A concert for peace conducted by Muti scheduled in Aquileia on June 14

The Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra of Ravenna, composed of young musicians with a European vision of music and culture, will perform, interweaving history with symphonic melodies. For the event in Aquileia, a UNESCO heritage site since 1998, Maestro Muti has chosen a repertoire ranging from Mozart to Schubert to the Italian composer Alfredo Catalani, paying homage to the ties between Austria and Italy.

Daniel Ottensamer, the first clarinet of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, will perform as a soloist on clarinet. The ensemble will fly to Aquileia from Vienna, where they will perform two days earlier at the Musikverein.

The event, presented today in Trieste, is promoted and co-organized by the Aquileia Foundation and the Society for the Preservation of the Basilica of Aquileia. It is realized with the support of PromoTurismoFvg, the collaboration of the Municipality of Aquileia and the National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia, and the patronage of the Honorary Consulate of Austria.

‘The emphasis on the younger generation, the splendid location, the presence of a conductor of the calibre of Maestro Muti, and the strong message of peace in the name of music make this concert an unmissable event of international calibre,’ says the regional councillor for tourism, Sergio Emidio Bini. ‘Aquileia, in its long history,’ observes Roberto Corciulo, president of the Fondazione Aquileia, ‘has been a place of encounter and dialogue between cultures and peoples of the West and East and intends to promote a message of peace, which through the universal language of music, can provide renewed hope in the current complex socio-political context. The event, moreover, is part of the approach to GO! 2025 and wants to amplify its message of peace and dialogue on a European and world level, with particular attention to young people, for whom 180 seats available in the basilica will be reserved.’