Inauguration concert
Leila Shirvani, cello
Sara Shirvani, piano
“Family sounds”
The Shirvani sisters, talented musicians, outside the consolidated patterns, towns of the new global village and daughters of the Erasmus generation, are both born in Rome but are of Anglo-Persian origin. The eldest is Leila, born in 1992, cellor and daughter of art, learned the secrets of the instrument by dad Mike and then took off alone, moving rigorously but without any inhibition between the baroque repertoire to the contemporary one. Not surprisingly, she specialized with Giovanni Sollima at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, obtaining maximum votes and praise.
Recently Leila has conquered the general public reaching popularity thanks to participation, as the only host celler, to the broadcast conducted by Stefano Bollani on Rai3 “Via dei Matti n.0.
Her younger sister Sara, twenty -two -year -old pianist, also combines respect and love for tradition (Mozart, primarily) and the taste for experimentation and novelties.
Program
Schumann, 5 Stucke in Volkston op.102
Rachmaninov, Oriental Dance Op.2 n.2
Debussy, Sonata
Rossini, Une larme, theme and variations
The Shirvani Sisters, (taken from the Chlorophyll album) Popular Persian melody
De Falla, Fire dance
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The Sicilian Association Amici della Musica dedicates and pays homage to 200 doctors, nurses and health workers engaged in the front line in the Covid emergency, the inaugural concert of the autumn review scheduled for October 18, to Politeama Garibaldi, of the duo The Shirvani Sisters.
The initiative was strongly desired by the President of the Association, Milena Mangalaviti, in synergy with the extraordinary commissioner for the Covid emergency of the metropolitan city of Palermo, Renato Costa, “because – explains Mangalaviti – it is necessary to thank everyone in our way those who first person worked during the health emergency period. This project – he continues – is part of what has always been the spirit of our activities: not only to make music, but to commit ourselves in a wider project of culture and integration in the area “.
“Our applause – says the extraordinary commissioner for the Covid Renato Costa emergency, goes to all those who have distinguished themselves in facing this emergency. A highly symbolic gesture that has the value of a collective recognition to an entire category that has demonstrated self -denial, spirit of sacrifice and the interpretation of one’s work as a mission “. The evening review of the Sicilian Association Friends of Music debuts on October 18 and ends, with a Christmas concert, in December. All concerts, starting At 8.45 pm, they see prestigious names of the classic panorama and very young promises that already have important prizes, awards and collaborations.
For the inaugural concert The Shirvani Sisters, cello duo and piano formed by the sisters Leila and Sarah, musicians rich in talented, both born in Rome but of Anglo-Persian origin. The eldest is Leila, born in 1992, cello that moves rigorously but without any inhibition between the Baroque and contemporary repertoire. Recently Leila has conquered the general public reaching popularity thanks to the participation in the transmission on Rai3 “Via dei Matti n. 0” conducted by Stefano Bollani. Leila, accompanied on the piano by his younger sister Sarah, performs a program that ranges from Schumann to Rachmaninov, Debussy , Rossini and De Falla.
(https://www.palermotoday.it/eventi/concerto-amici-musica-teatro-politama-18-2021.html)