TUSCANY: WHAT TO DO IN SIENA

If you're not fluent in Italian but still would like to join some life events in Siena, reserve a Friday this month for some classical music with the Accademia Musicale Chigiana. You can do any day this March, just not Fridays? You're in bad luck then.

Classical Concerts

Friday 2nd of March, Palazzo Chigi Saracini, 9pm
Talenti Chigiani 2011: Kyoko Yonemoto, violin - Hibiki Tamura, piano
Brahms: Three sonatas for violin and piano: n. 1 in sol magg. op. 78; n. 2 in la magg. op. 100; n. 3 in re min. op.108

Friday 9th of March, Teatro dei Rozzi, 9pm
Europa Galante, Baroque musique ensemble
Corelli: Sonata in re min. “La Follia” for violin and basso continuo
F. Couperin: Grande Sonade en Trio “Le Parnasse ou l’Apothéose de Corelli”
C.P.E. Bach: Sonata “Sanguineus et Melancolicus” for two violins and basso continuo
Vivaldi: Sonata in re min. “La Follia” for two violins and basso continuo

Friday 16th of March, Teatro dei Rozzi, 9 pm
Marie Elisabeth Hecker, cello - José Gallardo, piano
Poulenc: Sonata
Janaček: Pohadka
Chopin: Sonata in sol min. op. 65

Friday 30th of March, Teatro dei Rinnovati, 9pm
Junges Stuttgarter Bach Ensemble - Helmuth Rilling, director
J.S. Bach Messa in si min. BWV 23

SIENA, PALAZZO CHIGI SARACENI and TEATRO DEI ROZZI (see Siena map for exact location).

TICKETS FROM 8 TO 25 EURO. Book online on B-TICKET. Already in town? Check out the Chigiana's website for info on direct sale (scroll down to the bottom of their page).