Before the Sea

18 May 2025

Music and dance

Piazza Maggiore - Indipendenza

Sunday, May 18, 2025, at the Basilica of San Petronio, the annual orchestral concert dedicated to Ezio Bosso will take place.

This initiative has been promoted every year since 2022 by Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, and Annamaria Gallizio, who was Maestro Bosso’s personal assistant for many years.

The evening, featuring Anna Tifu as violin soloist together with the Buxus Consort Strings, will offer a special program that celebrates one of the central inspirations behind Ezio Bosso’s compositional work: his deep connection with nature and its elements.

PROGRAM

Ezio Bosso
Before the Sea, Seasong No. 1
The Nights
African Night, Melancholy Minuet

Max Richter
The Four Seasons Recomposed

Ezio Bosso

Clouds

VIOLIN SOLOIST
Violin soloist: Anna Tifu

BUXUS CONSORT STRINGS
First Violins: Edoardo De Angelis*, Elisa Papandrea, Grazia Serradimigni, Iku Uejima, Enrico Catale
Second Violins: Pierantonio Cazzulani*, Daniele Richiedei, Chiara Spagnolo, Carlotta Arata
Violas: Francesca Turcato*, Jessica Orlandi, Valentina Giangaspero, Claudia Chelli
Cellos: Relja Lukic*, Paolo Perucchetti, Eugenio Catale
Double Basses: Salvatore La Mantia*, Pierluca Cilli
Harpsichord: Francesco Monica
Harp: Alice Belardini

* Principal solo parts

Map

Before the Sea

Basilica di San Petronio - Piazza Maggiore
40124 Bologna

Site/minisite/other: https://www.buxusconsortfestival.it/evento/before-the-sea-san-petronio-2025/

Entrance

Admission is free and open to anyone who wishes to attend. In place of an entrance ticket, a 'responsible ticket' has been introduced in support of EMERGENCY: the responsible ticket represents the opportunity to make a donation to EMERGENCY at the entrance of the Basilica.
Reservations are not accepted.