Sergei Nakariakov will perform alongside the Orchestra Filarmonica Ettore Pozzoli, conducted by Luca Ballabio, at L'Auditorium in Seregno, Italy.

Entitled “Il Paganini della tromba” (The Paganini of the Trumpet), the concert is part of the ninth season of “I Grandi Concerti” and features a programme highlighting Nakariakov's virtuosity and versatility as a soloist.

The evening opens with Joseph Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, performed in an arrangement for flugelhorn and orchestra. The transcription brings a distinctive tonal character to Haydn's original composition, combining the instrument's warm sound with the concerto's Classical elegance and technical demands.

The programme continues with Jean-Baptiste Arban's Carnival of Venice, a celebrated series of variations on the traditional Venetian melody, showcasing the soloist's technical precision and expressive range.

Program:
- J. Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 (arr. for flugelhorn and orchestra)
- J-B. Arban, Carnival of Venice