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Performance Schedule

January 13, 2026

Macon, GA
Fickling Hall

Fabian concert series

Program:

Moritz Moszkowski Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71

With:

Isaac Willocks, violin (McDuffie Young Artist)
Albert Tiu, piano

January 19, 2026

Palm Beach, FL
The Breakers

Private event

Program:

A Night of Georgia Music
Mike Mills Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra

With:

Mike Mills, bass guitar
Chuck Leavell, piano
John Neff, guitar
William Tonks, guitar
Gerry Hansen, drums
McDuffie Center for Strings Ensemble
Ward Stare, conductor

March 19, 2026

Rome, Italy
Brazilian Embassy, Piazza Navona
Program:

Camille Saint-Saëns Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124
Heitor Villa-Lobos Simples Coletânea
Ludwig van Beethoven String Trio in G Major, Op. 9, No. 1

With:

Virginia Vignera, harp
Niccolò Corsaro, viola
Alessandro Sacchetti, cello
Elena Matteucci, piano

May 29, 2026

Rome, Italy
French Academy
Program:

Camille Saint-Saëns Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major BWV 1007
Maurice Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello, M.73

With:

Alessandro Sacchetti, cello
Virginia Vignera, harp

June 7, 2026

Broadcast live on Rai Radio 3

Program:

Camille Saint-Saëns Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major BWV 1007
Maurice Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello, M.73

With:

Erica Picotti, cello
Virginia Vignera, harp

June 18, 2026

Rome, Italy
Teatro Argentina

Opening night concert

Program:

Camille Saint-Saëns Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124
Samuel Barber String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11
Antonio Vivaldi Sinfonia for Strings and Basso Continuo in C Major ('Il Giustino')
Georg Friedrich Händel Arresta il passo (Aminta e Fillide), HWV 83 
Pietro Antonio Locatelli Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op. 1

With:

Robert McDuffie, violin; Virginia Vignera, harp (Saint-Saëns); Hannah Kandinsky, violin; Benjamin Linton, violin; Kinga Wojdalska, viola; Mafalda Santos, cello (Barber); Maddalena De Biasi, soprano; Lilliana Zolotoukhina, soprano (Vivaldi and Handel); Rachell Ellen Wong, violin; Ivano Zanenghi, lute; David Belkovski, harpsichord; Klara Gronet, violin; Clara Neubauer, violin; Holly Parker, violin; Robert Mulchrone, violin; Benjamin Linton, violin; Govanny Brown, viola; Logan Purser, viola; Yekajielinna Lian, cello; Yansaneh Clayton, cello; Roberto Sanhermelando Blanes, double bass (Locatelli)

June 19, 2026

Rome, Italy
Teatro Argentina
Program:

Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, W 389
Max Bruch String Octet in Bb Major, Op. posth.
Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2in A Major, Op. 26

With:

Silvia Porcelini, soprano; Brannon Cho, cello; Yekajielinna Lian, cello; Kathryn Fakeley, cello; Alessandro Sacchetti, cello; Lara Biancalana, cello; Constantine Janello, cello; Yansaneh Clayton, cello; Matteo Fabi, cello (Villa-Lobos); Luna Hayoung Choi, violin; Holly Parker, violin; Klara Gronet, violin; Hannah Kandinsky, violin; Kinga Wojdalska, viola; Lawrence Dutton, viola; Alessandro Sacchetti, cello; Devin O'Brien, double bass (Bruch); Marta Puig, piano; Clara Neubauer, violin; Lara Liu, viola; Brannon Cho, cello (Brahms)

June 20, 2026

Rome, Italy
Teatro Argentina
Program:

Heitor Villa-Lobos From Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1, W 246
Maurice Ravel Introduction and Allegro
Béla Bartók Contrasts, BB 116 (Sz. 111)
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

With:

Alessandro Sacchetti, cello; Matteo Fabi, cello; Lara Biancalana, cello; Yekajielinna Lian, cello; Constantine Janello, cello; Brannon Cho, cello; Yansaneh Clayton, cello; Kathryn Fakeley, cello (Villa-Lobos); Michele Forese, flute; Clara Riccucci, clarinet; Virginia Vignera, harp; Klara Gronet, violin; Robert Mulchrone, violin; Lara Liu, viola; Mafalda Santo, cello (Ravel); Andrea Lucchesini, piano; Benjamin Linton, violin; Clara Riccucci, clarinet (Bartók); Elena Matteucci, piano; Derek Wang, piano (Gershwin)

June 21, 2026

Rome, Italy
Teatro Argentina
Program:

Chamber Music Goes Rock and Roll with Mike Mills of R.E.M. and Chuck Leavell of the Rolling Stones
The Allman Brothers Band One Way Out
James Brown Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Gladys Knight Midnight Train to Georgia
Brook Benton Rainy Night in Georgia
Chuck Leavell Southscape
Otis Redding Respect
The B-52s Give Me Back My Man
OutKast Hey Ya
Ray Charles, arr. Chuck Leavell Georgia On My Mind
R.E.M. Losing My Religion
The Allman Brothers Band Jessica
Mike Mills Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra

Arrangements and additional music by David Mallamud

With:

Robert McDuffie, violin; Chuck Leavell, piano; Mike Mills, bass guitar; John Neff, guitar; William Tonks, guitar; Robert Mulchrone, violin; Benjamin Linton, violin; Govanny Brown, viola; Logan Purser, viola; Yansaneh Clayton, cello; Devin O'Brien, double bass; Derek Wang, piano

July 17, 2026

Aspen, CO
Aspen Chamber Symphony
Program:

Leonard Bernstein Serenade after Plato's "Symposium"

With:

Robert Spano, conductor

September 11, 2026

Program:

Johannes Brahms Sonata No. 1 in G Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 78
Jay Ungar Ashokan Farewell
Fritz Kreisler Schön Rosmarin and Liebesleid
Ede Poldini/Fritz Kreisler Poupée valsante
George Gershwin/arr. Kreisler It Ain't Necessarily So

With:

William Ransom, Artistic Director