The European Chamber Music Academy Ensembles Return to the Santa Croce refectory
On 22 and 23 July, the Santa Croce Cenacle will host two concerts by the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA), one of Europe's leading programmes for the advanced training of young chamber music ensembles. The concerts will feature international ensembles performing works by some of the greatest composers from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The event is organised in collaboration with the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole.
On 22 and 23 July at 9:30 pm, the Santa Croce Cenacle will host two concerts by the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA), organised in collaboration with the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole.
The European Chamber Music Academy is one of Europe's most prestigious advanced training programmes dedicated to chamber music. Each year it selects outstanding young professional ensembles – including piano trios, string quartets and other chamber groups – from across Europe, offering them a two-year programme of artistic development under the guidance of internationally renowned musicians.
Made possible through the collaboration between the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole and the Opera di Santa Croce, the summer session is one of the Academy's most important annual events and traditionally culminates in concerts held in the magnificent Santa Croce Cenacle
The concert on Tuesday, 22 July at 9:30 pm will feature Trio Havisham, Elaia Quartett and Trio Chimera, performing works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, György Kurtág and Dmitri Shostakovich.
The concert on 23 July at 9:30 pm will present Ineo Quartet, Turicum Quartet, A-Delta Trio and Atenea Quartet, with a programme featuring music by Viktor Ullmann, Joseph Haydn, Volkmar Andreae, George Gershwin and Manuel de Falla.
Admission to both concerts is free, with advance booking required through Santa Croce's online ticket office, subject to availability.