2 October 2025 at 19:00 – PIEMONTE x OSAKA EXPO Friendship Concert – “At the Roots of Modern Violin Virtuosity”

Doors open at 18:15 and the show starts at 19:00.
(Entry is free, but you must book a place in advance.)

Osaka City Central Public Hall

Violin: Mauro Iurato (Mauro Iurato)Piano: Pablo Escande (Pablo Escande)

The Italian government is giving a gift of music to celebrate an exhibition in the Italian Pavilion of the World Expo in Piedmont.

Mauro Iurato, a violinist from Turin, and Pablo Escande, a pianist from Argentina, will be performing. Iurato studied at the Verdi Conservatory and the Vienna State University of Music, and now lives in Kobe. Escande studied in the Netherlands. To celebrate the Osaka Kansai World Expo, everyone is invited to a concert that showcases the music, culture and history of the state of Piedmont. The concert will take place at the beautiful and historic Osaka City Central Public Hall.

G.B. Somis: Sonata Op. 1 No. 8, first to third movement / Sonata Op. 2 No. 1, first to third movement. J.M. Leclerc: Sonata No. 3 in D, first to fourth movement
G. Pugnani: Sonata Op. 3 No. 4, first to third movement
G.B. Viotti: Violin Concerto No. 22, first movement (cadenza by M. Iurato)