Sweet memories of Venice 2022
Soloists
Orchestras, soloists & conductors
Composers
PREVIOUS FESTIVAL PROGRAM
4 - 7 May 2022
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IN A G U R A T I O N & O P E N I N G C O N C E R T
Mandolin music by Italian 18th century composers
Wednesday 4 May 19:30 Chiesa della Madonna dell'Orto
The mandolin & string ensemble
CAMERATA MANDOLINO CLASSICO
Maxine Rizzotto - conductor
&
Soloists
Natalia Marashova - baroque mandolin
Emil Galimzanov 10 years old - violin
Concert program - Music by Antonio Vivaldi
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C O N C E R T
Venetian 18th century Mandolin Music
Thursday 5 May 16:00 Chiesa della Madonna dell'Orto
The international mandolin orchestra
VENICE MANDOLIN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Maxine Rizzotto - conductor
&
Soloist
Rene Izquierdo - guitar
Concert program - Music by Antonio Vivaldi
&
The mandolin orchestra from Germany
JUGENDZUPFORCHESTER BADEN-WÜRTTENBERG
Birgit Wendel - conductor
&
Duo by two teachers from the orchestra
Sonja Wiedemer - mandolin / Jonas Khalil - guitar
Concert program orchestra - Music by De Falla, Piazolla, Beethoven and others
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C O N C E R T
Venetian 18th century Mandolin Music
Thursday 5 May 19:30 Chiesa della Madonna dell'Orto
The international mandolin orchestra
VENICE MANDOLIN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Maxine Rizzotto - conductor
&
Soloists
Natalia Marashova - mandolin / Thekla Schirz - mandolin
Concert program - Music by Vivaldi and Hasse
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The mandolin orchestra from Germany
MANDOLINEN ORCHESTER NIEDERKASSEL e. V.
Robert Neff - conductor
Concert program - Music by Bach, Piazolla, Massenet and others
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C O N C E R T
The Gimo Collection
Friday 6 May 16:00 Chiesa della Madonna dell'Orto
The international mandolin orchestra
VENICE MANDOLIN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Birgit Wendel - conductor
&
Soloist
Natalia Marashova - mandolin
Concert program - Music by Carlo Cecere
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The mandolin orchestra from USA
MILWAUKEE MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA
Rene Izquierdo - conductor
Concert program - American Mandolin Music - from the early 1900s
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C O N C E R T
The Gimo Collection
Friday 6 May 19:30 Chiesa della Madonna dell'Orto
The international mandolin orchestra
VENICE MANDOLIN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Birgit Wendel - conductor
&
Soloist
Antonia Platzdasch - mandolin
Concert program - Music by Vito Ugolino
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The mandolin orchestra from Austria
SALZBURGER MANDOLINEN ORCHESTER
Gerhard Heitzinger / Natalia Marashova - conductors
&
Soloists
Paula Wesseley - mandolin
Emil Galimzanov - violin
Yulia Merten - mandolin
Natalia Marashova - mandolin
Thekla Schirz - mandolin
Concert program - Music by Eterardi, Caroso, Negri, Vivaldi and others
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G A L A C O N C E R T & C A R N I V A L P A R T Y
An Italian Mandolin and Opera Gala
Saturday 7 May 18:00 Gala concerto in a Venetian palace
All participants in The Venice Mandolin Festival
Opera da Camera di Venezia & Opera soloists
Dance Masters in 18th century costumes
Artists from Carnevale di Venezia
All the conductors of the festival
Maxine Rizzotto, Robert Neff, Rene Izquierdo,
Birgit Wendel & Natalia Marashova
The international mandolin orchestra
VENICE MANDOLIN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Natalia Marashova / Maxine Rizzotto - conductors
Concert program - Music by Kuwahara and Forslund
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Duo mandolin & guitar
Carlo Aonzo - mandolin & Rene Izquierdo - guitar
Concert program - Music by Bach, Paganini and others
The mandolin orchestra from USA
MILWAUKEE MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA
Rene Izquierdo - conductor
The mandolin orchestra from Austria
SALZBURGER MANDOLINEN ORCHESTER
Gerhard Heitzinger - conductor / Natalia Marashova - mandolin soloist
The international mandolin orchestra
VENICE MANDOLIN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
Gala Concert program - Music by Verdi, Puccini
The mandolin orchestra from Germany
MANDOLINEN ORCHESTER NIEDERKASSEL e. V.
Robert Neff - conductor
The mandolin orchestra from Germany
JUGENDZUPFORCHESTER BADEN-WÜRTTENBERG
Birgit Wendel - conductor
In colaboration with Opera da Camera di Venezia
& artists from The Carnival of Venice
Reservation for any changes
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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
