2025 Accordi Musicali Festival Welcomes Maestro Alexey Shor as Composer-in-Residence in Enchanting Abruzzo

The 2025 Accordi Musicali Festival is making its much-awaited return to Italy’s charming Abruzzo region with an extraordinary celebration of all things classical music. Taking place from July 31 to August 12, the festival will present an exceptional lineup of world-renowned soloists from Pavel Vernikov to Marios Papadopoulos and more, showcasing a series of concerts encompassing both solo and duo recitals, chamber music performances as well as orchestral collaborations.

 

Serving as the Composer-in-Residence for the festival is none other than renowned contemporary composer Alexey Shor, a maestro whose impact on the realm of classical music is inimitable. Born and raised in Ukraine, Shor's compositions have graced some of the biggest concert halls in the world, including the Wiener Musikverein, The Concertgebouw, Kennedy Center, Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Mariinsky Theatre, Berlin Philharmonie, and Carnegie Hall, and his pieces have also been featured on global platforms such as Medici.TV, Mezzo, Euronews, and Bloomberg News. A former mathematician with a PhD in the subject, his works have been performed by many internationally esteemed artists such as Salvatore Accardo, Ray Chen, Steven Isserlis, Clara-Jumi Kang, Evgeny Kissin, Denis Kozukhin, snd Shlomo Mintz, and CDs with his compositions have been issued by Warner Classics, DECCA, SONY Classics, Naxos, among others. 

 

The 2025 Accordi Musicali Festival will not only present Alexey Shor as a resident composer but will also showcase soloists performing many of his melodic works. Notable artists such as Nikolaj Znaider, Michel Beroff, Marios Papadopoulos and Roman Kim will interpret Piano Concerto Number 1 and more, masterful pieces composed through a methodical and process-driven approach, which prove ideal for helping prepare newcomers to the musical genre while also enhancing the craft of seasoned artists.

 

Long-time collaborators such as Fabrizio Meloni and Pavel Vernikov will be performing his music at the grand affair, with both artists having heavily praised Shor in the past. “Alexey Shor’s compositions are fascinating”, Meloni declared. “His music is very personal and explores a diverse world that is deep, jovial, and explosive. The orchestration is rich and timbrally varied, demanding both high instrumental technique and emotional engagement. It’s always an honour to perform his music.'' Vernikov continued, ''I know Alexey’s music very well, as well as the man himself; he is a very nice and modest person, and the fact that we are both Ukrainian gives us a shared heritage. His music is beautiful, sincere and sensual. There is longing, lyricism and nostalgia in it. Moreover, it resonates with a wide audience.''

 

Promising to be a standout event in the classical music calendar, The Accordi Musicali Festival 2025 still has more exciting artists, venues, and concerts yet to be announced. For the latest updates and further information, be sure to keep an eye on the website and get ready to experience the beauty of classical music in the heart of Italy.