Wonderful memories of Venice 2023
CHIOSTRO E CHIESA DI SANT' ELENA, VENEZIA
Some of the concerts will take place in this beautiful place
FESTIVAL PROGRAM
3 - 6 May 2023
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Zupforchester Luzern
supported by
Schweizerische Eidgenossen - Confédération suisse - Confederazione Svizzera - Confederaziun svizra
Consolato generale di Svizzera a Milano / Consolato di Svizzera a Venezia
Zupforchester Luzern
INAGURATION & OPENING CONCERT 3 MAY 19:00
Venetian and German Baroque Mandolin Music
Wednesday 3 May 19:00 Chiostro / Chiesa Sant' Elena, Venezia
INTRODUCTION BY
Keith Harris & Lars Forslund
The mandolin orchestra from Switzerland
ZUPFORCHESTER LUZERN
Silke Lisko - conductor
Soloists
Silke Lisko - mandolin
Juliane Ebert Schulz - mandolin
Concert program - Music by Vivaldi, Albinoni, Telemann and others
Duration of the program maximum 60 minutes
Free entrance
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CONCERT 4 MAY 15:00
Venetian and Neapolitan Baroque Mandolin Music
Thursday 4 May 15:00 Chiostro / Chiesa Sant' Elena, Venezia
The international mandolin orchestra
VENICE MANDOLIN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Maxine Rizzotto - conductor
Concert program - Music by Vivaldi, Paolucci, Gervasio and others
Duration of the program maximum 60 minutes
Free entrance
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Mandolin Society "Sveti Nikola"
CONCERT 4 MAY 17:00
Classical, Macedonian and Bulgarian Mandolin Music
Thursday 4 May 17:00 Chiostro / Chiesa Sant' Elena, Venezia
The mandolin orchestra from North Macedonia Republic
MANDOLIN SOCIETY "SVETI NIKOLA"
Kiril Trajkovski - conductor
Concert program - Music to confirm
Duration of the program maximum 30 minutes
&
The mandolin orchestra from Bulgaria
MANDOLIN BAND "ELENA GENOVA"
Iliya Mitrev- conductor
Concert program - Music by Martin, Saint-Preux, Petisi and others
Duration of the program maximum 30 minutes
Free entrance
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Photo: Jukka Pesonen
Mandolin Mountain
CONCERT 4 MAY 19:00
Baroque, Classical and Romantic Mandolin Music
Thursday 4 May 19:00 Chiostro / Chiesa Sant' Elena, Venezia
The mandolin orchestra from Finland
MANDOLIN MOUNTAIN
Jouni Koskimäki - conductor
Concert program - Music by Scarlatti, Bach, Haydn, Sibelius and others
Duration of the program maximum 30 minutes
&
The mandolin orchestra from Germany
MANDOLINEN ORCHESTER NÜRNBERG
Siegfried Girgner- conductor
Concert program - Music by Dowland, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and others
Duration of the program maximum 30 minutes
Free entrance
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The Venice Mandolin Festival Orchestra plays Lofoten Suite
CONCERT 5 MAY 15:00
New Mandolin Music from Venice, Norway, Sweden and Finland
Friday 5 May 15:00 Teatro Vivaldi, Lido di Venezia
The international mandolin orchestra
VENICE MANDOLIN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Jouni Koskimäki - conductor
Lars Forslund - conductor
Concert program - Music by Koskimäki, Forslund and others
Duration of the program maximum 60 minutes
Free entrance
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Mandolinen Orchester Nuernberg
CONCERT 5 MAY 17:00
Old and New Mandolin Music from Japan and many other countries
Friday 5 May 17:00 Teatro Vivaldi, Lido di Venezia
The mandolin orchestra from Germany
MANDOLINEN ORCHESTER NÜRNBERG
Siegfried Girgner- conductor
Concert program - Music by Gilles, Yoshimoto, Azevedo, Girgner and others
Duration of the program maximum 30 minutes
&
The mandolin orchestra from North Macedonia Republic
MANDOLIN SOCIETY "SVETI NIKOLA"
Kiril Trajkovski - conductor
Concert program - Music to confirm
Duration of the program maximum 30 minutes
Free entrance
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Mandolin Band "Elena Genova"
CONCERT 5 MAY 19:00
Old and New Mandolin Music from Finland, Bulgaria and many other countries
Friday 5 May 19:00 Teatro Vivaldi, Lido di Venezia
The mandolin orchestra from Bulgaria
MANDOLIN BAND "ELENA GENOVA"
Iliya Mitrev- conductor
Concert program - Music by Stefanovski, Bregovic, Derbenko and others
Duration of the program maximum 30 minutes
&
The mandolin orchestra from Finland
MANDOLIN MOUNTAIN
Jouni Koskimäki - conductor
Concert program - Music by Koskimäki, Zappa, Bach and others
Duration of the program maximum 30 minutes
Free entrance
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The Venice Mandolin Festival Orchestra plays The Song of Japanese Autumn
CONCERT 6 MAY 15:00
Venetian Baroque Music and Japanese Mandolin Music
Saturday 6 May 15:00 Chiesa San Antonio, Lido di Venezia
The international mandolin orchestra
VENICE MANDOLIN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Lars Forslund - conductor
Concert program - Music by Vivaldi, Ugolino, Kuwahara and others
Duration of the program maximum 60 minutes
Free entrance
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CONCERT 6 MAY 17:00
Mandolin Music from early Venetian Baroque to Modern
Saturday 6 May 17:00 Chiesa San Antonio, Lido di Venezia
The mandolin orchestra from Switzerland
ZUPFORCHESTER LUZERN
Silke Lisko - conductor
&
Soloists
Silke Lisko - mandolin
Juliane Ebert Schulz - mandolin
Concert program - Music by Vivaldi, Romano, Jenkins, Angulo and others
Duration of the program maximum 60 minutes
Free entrance
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GALA CONCERT & CARNIVAL PARTY 6 MAY 19:30
An Italian Mandolin and Opera Gala & Party and buffet for the participants
Saturday 6 May 19:30 Private party in Sala Laguna, Lido di Venezia
The international mandolin orchestra
VENICE MANDOLIN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Jouni Koskimäki - conductor
Lars Forslund - conductor and others
Concert program - Music by De Curtis, Verdi, Puccini and others
Duration of the program maximum 60 minutes
No entrance - Private party
In colaboration with Opera da Camera di Venezia
& artists from The Carnival of Venice
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OPERA CONCERT 7 MAY 17:30
Baroque Music and Opera arias
Sunday 7 May 17:30 Teatro Kolbe, Mestre (Comune di Venezia)
The mandolin ensemble from Sweden
CAMERATA MANDOLINO CLASSICO
Concert program - Music by Vivaldi, Händel, Scarlatti and others
Duration of the program maximum 60 minutes
Free entrance
Reservation for any changes
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Please contact us with your questions about The Venice Mandolin Festival.
We have much more to tell you about the organisation, soloists,
orchestras, concerts, repertory, the big party and so on.
We are very happy to try to answer your questions.
Don't hesitate to ask everything you wonder!
To apply or find out more about The Venice Mandolin Festival 2024
Beautiful 3D films about The Carnival of Venice in the 18th century. Or play along to our soundtracks.
Music by Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Näslund and others
