The second event in the collaboration between Centro Pecci and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana features French-Dutch violist Sào Soulez-Larivière performing alongside the Young Artists of the Viola Masterclass, led by Tabea Zimmermann and Sào Soulez-Larivière.
The viola ensemble, formed by participants of the masterclass, presents a programme spanning contemporary music and the great classical repertoire, with works by Julia Wolfe, Missy Mazzoli, Steve Reich and Johann Sebastian Bach.
Performers
Sào Soulez-Larivière, viola
Vincenzo Calcagno
Nicole Gedler Escalona
Curtis Lau
Ana León Pérez
Seoyeon Ryu
Ayaka Taniguchi
Alessandra Pierson Yang
Xunyu Zhou
violas
Programme
Julia Wolfe
Cloth
Missy Mazzoli
Tooth and Nail
Steve Reich
Cello Counterpoint (arranged for viola by Sào Soulez-Larivière)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
This concert is part of the CHIGIANA International Festival & Summer Academy 2026 and the new partnership between Centro Pecci and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana. The series comprises two concerts, held in the Sala Grande at Centro Pecci on 9 and 13 August 2026Discover the first concert of the series ↗
