Ministry of Culture<\/em><\/p>\n

Milan and Vienna, as Europe’s important musical centers, shape the framework and internal movement of this Concert Spirituel. It brings together in a unique way two extraordinary figures in Italian music history\u2014Antonio Vivaldi and Niccol\u043e Paganini\u2014in a journey where movements from the Venetian master\u2019s The Four Seasons alternate with Paganini\u2019s most virtuosic wonders, such as Le Streghe (The Witches) and I Palpiti. \u041eperatic arias add another dimension to the experience, telling the tale of those times.
\nMario Hossen and the Virtuosi della Scala, with the special appearance of the soprano Natalia Stepanska, explore a century of European music history. They follow the Italian tradition from Vivaldi\u2019s Baroque ‘theater of affects’ to Paganini\u2019s Romantic instrumental drama. Vivaldi provides the theatrical basis, while Paganini sets the pinnacle where the instrument takes entirely the expressive power of the operatic voice.
\nCreated by Mario Hossen with the support of the Paganini Society in Genoa within the frame of the ‘European Paganini Route’ initiative, this program, as presented at \u201cVarna Symmer\u201d festival, will be performed at La Scala in Milan, the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, at the Concert Spirituel series in Vienna, as well as in Belgium, Germany, England and China.<\/p>\n

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