Thursday 30 January 2025 6.30 pm, St. Ann’s Church – 18 Dawson Street Dublin, D02 YV57
The new concert season of the Italian Institute of Culture 2025 opens with an exceptional concert for flute and piano by the duo of Rebecca Taio and Alberto Chines.
Together they will offer an evening entirely dedicated to 20th century Italian music with a very rare ‘Sonata for flute and piano’ by Pilati and an unprecedented version for flute and piano of Respighi’s majestic ‘Sonata in B minor for violin and piano’, preceded respectively by Casella’s ‘Barcarola et scherzo’ Op.4 and Busoni’s small but significant ‘Albumblatt’, BV272 in a programme full of charm and fascination.
Alberto Chines (piano) has been a Steinway Artist since 2020.
Rebecca Taio studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität in Vienna.
Free participation with compulsory booking on Eventbrite.
Limited places available.
BIO
REBECCA TAIO, flute: Born in 1996, she graduated with honors at 16 from the Milan Conservatory and later earned a cello degree from the Brescia Conservatory. She studied with prominent musicians like Andrea Oliva, Patrick Gallois, and James Galway, winning scholarships for international festivals. In 2021, she completed a Chamber Music degree with top honors at Piacenza Conservatory and earned a Performance Certificate from the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität in Vienna in 2023. A regular performer, she has collaborated with orchestras and chamber ensembles across Europe, releasing two CDs with Brilliant Classics.
ALBERTO CHINES, piano: Alberto Chines, a versatile and dynamic pianist from Palermo, studied at the Imola Academy and Bolzano Conservatory. He debuted at 15 at Teatro Massimo in Palermo and won numerous awards, including first prize at the “Palma d’Oro” International Piano Competition. He has performed internationally, including at prestigious venues in Italy, Spain, the U.S., and Germany, and released a debut CD. Passionate about chamber music, he collaborates with renowned musicians and founded the Musica Manent Festival in Ustica. Since 2020, he has been a Steinway Artist.
PROGRAMME
- Casella: Barcarola et Scherzo, Op.4
- Pilati: Sonata for flute and piano
- Busoni: Albumblatt, BV272
- Respighi: Sonata in B minor for violin and piano (transcription for flute and piano by Rebecca Taio e Alberto Chines)
FREE TICKETS RESERVATION WILL NOT GUARANTEE ENTRY TO THE HALL. ONCE THE CAPACITY OF THE VENUE IS REACHED, NO MORE PATRONS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER.
