Edoardo Piazzoli
Livia Rigano
Sunday, May 10, 2026
ore 16.00
Medicean Villa of Coltano
Via Palazzi 21
Coltano
PISA
Edoardo Piazzoli
Clarinet
ITALY
Livia Rigano
Piano
ITALY
PROGRAM
NINO ROTA (1911–1979)
Sonata in D
Allegretto scorrevole (cantabile)
Andante (quasi adagio)
Allegretto scorrevole
GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797–1848)
Concertino
Andante sostenuto
Allegretto
JULES BURGMEIN (1840–1912)
Romance Poudrée
VINCENZO BELLINI (1801–1835)
from La Sonnambula
“Casta Diva”
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813–1901)
LUIGI BASSI (1833–1871)
Divertimento on Themes from Il Trovatore
MICHELE MANGANI (1966)
Album page
NINO ROTA (1911–1979)
Film Music Suite
During the intermission between this and the following concert, an aperitif hosted by the Proloco di Coltano and a guided tour of the exhibition inside the villa.
Edoardo Piazzoli
Clarinet
ITALY
After graduating in clarinet from the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Milan under the guidance of Maestro Primo Borali, he continued his studies at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, specializing with Maestro Giuseppe Garbarino and earning a Diploma of Honor. He furthered his training with Maestros Fabrizio Meloni, Michele Carulli, and Richard Stoltzman. At the Conservatory of Music in Como, he obtained his Master’s degree in Clarinet (Solo Performance) with highest honors, as well as a Master’s degree in Choral Conducting and Composition. A former member of the Italian Youth Orchestra (OGI) in Fiesole, he has collaborated with the RAI orchestras, the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, “I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano,” the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the “A. Toscanini” Orchestra of Parma, Teatro “La Fenice” in Venice, the Arscantus Symphony Orchestra, the European Symphony Orchestra, and the Lake Como Philharmonic Orchestra, recording for labels such as Nuova Era, Icarus Ricordi, Fonit-Cetra, and Arion. Winner of numerous national and international competitions, he participated in the prestigious “Festival d’Automne de l’Opéra de Paris Bastille,” performing with soloists from the RAI Orchestra in a concert dedicated to the music of Luciano Berio, conducted by the composer himself. He has performed as both a soloist and conductor in Belgium, France (Paris), Poland, Romania, the United States (Chicago), Switzerland, Hungary, and Austria (Vienna, Musikverein Golden Hall). Currently a Professor of Clarinet at the “A. Manzoni” Liceo Musicale in Varese, he is frequently invited to serve as an expert on competition juries and to teach masterclasses in Italy and abroad.
Livia Rigano
Piano
ITALY
She graduated in piano from the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Milan. She attended international courses in piano interpretation, specializing with Maestro Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri in Belgium, Maestro Oxana Yablonskaya (of the Juilliard School in New York) in France, and Maestros Jean François Thiollier and Eli Perrotta in Italy. She served as piano accompanist for a vocal masterclass held in Taipei, Taiwan. At the invitation of the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing and the China International Culture Exchange Center, she toured China as a soloist, performing at the Concert Hall and the Conservatories of Beijing and Shanghai to significant acclaim, notably highlighted by the "China Daily." Together with other artists, she recorded a CD dedicated to piano waltzes by the most significant composers in piano literature and participated in a series of lecture-concerts dedicated to the complete performance of W.A. Mozart's sonatas in Milan and other cities in Lombardy. For several years, she has performed in the lecture-concert format with the aim of promoting and disseminating musical culture. Alongside her concert career, she has always been dedicated to music education: she is a tenured Piano Professor and piano accompanist at the “Manzoni” State Music High School in Varese and a Piano Professor at the Conservatory of Reggio Emilia.