In the 2012 season, Monteverdi will once again serve as sponsor and presenter of Incontri in Terra Di Siena, recognized as one of the premier music festivals in Tuscany. The Incontri was founded in 1989 in the memory of Antonio and Iris Origo by their grandson Antonio Lysy, an internationally acclaimed cellist and a Professor of Music at UCLA. He is the son of the violinist, conductor, and composer Alberto Lysy, one of the most respected classical musicians in the world.
Over the past 25 years, the Incontri has been the summer performance venue for some of the most talented and famous musicians in the world. Artists such as Louis Lortie, Ronan O’Hora, Kathryn Stott, Jeremy Menuhin, Daniel Phillips, Ani Kavafian, Anthony Marwood, Daniel Zisman, Rachel Podger, Mark Kaplan, Lucy Shelton, Stephan Genz, Nicki Kennedy, Steven Isserlis, Carter Brey, Colin Carr, Janet Hilton, Antony Pay, James Campbell, Stephen Stirling, and chamber groups like the Orpheus and Schidlof Quartets, Goldberg Ensemble, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Kremlin Chamber Orchestra and Red Priest have all performed at the Incontri.
Monteverdi guests will have access to “front row” reserved seats to the many musica events at the Incontri in Terra di Siena. Most events are held at Villa La Foce and its castle, Castellucio di Pienza, less than 5 kilometers away – though some take place in Castiglioncello.
