Monthly Archives: June 2018

Buy part of Sibelius’s Villa!

An apartment is for sale in the historic 17th-century ‘Villa Molfino’ near Rapallo, Italy, where Sibelius rented a room / studio in the spring of 1901, gaining inspiration to compose from the extraordinary nature on the hills of the hinterland of the Gulf of Tigullio. The apartment that will be sold is located immediately under the rooms that were Sibelius’s accommodation.

The owner intends to leave the current furniture, made and chosen with particular taste and great elegance (see attached photos: antique furniture, original floors, painted ceilings etc.).

From Villa Molfino, which is located near the road to the Sanctuary of Montallegro, you may reach Rapallo in five minutes (less then 3 km.) with spectacular views. The apartment has been fully renovated and is 75 square metres in size, consisting of: double bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom and pantry, private garden (150 square metres), car port. Price: €249,000, negotiable.

Anyone seriously interested may write to Federico Ermirio (click here to e-mail), who will pass on the enquiry to the owner of the property.

Sibelius Festival Golfo del Tigullio e Riviera 2018 – update

The fourth Sibelius Festival – Golfo del Tigullio e Riviera in Italy will run from 28 September until 14 October 2018. The programme of lectures and concerts is organized under the artistic direction of composer Federico Ermirio. Below is an updated list of dates and times for the events at the festival.

28 September, 6pm, Spazio Aperto, Santa Margherita
Speaker: Federico Ermirio

28 September, 9pm, Villa Durazzo, Santa Margherita
Opening concert – Myrsky Ensemble / Folke Gräsbeck, piano
Grieg / Sibelius / Mattson / Elgar

29 September, 9pm, Auditorium San Francesco, Chiavari
Folke Gräsbeck, piano
Sibelius / Merikanto / Nielsen / Alfvén / Leifs / Nystedt

30 September, 11.30am matinée, Grand Hotel Miramare, Santa Margherita
Folke Gräsbeck, piano
Sibelius / Busoni / Sinding

30 September, 9pm, San Martino Church, Zoagli
Myrsky Ensemble (string trio)
Ravel / Milhaud / Sibelius / von Dohnányi

5 October, 5pm, Spazio Aperto, Santa Margherita
Speaker: Paola De Ferrari
‘I Molfino: collezioni e dispersioni fra Settecento e Ottocento’

5 October, 9pm, Villa Durazzo, Santa Margherita
Eero Lasorla, tenor; Marina Cesarale, piano
Sibelius / Merikanto / Kuula / Gothoni / Alfvén / Rangström

6 October, 9pm, San Siro Church, Santa Margherita
Jugend-Sinfonieorchester Aargau; Hugo Bollschweiler, conductor
Mendelssohn / Szpilman / Sibelius

7 October, 11.30am matinée, Grand Hotel Miramare, Santa Margherita
Stefanie Braun, soprano; Anne Hinrichsen, piano
Sibelius / Grieg

7 October, 9pm, San Siro Church, Santa Margherita
Genova Vocal Ensemble; Roberta Paraninfo, conductor
Sibelius / Grieg / Rautavaara / Nystedt / Pärt / Sisask / Tormis

12 October, 9pm, Villa Durazzo, Santa Margherita
Peter Fisher, violin; Margaret Fingerhut, piano
Sibelius / Delius / Jenkins / Arnold / Elgar

13 October, 6pm, Teatrino Comunale, Portofino
Giovanni Giovannoni & Roberto Pellegrino, accordions
Sibelius /Kolz / Solotariov / Olkzak / Piazzolla

14 October, 6pm, Auditorium San Francesco, Chiavari
Peter Fisher, violin; Margaret Fingerhut, piano
Sibelius / Delius / Jenkins / Arnold / Elgar

E. & O.E.

Further information: www.sibeliusfestival.com