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Thursday, Oct 16 2025 · 9pm
Iglesia de Santo Domingo | Granada
[Free entry]
Concert / Renaissance
CORO DEL FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
​Palestrina, Divine Sound

Alberto Busettini | choirmaster

In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

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With almost twenty-five years of history and over five hundred performances, the Coro del Friuli Venezia Giulia has become one of Italy’s most distinguished vocal ensembles. Led by the renowned harpsichordist Alberto Busettini, the ensemble will make its Spanish debut with a program entirely devoted to the sacred polyphonies of Palestrina, marking the 500th anniversary of the composer’s birth.

Program /

Palestrina, Divine Sound

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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

Sicut cervus a 4

Missa Papae Marcelli a 6

  1. Kyrie

  2. Gloria

  3. Credo

  4. Sanctus & Benedictus

Tu es Petrus a 6

Peccantem me quotidie a 5

Laudate Dominum a 8

Viri Galilei quid statis — Ascendit Deus in jubilatione a 6

Biographies /

Coro del Friuli Venezia Giulia

Il Coro del Friuli Venezia Giulia was founded in 2001 and has since performed nearly 500 concerts, including world premieres and appearances throughout Italy and Europe. Known for its modular structure, the choir can adapt from a small ensemble, ideal for Renaissance and Baroque repertoire, to a large symphonic choir.

It has collaborated with renowned performers of early, classical, contemporary, jazz, and pop music, as well as with numerous European orchestras, including: Cappella Savaria (Hungary), Solamente Naturali (Bratislava), Venice Baroque Orchestra, Orchestra San Marco (early music); and for symphonic repertoire: FVG Orchestra, Serbian Radio and Television Orchestra, Ljubljana Philharmonic and RTV Orchestra, Junge Philharmonie Wien, Toscanini Orchestra of Parma, Orchestra of Padua and Veneto, Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra, among many others.

In addition to its extensive activity in Friuli Venezia Giulia, the choir has been invited to perform at some of the most prestigious festivals and concert seasons, including the Monteverdi Festival in Cremona, Società del Quartetto and I Pomeriggi Musicali in Milan, Emilia Romagna Festival, Musikverein Klagenfurt, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Wien Musikwoche, Ljubljana Festival, Mittelfest, Ravenna Festival, MI.TO Festival, Stresa Festival, and the Elba International Festival, among others.

Concerts conducted by Riccardo Muti have been broadcast several times on Rai 1 via Eurovision, and performances with Gustav Leonhardt have aired on Rai 2 and Rai 3.

In 2016, the choir began a successful collaboration with celebrated cellist Mario Brunello, which has brought the ensemble to major European festivals and venues.

In November 2022, the choir was invited to perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, becoming the first and only choir from Friuli Venezia Giulia to do so — a sold-out performance.

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Alberto Busettini

Alberto Busettini (Udine, 1978) is a distinguished musician and harpsichordist, with an extensive concert career that includes performances at leading international festivals of early and baroque music across Europe, America, and Asia. He was awarded the Diploma of Merit from the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, where he studied under Maestro Christophe Rousset. His notable collaborations include engagements with Teatro La Fenice, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Coro del Friuli Venezia Giulia, and the ensemble Red Dot Baroque of Singapore.

He is actively involved in the education of young musicians through his work with the youth orchestra Junges MusikPodium Dresden – Venedig.

In 2025, following a solo recital in Tokyo for the Japan Harpsichord Society, he will appear in Taipei as a guest of the Taiwan Early Music Festival. He currently serves as Artistic Director of the Festival Risonanze.

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