Romanticism unites the trio for lyrical sounds at "KamerFest"

Chopin and Schubert were also the choices of Italian pianist Eloisa Cascio for the concert in Prishtina, within the framework of the international chamber music festival “KamerFest”. With violinist Rron Bakalli and cellist Arian Zherka, she formed a trio to bring the musical spirit of Mozart to the evening with romantic music at the University Library Amphitheater. The conditions were improvisational for a pianist who, although young in her career, has proven herself throughout the continent and beyond.

Chopin and Schubert are known for their works in "impromptu" as a form of musical composition. These are works with an improvisational character but emotional and lyrical and carefully composed. They were also the choice of the Italian pianist Eloisa Cascio for the concert in Pristina, within the framework of the international chamber music festival "KamerFest". With the violinist Rron Bakalli and the cellist Arian Zherka, she formed a trio to bring the musical spirit of Mozart to the evening with romantic music at the University Library Amphitheater, on Saturday night. 

The conditions were improvising for a pianist who, although young in her career, has proven herself throughout the continent and beyond. “Impromptu No. 1 in A major, Op. 29 (Allegro assai, quassi presto)” and “Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36 (Andantino)” are characterized by joyful expressions and without dramatic features, but often in a lyrical spirit with slow movement. 
They have fascinated with their poetic nature and the delicacy of their sound. The musical landscape of the first has been based on soft chords and resembles carefree improvisation. The initial theme is repeated there constantly, but the same one becomes more dynamic. While other themes open and intervene, the central one is unwavering. 

The second was much different from the first, in its nature. The works were emotional, profound, and so was the interpretation of pianist Cascio. 

In the first part of the concert she played “Four Impromptus, Op. 90” by Franz Schubert. “No. 1 in C minor (Allegro molto moderato)” has a bold introduction like a kind of march. And the contrast is the closing theme. The central theme comes as if in silence, as a rhythm that repeats itself throughout the entire time the piece is played. 
“No. 2 in E flat major (Allegro)” had fast passages that descend step by step. It started with long melodies while “No. 3 in G flat major (Adante mosso)” was a kind of embodiment of slow melody with what it occasionally emphasizes with sounds. It is a kind of meditative sound. “No. 4 in A flat minor (Allegretto)” opens with chords that are constantly getting heavier. 

Pianist Eloisa Cascio considered these works to be extremely beautiful. 

"I performed 'Impromptu' by Schubert, which is the most important classical German form of chamber music. It is a solo piece, very well written and widely performed in the world. Chopin's works are also widely performed and require many musical forms from 'bel canto' so it requires dedication," she said. 

For Mozart's "Trio in C major, KV 548" he was joined by violinist Rron Bakalli and cellist Arian Zherka. They performed the work in three tempos: "Allegro", "Andante Cantabile" and "Allegro". 
"Mozart's music is very interesting and of course it has elements from operatic music. I am very pleased. I hope that in the future we will collaborate again, perhaps performing Mendelssohn or Mozart," said pianist Cascio. 

In 2016 she won the University of South Florida's Steinway Piano Series Special Award, given annually to assist an exceptional pianist at the beginning of her professional career. 

Pianist Cascio has performed as a soloist and in chamber music at various festivals in Italy, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, in many other European capitals and even in the United States of America. She also plays the harpsichord, an instrument with which she has performed recitals, chamber music and concerts by Bachur and De Falla. She is a piano teacher at the “Nicola Sala” Conservatory in Benevento, Italy. 

Pianist Besa Luzha assessed that the concert overall had a well-chosen program and well-performed works. 

"A very charming concert. Very beautifully conceived, in two parts, initially with 'impromptus', small pieces by romantic composers. Like nocturnes, waltzes and miniatures, but they are very sought after in the repertoire of pianists. Four Schuberts and two Chopin pieces complemented this first part of the concert very nicely, and then the trio, together with violinist Rron Bakalli and cellist Arian Zherka", she said, also praising the second part of the concert program. 
"It brought us an atmosphere of those salons where Mozart and other contemporary composers have offered audiences pleasure by performing trios, quartets. It was an interpretation not only precise and extremely virtuosic, but also very warm, considering the conditions in the hall. They warmed our hearts with their musicality," Luzha continued. 

The director of the "KamerFest" festival, violinist Sihana Badivuku, considered the concert a breath of fresh air for the public in Pristina. 

"In addition to the two solo works he performed, the well-known impromptu pieces by Schubert and Chopin for solo piano that were very delicate for a concert pianist with the finesses he mastered and revealed to us on stage with a perfect piano technique, with the collaboration with Rron Bakalli and Arian Zherka, our young Kosovar instrumentalists, I believe that further collaboration will prove even more fruitful in Italy and beyond. We always have a principle that young artists and those professionals should intertwine and form joint ensembles, even though they are ad-hoc during festivals," said Badivuku. He considered Mozart's work refined, full of finesses and as a novelty for the classical music audience in the country. 

The "Romantic Piano Impromtus" concert with the same program was also held in Gjakova, at the "Prenk Jakova" music school, on Friday afternoon.