Experience the essence of la dolce vita at this historic evening honoring the Academy Award-winning actress and silver screen icon, Sophia Loren. Festivities begin at Charles Krug, where the Festival celebrates Loren’s legacy with a captivating concert bringing together exceptional music, talent, and family. Maestro Carlo Ponti, Sophia Loren’s son, leads his dynamic Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra, and Carlo’s own son, 16-year-old pianist Vittorio Ponti, makes his festival debut.
Mozart Divertimento No. 1 in D Major, K.136
Dvorak Nocturne in B Major, op.40
Bach Keyboard Concerto no.1 in D Minor, BWV 1052
Vittorio Ponti, piano soloist
From the transcendent visions of Paradise in Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem (1890), to the soaring notes of contemporary composer Christopher Tin’s most celebrated works, the Choral Society’s season finale promises an uplifting vocal journey you will not soon forget.
Scott Joplin Overture to Treemonisha
Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Massenet “Meditation” from Thaïs
Eden Ahbez Nature Boy
Dvorak Symphony No. 7