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FLORIDA SUMMER STRINGS
Edition 2025
Musicfor Americas and Musicfor International are pleased to present chamber orchestra performances and masterclasses for youth as a part of its 2025 Summer Strings presentations. Artistic Director, Lorenzo Turchi-Floris, based in Rome, will be in residence to conduct the orchestral performances, featuring Italian classical guitarist, Alessio Nebiolo and French violinist, Charlotte Orcel. Featuring the program are the talented violinists Orlando Forte and Svetlana Forte, who will perform a piece in duo with the orchestra.
Nebiolo, ranked among the top 10 guitarists in the world, holds the Soloist Diploma from Conservatoire de Musique de Lausanne and multiple First Prizes in competitions throughout the world, including the “Max Jost” award. His international appearances include Asia, Canada, US, South America and Europe. He records for the French national television and Swiss national radio in the “Live at Lucerne Festival”, as well as the labels of Arpeggio, Tempus and Classica Viva, and teaches at Conservatoire de Musique de Geneve.
Orcel is a graduate of the Haute Ecole de Musique of Geneva, and was awarded the Pierre Vidoudez Prize. A soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player, she is regularly invited to perform at international festivals. She has played with internationally renowned artists such as Nelson Freire and Nigel Kennedy. She also dedicates her passion and commitment to humanitarian work, notably through the NEOJIBA program in Brazil.
A multi-faceted artist, Turchi-Floris is also recognized in the international music scene as a pianist composer having appeared with national symphonies on 4 continents, and in numerous festivals including the international festivals of Versoix, Nice, Rome, Plovdiv, Constantine, Alba, and Thessaloniki. He has won numerous piano competitions and is the artistic director of Opera Italiana. His recordings are on the Italian RAI, among others.
FESTIVAL 2025
Artistic Director
Lorenzo Turchi-Floris
Musicfor Americas String Orchestra
Partnership
Documents
PRESS
Palm Beach ArtsPaper
ORCHESTRA
VIOLINS I
Orlando Forte (Cuba)
Charlotte Orcel (France)
Claudia Cagnassone (Italy)
Patrisa Tomassini (Italy)
VIOLINS II
Svetlana Forte (Ukraine)
Victoria Stepanenko (Ukraine)
Bienvenido Quntana (Cuba)
VIOLAS
Modesto Marcano (Venezuela)
José A. Guibert (Cuba)
Claudia Mouton (France)
CELLOS
Jose Pradas (Cuba)
Kinga Sadzinska (Poland)
DOUBLE-BASS
Ranses Colon (Venezuela)
SOLOISTS
Alessio Nebiolo (Guitar)
Charlotte Orcel (Violin)
Orlando Forte (Violin)
Svetlana Forte (Violin)
MUSIC PROGRAM
Wolfgang A. Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Jose White
La Bella Cubana
Arr. Orlando Forte
Soloists, Orlando Forte, Svetlana Forte
Vasilij S. Kalinnikov
Serenade for Strings
Vittorio Monti
Czardas for violin and string orchestra
Soloist, Charlotte Orcel
WATCH VIDEOS
Summer Strings Festival 2025
Maurice Ravel
Bolero (for string orchestra)
Arr. Orlando Forte
Franz Lehar
The Merry Widow – “Lips are silent”
John Williams
Schindler’s List (Theme)
Arr. Lorenzo Turchi-Floris
Soloist, Charlotte Orcel
Lorenzo Turchi-Floris
Resonantia Mediaevalis
Four dances in original medieval style
Soloist, Alessio Nebiolo
FLORIDA – CONCERTS
CONCERTS
ORCHESTRA
13 AUGUST – 6:30 PM
Traditions at Morse Life
4930 Loring Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33417
14 AUGUST – 7:00 PM
John Knox Village
651 SW 6th Street
Pompano Beach, FL 33060
15 AUGUST – 7:00 PM
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton
2601 St. Andrews Boulevard, Boca Raton FL 33434
16 AUGUST – 7:30 PM
Miami Lakes United Methodist Church
14800 NW 67th Avenue, Miami Lakes FL 33014
17 AUGUST – 3:00 PM
United Church of Christ Fort Lauderdale
2501 NE 30th
Fort Lauderdale FL 33306
18 AUGUST – 7:30 PM
Morse Life The Palace
4930 Loring Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33417
CHAMBER MUSIC
Charlotte Orcel, violin
Claudia Mouton, viola
Kinga Sadzinska, cello
Alessio Nebiolo, guitar
16 AUGUST – 4:00 PM
St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church
200 N. University Drive, Plantation FL 33324
17 AUGUST – 10:30 AM
Church By The Sea
1045 95th Street, Bay Harbor Islands FL 33154
18 AUGUST – 10:00 AM
United Church of Christ Fort Lauderdale
2501 NE 30th
Fort Lauderdale FL 33306
19 AUGUST – 5:30 PM
Riverside Hotel
620 Las Olas Blvd,
Fort Lauderdale FL 33301
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS
MASTERCLASSES
