“Avram Iancu” Cluj International Airport.
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Duo Sax
Gaetano Di Bacco - saxophone
Giuliano Mazzoccante - piano
FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK
Programme
Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (1939)
Vif
Modéré
Brazileira
Roger Boutry: Divertimento (1964)
Allegro non troppo
Andante
Presto
Paul Creston: Sonata (1936)
With vigor
With tranquility
With gaiety
Toshio Mashima: Seagull for Alto Saxophone and Piano
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Fantasy
Arr. Timofei Dokshitser
Roberto Molinelli: Four Pictures from New York
Tango Club
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show category: Concert
OPERA APERTA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2026
On Friday, 26 June, at 11:59 PM, the International Opera Aperta Festival 2026 presents SAX AT MIDNIGHT, a concert for saxophone and piano held at “Avram Iancu” Cluj International Airport.
The event proposes a nocturnal format, held in an unconventional space, in which chamber repertoire is presented outside the traditional concert hall. Entitled From Paris to New York, the programme follows two important directions in the history of the saxophone: the instrument’s connection with the French musical space, where it was invented and gradually integrated into the classical repertoire, and its closeness to the language of American music, especially through the influence of jazz and the urban sonorities of the 20th century.
The concert will be performed by Duo Sax, made up of Gaetano Di Bacco on saxophone and Giuliano Mazzoccante on piano. The two artists propose a programme featuring works by Darius Milhaud, Roger Boutry, Paul Creston, Toshio Mashima, George Gershwin, and Roberto Molinelli. The repertoire moves through different styles, from French writing of the first half of the 20th century to South American influences, jazz, American music, and works built around the soundscape of New York.
The programme includes Darius Milhaud’s Scaramouche, Roger Boutry’s Divertimento, Paul Creston’s Sonata, Toshio Mashima’s Seagull for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Rhapsody in Blue Fantasy, after George Gershwin, and Tango Club from Roberto Molinelli’s cycle Four Pictures from New York. Through this selection, the concert highlights the versatility of the saxophone, an instrument capable of functioning both in a lyrical and chamber register, as well as in rhythmic, virtuosic, or jazz-influenced areas.
SAX AT MIDNIGHT is presented by Wens Travel and “Avram Iancu” Cluj International Airport.
The event has no interval and is expected to end around 1:00 AM.
Tickets are available on the bilete.ro platform.
Recommended age: 12+
The International Opera Aperta Festival is organised with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the Cluj-Napoca City Hall, the Cluj-Napoca Local Council, the Cluj County Council, and the “Opera 2 You” Association.