Following the success of 2023, music will return to Isola del Garda.

We offer afternoon and evening visits, in which we also offer musical entertainment. The price includes the boot transfer, a tour and a welcome drink. The music is offered by Isola del Garda. 

 

March 30, 2024 - Daytime visit with piano music

Gypsy heart
Duo Silvia Giliberto, Lorena Portalupi piano four hands

Small masterpieces of gypsy creativity and liveliness, Brahms' Hungarian dances are among the most loved romantic compositions due to their freshness and pleasantness.
Composed between 1852 and 1869, many of them are inspired by folklore themes, others are original compositions but sound so "Hungarian" that we can say that Brahms used that musical idiom almost as if it were his native language.
The fascination that these dances have exercised over the years has made them the subject of infinite arrangements even in the field of "light" music and they have become very famous protagonists of some films that have entered the history of cinema such as "The Great Dictator" by C. Chaplin.

Departure: 2.00pm from the port of Portese

Cost:  €36 pp

BOOK 30TH MARCH 

 

April 6, 2024 Daytime visit with music by Laura Masotto on the violin

Modern Classical music, concert for violin and electronica

The music of Laura Masotto brings calm into our chaotic lives. Her artistic research and her unique compositions bring us closer to the essence of life, free from materialism and lost in the moment. The artist shows a profound evolution of her sound, further strengthened by her unique, intense and emotional musical identity.

Classically trained violinist and composer from Verona, Laura Masotto approached the violin at the age of five. After graduating from the Verona Conservatory, she began her musical career at 15 and, in 2019, she released her debut album, 'Fireflies'. Meanwhile, she Masotto performed in concerts for chamber and symphony orchestras throughout Europe, as well as composing soundtracks, taking up a six-month artistic residency at Fabra | Coats in Barcelona and share music with Deutsche Grammophon and 7K!.

Her new album, entitled 'The Spirit of Things', will be released on March 1st. The work conveys the true emotional impact of Laura Masotto's music who, in this work, was inspired by the shamanic journey that led her to find her animal spirit, at the conclusion of a course of studies undertaken in 2021 on shamanic practices. The album therefore represents a metaphorical journey into an invisible world, a new perception of the absence of life and nature, combined with ancestral and mysterious sound elements.

Departure: 2.00pm from the port of Portese

Cost: €36 pp

BOOK 6TH APRIL 

 

April 20, 2024 - Daytime visit with Cello and Piano duo

Francesca Bongiorni cello
Marta Caracci piano


Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Astor Piazzolla.

L.V.Beethoven Sonata for piano and cello op.5 n.2 in G minor.

R.Schumann Fantasiestücke for cello and piano op.73

A.Piazzolla Le Grand Tango, for cello and piano

Departure: 2.00pm from the port of Portese

Cost:  €36 pp

BOOK 20TH APRIL 

 

4th May 2024 - Daytime visit with music by Irina Mashkova on the piano

Irina Mashkova, a pianist-composer who lives on the lake, will perform in the magical context of the island, playing pieces of her own composition, including a piece inspired by the history of our island and its inhabitants.

Departure: 2.00pm from the port of Portese

Cost: €36 pp

BOOK 4TH MAY 2024

 

Evening visit with acoustic music – Trio The Martones

An acoustic evening dedicated to the great Italian singer-songwriters, with music by Fabrizio De Andrè, Lucio Battisti, Ivan Graziani, Lucio Dalla and many others.

Departure at 5pm from the port of Portese, returning at approximately 8pm.

Cost: €36 per person

BOOK 18TH MAY 2024 

 

4 October 2024 – Harp Concert – Caroline Schmidt-Polex

'Go, thought, on golden wings'-
 

Words from the artist:  “Let me take you into the magical world of opera, where everything revolves around love, passion, jealousy, intrigue and murder are all wrapped up in beautiful melodies on the harp.

From “Lascia ch'io pianga” from “Rinaldo” by George Frideric Handel to “LaTraviata' by Giuseppe Verdi on the poignant aria “Una furtiva lagrima” by Gaetano 'L'elisir d'amore' by Donizetti or the elegiac intermezzo from 'Cavalleria rusticana' by Pietro Mascagni.
What would opera be without Giacomo Puccini?
Enjoy the view of the lake with “Nessun dorma” from Turandot and “O Mio babbino caro” from 'Gianni Schicchi'.
In addition to the mostly Italian opera arias, you will also hear musical gems Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, such as Papageno's song from “The Magic Flute.”
I would like this concert to be in honor of my esteemed professor Edward Witsenburg on his 90th birthday. I was allowed to study with him at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and to this day he is a wonderful companion for me both musically and personally."

Departure: 4.30pm from the Port of Portese

Price: €36 per person

BOOK 4TH  OCTOBER 2024