Opening hours: Tue/Wed/Fri 11:00–18:00
 Thu 11:00–20:00  Sat/Sun 10:00–18:00  Mon Closed

Opening hours: Tue/Wed/Fri 11:00–18:00
 Thu 11:00–20:00  Sat/Sun 10:00–18:00  Mon Closed

Ticino Musica Festival Orchestra

Musica

Palazzo dei Congressi

Past event

30 July 2026

20:00

The Ticino Musica Festival Orchestra, comprising young musicians selected through international auditions and led by the renowned conductor Lü Jia, (conductor of the China NCPA Orchestra), presents its second symphonic concert at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Lugano, with a programme spanning three centuries of music, from Rossini’s theatrical verve to Brahms’s symphonic lyricism and the contemporary voice of Dieter Ammann, composer-in-residence at the Ticino Musica Festival, featuring soloist Diyang Mei, principal violist of the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
Overture dall’opera Il turco in Italia

Dieter Ammann (1962-)
“No templates” Concerto per viola e orchestra

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sinfonia n. 2 in re maggiore Op. 73
Allegro non troppo
Adagio non troppo
Allegretto grazioso
Presto ma non assai
Allegro con spirito