Oct. 16, 2024 Susan Lamb Cook's GCCM Series; Music At Noon; Westminster
Oct. 16, 2024 Susan Lamb Cook's GCCM Series; Music At Noon; Westminster Presbyterian in Sacramento, California
www.musicatnoon.org
The VITA Academy’s Great Composers Chamber Music Series
presents:
“Ahead of their Time”, the stories of Adelaide Ristori and Clara Schumann
with music by Robert and Clara Schumann
“Ahead of their Time” is an inspirational story about Adelaide Ristori, 19th century
actress and entrepreneur, as told by Italian actress Giulia Cailotto, intertwined with the
music and story of 19th-century pianist and composer Clara Schumann and her
husband, Robert Schumann. The stories of Adelaide Ristori and Clara Schumann were
an inspiration for women of their time and continues to be an inspiration for individuals of all ages today.
Featuring Italian Actress Giulia Cailotto, violinist Dagenais Smiley, cellist Susan Lamb
Cook, and pianist I-Hui Chen
Program
Piano Sonata No. 3, in F minor Op. 14 Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Quasi Variazioni, Andantino de Clara Wieck
Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17 Clara Schumann. (1819 – 1896)
Allegro Moderato
Scherzo (Tempo di Menuetto)
Andante
Allegretto
A professional actress since 2005, Giulia Cailotto has worked with Italian and foreign
theaters, as well as Italian national TV; alongside her artistic activity, she has developed her own original methodology of business theater, collaborating over the years with numerous companies and training institutions on both training and performance projects. In 2022 she curated the project "Adelaide Ristori: the admirable construction of me" sponsored by University of Verona in which, through the biography of the great nineteenth-century Italian diva, the themes of women's empowerment and
entrepreneurship are addressed.