{"id":955,"date":"2009-08-10T19:27:31","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T18:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/?p=955"},"modified":"2009-08-10T19:34:03","modified_gmt":"2009-08-10T18:34:03","slug":"stresa-festival-of-classical-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/955\/stresa-festival-of-classical-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Stresa: Festival of Classical Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-957\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/stresa3gr1.jpg\" alt=\"stresa3gr1\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/stresa3gr1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/stresa3gr1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stresa <\/strong>is a town of about 5,000 inhabitants and is situated in the north-east of Piedmont, opposite the <strong>Borromeo Gulf <\/strong>and the<strong> Borromean Islands <\/strong>(<strong>Isola Bella<\/strong>, <strong>Isola Madre <\/strong>and <strong>Isola dei Pescatori<\/strong>), and for the fascinating panorama it offers, it is easy understandable how this city could become one of the largest gatherings of international tourism.<br \/>\nIts tourism development began in the eighteenth century, in fact many of its villas were built at that time.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-958\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/stresa7.jpg\" alt=\"stresa7\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" \/><br \/>\nThe strongest growth has been at the beginning of 1900 and it is precisely in this period that the beautiful Liberty hotels were constructed on the lake (Lake Maggiore).<br \/>\nToday, also thanks to the imposing hotel network, it is a <strong>sophisticated holiday resort<\/strong> and an <strong>important seat of cultural events<\/strong> as meetings and conferences of international importance.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-959\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sresa5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"sresa5\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>On the beautiful beach on the lakefront there is <strong>Piazza Marconi <\/strong>with its pier and the <strong>Parish of St. Ambrose<\/strong>, rebuilt in neoclassical style in 1790. <strong>Villa Ducale <\/strong>is also valuable, being the first to be built in 1770.<br \/>\nThe <strong>Settimane Musicali di Stresa <\/strong>(musical weeks) <strong>e del Lago Maggiore <\/strong>are undoubtedly a significant event in the <strong>panorama of European festivals of classical music<\/strong>. This Festival attracts each year attract artists and groups of international fame.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/stresa1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"stresa1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><br \/>\nIn 2009, the Stresa Festival has opened its <strong>48th edition<\/strong> with the\u00a0 <strong>Spring Concerts<\/strong>, five events organized in the beautiful flower gardens along the lake; the Festival has then continued during the summer with <strong>Meditations in Music<\/strong>, from August 1 to August 9 and it will finish with <strong>Meetings and Dialogues<\/strong>, from <strong>August 21 to September 5<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn the latter period, will be present in Stresa: the <strong>London Symphony Orchestra<\/strong>, the <strong>Radio Sinfonie Orchester Frankfurt<\/strong>, the <strong>Royal Northern College of Music Orchestra<\/strong>, the <strong>BBC Philharmonic Orchestra <\/strong>and many other important personalities.<br \/>\nFor more information on the<strong> 2009 Programme<\/strong>, connect to:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.stresafestival.eu\/en\/festival\/festival_2009\/programma_2009.html<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/holidays-in-lombardy\/lake-maggiore-area\/all-around\/hotels\/\">Where to sleep.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-961\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/stresa2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"stresa2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-962\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/stresa4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"stresa4\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-963\" 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