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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Guy Bell/Shutterstock (9842294ad) Thursday night - a Late-night Concert at the Chiesa di Ognissanti with Soloists: Erica Piccotti (pictured), cello and Itamar Golan (pictured), piano - The New Generation Festival 2018 is inspired by the first ever Corsini festival of 1680. Over 300 years later, the Palazzo Corsini and Gardens welcome you to this year's Renaissance Masque featuring opera, theatre and music to rival the greatest carnivals of the Renaissance. The New Generation Festival, Palazzo Corsini, Florence, Italy - 30 Aug 2018 Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major, and his Symphony No. 5 with soloist - Charlie Siem, followed by a Late-night Concert at the Chiesa di Ognissanti with Soloists: Erica Piccotti, cello; Charlie Siem, violin; Itamar Golan, piano - The New Generation Festival 2018 is inspired by the first ever Corsini festival of 1680. Over 300 years later, the Palazzo Corsini and Gardens welcome you to this year's Renaissance Masque featuring opera, theatre and music to rival the greatest carnivals of the Renaissance.

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Why does music evoke certain emotions, even if it doesn’t have lyrics?

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How many humans would there be if agriculture hadn’t been invented?

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Issue no. 3381 published 9 April 2022

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