On Monday, February 24 at the Sala Verdi of Milano Conservatory a special artistic trio will perform Debussy and Ravel’s pieces in the context of the "Festival Omaggio a Milano 2020", organized by Serate Musicali. An opportunity to get close to a catchy and enjoyable program even for those who feel curious about classical music without considering themselves an expert in the genre.

The virtuoso violinist Gilles Apap (guest of "Serate Musicali" for the first time) experimenter in the aggregation of sound energies ranging from folk, to classical, to jazz; the cellist of international fame and renowned Italian composer Giovanni Sollima; the early (she debuted at the age of 7 in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory) and talented pianist Zlata Chochieva will perform:

Sonata n.3 for violin and piano in G minor; Sonata n.1 for cello and piano in D minor; Trio for violin, cello and piano in G major by Claude Debussy;

Sonata for violin and cello in C major; Trio for violin, cello and piano in A minor by  Maurice Ravel.

Sala Verdi can hold up to 1420 spectators and is known throughout Europe for its acoustics. Thanks to tonight’s programme it will host three Debussy works composed at very different stages of its existence: while the two Sonatas are traced back to the master’s last years of life and inextricably linked to the historical events of the First World War; the Trio can be defined as a youthful work, linked to a carefree and intimate moment in the great French composer's formation. Written between 1920 and 1922, the Sonata for violin and cello in C major by Ravel was dedicated to the memory of Claude Debussy; while the Trio for violin, cello and piano in A minor, where the sense of mathematical harmony often sought by the author in his music is really accentuated, is a work dating back to 1914.