Conductor Enrico Fagone made a highly successful debut at the Arena di Verona on December 5 and 6, earning enthusiastic critical response and a warm, enthusiastic reception from the audience. The program opened with a new commission by Orazio Sciortino, written for the Fondazione Arena di Verona, followed by Francis Poulenc’s Aubade, the choreographic concerto for piano and chamber orchestra. The concerts concluded with Richard Strauss’s Sonatina No. 1, which was particularly praised and made for a spectacular showcase of contrasting styles.
“The enthusiastic conductor Enrico Fagone leads with a remarkably precise baton and an impeccable sense of timing”
—L’Adige
“Fagone offers a performance of luminous discipline, which shaped the music with a refined and beautifully balanced palette of colors … the orchestra responded instantly to Fagone’s guidance, keeping the entire structure effortlessly cohesive”
—MTGLirica