What happens at Mareccio Castle

“The Cherry” is a music duo founded in 2023. Emily’s voice is accompanied by Mattia’s melodies on the piano. Their repertoire includes covers that reflect a passion for English pop music, spanning the ’60s to the ’90s across a range of styles. For some time now, the duo has also been writing songs of their own.

Original music by The Cherry with songs by Queen, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Måneskin and more.

Free admission, suggested donation €15. Reservations can be made via the website.

Spend a summer evening at Maretsch Castle in Bolzano. Begin your evening with a complimentary welcome aperitif in the castle garden before a string quartet performs works by Mozart and Vivaldi in the castle's historic courtyard.
Enjoy a unique concert experience in an extraordinary setting, just a few minutes' walk from Bolzano's historic city centre.

The Bolzano String Academy presents a demanding concert programme that places the expressive power of the oboe and violin, as well as the tonal diversity of the string orchestra, at its centre.

The programme opens with Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Oboe d’amore in A major, BWV 1055, a work of exceptional lyrical intensity. The oboe d’amore lends the piece a particularly warm and expressive sound.

Frank Martin’s Polyptyque for violin and two small string orchestras follows, a 20th-century work of great dramatic power. In seven musical tableaux, Martin combines expressive modernity with spiritual depth. The juxtaposition of two string orchestras creates a rich and multifaceted sonic landscape, in which the solo violin serves as a connecting and commenting element.

The programme concludes with Symphony No. 2, H 153, by the Swiss composer Arthur Honegger. It is an impressive testament to the musical language of the 20th century. Moving between inner tension and contemplative calm, the work unfolds with profound emotional intensity.

Tickets: € 25
>65: € 20
>26: € 10

SHUNSKE SATO Conductor

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1759)
Violin concerto in D minor BWV1052r
Allegro

Heinrich Biber (1644–1704)
Battaglia à 10

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
Ouverture La Bourse in B flat Major TWV55:B11

Wilhelm Friedmann Bach (1710–1784)
Excerpt from Fantasia in a minor for solo harpsichord F 23
Symphony in A Major (Fragment) F70

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Ouverture-Suite n. 4 in D Major BWV 1069
Ouverture, Bourrée 1&2, Gavotte, Menuet 1&2, Réjouissance

Johann Christian Bach
Flute quartet in C Major W.B 58 (1776)

Karl Friedrich Abel
Flute quartet in D Major WK 226 (1770)

Juan Oliver Astorga
Trio for two violins and bass

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Divertimento in G Major H. 642

Joseph Haydn
Flute quartet in D Major Op.5, Hob.II: D9 (1767)

The mandolin in Paris in the 18th century

PIZZICAR GALANTE
ANNA SCHIVAZAPPA Mandolin

Giovanni Battista Gervasio (b. Napoli, c. 1730 – d.? after 1786)
Sonata in do maggiore per mandolino e basso continuo

Autore anonimo (da Francesco Mancini et F. B. Conti)
Sonata VI in sol minore

Autore anonimo (da Francesco Mancini et F. B. Conti)
Sonata Prima in do maggiore

Autore anonimo
La Fürstenberg

Giovanni Battista Gervasio (b. Napoli, c. 1730 – d.? after 1786)
Sonata in re maggiore

The modern practice of sending postcards dates back to 1865. They were first introduced by a German post office director who recognised that modern communication habits required a faster and more simple medium than traditional letter writing. The first postcard sent in Austria was posted in 1869, and from then until the advent of the SMS and social networking, postcards were commonly used to allow travellers to send home a few lines describing a holiday or a visit to an interesting place. Postcards, which, at first, were just made of plain card, soon developed into the colourful illustrated format and were sometimes even designed by famous artists. The Gaetano Sessa collection includes around 2000 postcards. The collection is invaluable in allowing us to catch a glimpse of everyday life in Bolzano in a bygone age.