The fermate classical music festival on the Southern Wine Route, founded in 2019 by musician couple Ilse and Christoph Berner together with the municipality of Landau-Land, celebrates its fifth anniversary with Italian and Spanish sounds, a tribute to Franz Schubert and musicians who have played their way into the hearts of the audience in recent years! Since Goethe's three famous journeys, Italy has become a place of longing for countless poets and musicians. They have all been enchanted by the country's rich art-historical heritage, the unmistakable way of life, the love of beauty, the humor and the theatrical exuberance of the Italians. Music, and singing in particular, has always been of outstanding importance - it is no coincidence that Italy is the cradle of opera and "bel canto" - lyrical beautiful singing. The 13 internationally acclaimed musicians, including such familiar faces to loyal Palatinate audiences as Laura Ruiz-Ferreres, Philipp Zeller and the Alban Berg Ensemble from Vienna, embark on a heart-warming search for the musical identity of Italy, the "Italianità". In addition to important chamber music works and songs, listeners can look forward to an excursion into Italian film history - with immortal melodies by Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone. Another focus of this year's festival is the fiery, rhythmically rousing and spirited music of Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
