Fourth edition of the prestigious festival, a unique and extraordinary event that in the panorama of festivals dedicated to classical music represents the maximum conjugation between high education, competition and expression for Romantic music worldwide, with teachers and students meeting in intense sessions of study and execution concentrated in two dense weeks, every July.

The Virtuoso and Belcanto Festival makes it possible for generations to come together, between experience and passion, between profound knowledge and the desire to learn. An extraordinary symphony of feelings and talent will invade the city of Lucca and some of the most beautiful locations in the historic center, celebrating the best cultural heritage of this city.

In the days of the festival there will be concerts of the Virtuosi, which will take place in the most evocative places of the city of Lucca, such as the splendid Palazzo Pfanner, the Church dei Servi, the Church of San Michele.

scheduled for Sunday, July 28th

12.00 am - Real Collegio - Romantic Lucca No.5
Gabriele Strata, pf. - Winner of the Virtuoso & Belcanto 2018 Piano Competition / Venice 2018 Award
C. Debussy: Préludes (Deuxième Livre)
F. Liszt: Aprés une lecture du Dante

9:30 pm - Auditorium S. Romano - final concert
A. Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht op.4
A. Dvorak: Serenade for strings op.22
Virtuoso & Belcanto Festival Chamber Orchestra - Concerter Master Jan Bjøranger