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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS with THE VIKRA CHOIR
13 Dicembre 2025 ore 18:00 - 19:00
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Hugo Wolf (1860 – 1903)
Im stillen Friedhof for mixed choir in 4 voices and piano
(Text by Ludwig Pfau)
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
From Two Motets Op.74
No.1 – Why Is Light Given?
Hubert Parry (1848 – 1918)
There is an old belief for mixed choir in 6 voices
(Text by J. G. Lockhart, from Songs of Farewell)
Josip Ipavec (1873 – 1921)
Zimska (Winter) for female choir in 4 voices and piano
Federica Lo Pinto (1997)
Oh, come to me in dreams for mixed choir in 4 voices
(Text by Mary Wollstonecraft)
Pavle Merkù (1927 – 2014)
Madrigale della buona morte for mixed choir in 5 voices – Parts 1 & 2
(Text by Carlo Betocchi)
Marij Kogoj (1892 – 1956)
Sunce izhaja (The Sun Rises) for mixed choir, baritone solo and piano
(Text from folk tradition)
Giovanni Bonato (1961)
Star(e)s for 8-part female choir, spatialized
(Texts by W. Blake, C. Horse, J. W. Goethe)
VIKRA CHOIR
The VIKRA CHAMBER CHOIR of the Glasbena Matica in Trieste was founded in 2014, bringing together singers and musicians under the direction of Petra Grassi. The choir is composed of Slovenian and Italian singers from different regions, both near and far. Winner of numerous competitions in Italy and abroad, VIKRA regularly collaborates as a workshop choir in choral seminars and organizes masterclasses with renowned artists. In 2021, in collaboration with the Pinacoteca di Brera, the choir recorded the operetta Fischreise by Andrea Melis, inspired by the eponymous children’s story by Tom Seidmann-Freud. In 2022, it won the Grand Prix at the C. A. Seghizzi International Choral Competition in Gorizia, taking home all categories in which it competed. In 2023, the choir performed the Concert of Remembrance dedicated to Boris Pahor, receiving critical acclaim and audience acclaim; the event was subsequently repeated at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste and the Kulturni Dom in Nova Gorica. The choir performs regularly in Ljubljana at prestigious national concert seasons. In 2024, it will be featured in a concert in Sarajevo by invitation of the UNFPA and the Italian and Slovenian embassies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Members of the VIKRA Chamber Choir also collaborate with several prestigious choirs across Europe.
PETRA GRASSI
PETRA GRASSI is one of the most prominent and awarded European choral conductors of her generation. She has received numerous recognitions in competitions for choir conductors in Italy, Europe, and worldwide. Graduated in Piano and Music Pedagogy from the Conservatory of Trieste, she completed her Specialization in Choral Conducting at the Conservatory of Trento with highest honors. She currently teaches Choral Conducting and Composition. From 2016 to 2020, she was the first conductor of the Youth Choir of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Grassi has been invited to join TENSO, the European network for contemporary choral music, collaborating with various European choirs. She is a regular guest conductor of the Ljubljana DEKOR Chamber Choir and was co-director of the Italian Youth Choir (2020–2022). She has also served as guest conductor of the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir. Since 2023, she is a member of the Artistic Commission of FENIARCO and the International Artistic Committee of Leading Voices – Tallinn. She is regularly invited as a jury member in international choral and conducting competitions (Cork, Spittal an der Drau, Arezzo Polifonico, London, Madrid, Koper and Maribor). Her awards include the Golden Emblem from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, the Prešeren Award for her international activity under the patronage of the Presidents of Italy and Slovenia, and most recently, the prestigious Pavle Merkù Prize.
