The Budo Tomović Cultural and Information Center is organizing the eleventh edition of the Forte Piano Festival of Contemporary Piano Music under the motto "Pianists in a Collective", which will take place on February 25 and 26. This festival will be dedicated to playing music together in piano ensembles, and will offer the audience a diverse program performed by renowned pianists and ensembles.
The festival will begin on Tuesday, February 25th, with a matinee concert by students from music schools in Podgorica (UŠMB “Vasa Pavić”), Budva and Cetinje (ŠOMO “Savo Popović”), as well as students from the Academy of Music. The concert will be held at 12 noon, and the repertoire will include works Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Slonimsky, Gérard Pesson, György Ligeti, Francis Poulain, Erik Satie i Natasa Bogojević.
That same evening, at 19 p.m., a Montenegrin-Italian piano duo will make their premiere performance on the KIC's big stage. Ana Vujosevic i Mauro Cekin, who will perform the works Ottorine Respighi, Alexandra Rosenblatt i Jeff Manukian.
The highlight of the first day of the festival will be a concert by the renowned Parisian piano duo of sisters. Lydia i Dream BizjakIn the large hall of the KIC, the Bizjak sisters will present a program at 20 p.m. that combines contemporary musical creativity with French influence, and includes works by Miloš Raičković, Karol Beff, Melanie Boni and Igor Stravinsky.
On the second day of the festival, on Wednesday, February 26, at 12 noon, a promotion of the album “The Balkan Piano” by the Albanian pianist will be organized. Amir DžakovićIn addition to the performers, this release will be discussed by prof. Jelena Martinović Bogojević, composer prof. Senad Gacevic i Maja Popovic, editor of the KIC music program. The album, released under the auspices of the “Toccata Classics” publishing house, features piano compositions inspired by the rich musical heritage of the Balkans.
The festival will close with a concert by the “Ensemble for Other New Music”, which will take place on Wednesday, February 26th, at 20 pm. This Belgrade multi-keyboard ensemble, founded in 1977, is known for its interpretation of minimalist music by young composers, and will feature prominent pianists and composers. Lidija Stankovic, Dragoljub Ilic Ilke, Natasa Penezic, Andrej Negic, Miroslav Misa Savic, Milena Petrovic, Branka Parlic i The hope of KolundzhiThis concert will be their premiere performance in Montenegro.
Admission to all concerts is free.
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The audience will enjoy a diverse program, performed by renowned pianists and ensembles, and admission to all concerts is free.
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