Under the direction of Ivan Josip Skender, Cantus Ensemble will perform on November 16 at the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste, in a concert titled Suggestioni pittoriche (Pictorial Suggestions) that bridges the worlds of music and the visual arts.

Music and painting will converge on Monday, November 16, 2026, at 8:00 PM in the Sala del Ridotto of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste. There, Cantus Ensemble—conducted by Ivan Josip Skender—will present a concert titled Suggestioni pittoriche. The program brings together works by composers of various generations and artistic sensibilities, creating a space to explore the relationship between musical expression and visual inspiration.

Joining the Cantus Ensemble will be three soloists: the distinguished Italian flautist Roberto Fabbriciani, along with violinists Eva Mach and Martin Draušnik.
The program features Dialoghi nella stanza rossa by Fabián Pérez Tedesco, with Martin Draušnik as the soloist, as well as two works by Giampaolo Coral—Intavolature and Aurora consurgens (the latter featuring Eva Mach as soloist). Roberto Fabbriciani will appear as a soloist in Concerto di Zagabria by Cesare Valentini, while the program is rounded out by two works from Croatian composers: Pet krokija (Five Sketches) by Ivan Josip Skender and Mirrors by Helena Skljarov.

The concert, beginning at 7:30 PM, will be preceded by a discussion titled Musica e pittura (Music and Painting), in which composer Fabián Pérez Tedesco and host Corrado Rojac will explore the relationship between these two art forms, introducing the audience to the evening’s thematic framework.

With this appearance in Trieste, Cantus Ensemble continues to bring contemporary music to an international audience—this time with a program that unites Croatian and international composers and performers within a shared artistic space.