XX Annual Organ Festival Lists Its Performances

Will you be in Stresa on a weekend between May 15 and June 12? If so, you may want to remember to stop in to the main church in Stresa, la Chiesa Parracchiale SS Ambrogio e Theodulo, to catch one of the organ concerts just scheduled. This is the twentieth edition of the festival, bringing world reknowned organists to Stresa to play the recently restored Tamburini 1965 three-keyboard, 61-pedal organ. The concerts are all free, an opportunity for both residents and tourists to hear the potential of this beautiful musical instrument.

Here are the concert dates:

Saturday 15 May - Victor Urban, organo (Messico)

Saturday 22 May - Josep Vicent Giner, organo (Spagna)

Saturday 29 May - Lindy Rosborg, organo (Danimarca)

Sunday 6 June - Daniel Matrone, organo (Francia)

Saturday 12 June - Orchestra Filarmonica Biellese Emilio Straudi, direttore Mario Duella, organo

Each concert begins at 9:15 pm. It's part of a series of concerts organized by the Assocazione Culturale Storici Organi dei Piemonte taking place not only in Stresa but also in Biella, Biellese, and Valsesia. Here's their Web site: www.storiciorganipiemonte.com