Rossini, Paganini & Respighi

Enrique Diemecke, music director & conductor Ilya Kaler, violin Journey to Italy Gioachino Rossini, Overture to La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) Nicolo Paganini, Violin Concerto No. 2, B minor, op. 7 (La campanella) Ottorino Respighi, Feste Romane, Fontana di Roma, Pini di roma The journey continues onward bringing listeners to Italy, known for its expressive, emotional, and operatic classical music. Gioachino Rossini’s Overture to La gazza ladra depicts the opera’s primary character – a clever magpie – through its distinctive use of snare drum and alludes to some of the opera’s more tragic aspects through minor, stormy-feeling sections. Paganini’s