Two exceptionally refined performers—Sayaka Shoji, one of the most sensitive violinists on the international stage, and Gianluca Cascioli, a pianist, conductor, and composer with a distinguished international career—return to Turin for a must-see concert.
Winner of First Prize at the Paganini Competition in 1999, Sayaka Shoji is celebrated for her sculpted, resonant sound, confident bowing, and a musicality that combines precision with emotional depth. Critics praise her for a “sound that fills the space with warmth and beauty,” calling her “a musician capable of extraordinary nuances in articulation, color, and dynamics—always coherent and spontaneous.”
Born in Turin, Gianluca Cascioli has long been one of the most accomplished artists on the European scene. Winner at a young age of the Michelangeli Competition, he has performed with leading orchestras such as the Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, and Boston Symphony, under conductors like Abbado, Muti, Temirkanov, Gergiev, and Maazel. His recordings for Deutsche Grammophon and Harmonia Mundi span a wide repertoire, from Bach and Mozart to Beethoven and contemporary works.
Their program features the graceful Sonata K. 376 by Mozart, Brahms’s Sonata in G minor, Op. 78, and the famous F.A.E. Sonata, a collaborative work by Schumann, Brahms, and Dietrich. A special highlight is Dallapiccola’s visionary Tartiniana seconda, a piece that fuses past and present through luminous, imaginative writing.
