Quartetto di Cremona, Schumann and Bartók at Aula Magna della Sapienza, Tuesday, November 17, 2026

On Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 8:30 p.m., the Quartetto di Cremona plays at Aula Magna della Sapienza, at piazzale Aldo Moro 5 in Rome, as part of the Minerva cycle of the IUC season. Tickets are sold online, at the IUC office at Lungotevere Flaminio 50, or at the Aula Magna box office starting one hour before the concert.

Updated November 9, 2026.

The event

The concert closes the Schumann/Bartók cycle, a three-part series begun two years ago that pairs the complete Bartók string quartets with Schumann's three Quartets op. 41. In this third evening the Quartetto di Cremona, made up of Cristiano Gualco and Paolo Andreoli on violin, Simone Gramaglia on viola and Giovanni Scaglione on cello, takes on Bartók's Quartets no. 5 and no. 6.

Schumann's Quartet no. 1 in A minor op. 41 no. 1 sits between the two Bartók works. The program lists Bartók's Quartet no. 5 in B-flat major BB 110, Schumann's Quartet no. 1 and Bartók's Quartet no. 6 in D major BB 119.

Where it takes place: Aula Magna della Sapienza

Aula Magna is in the Rettorato building on the Sapienza campus, at piazzale Aldo Moro 5, and hosts the concerts of the Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti season. The box office opens one hour before the start. The full program of the 82nd season is on its own page: IUC concert season 2026/2027. For more chamber music in the same period there is Spirito Classico at Santa Cecilia.

Practical information

• Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
• Time: 8:30 p.m.
• Venue: Aula Magna della Sapienza, piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome
• Tickets: 15 to 26 euros, 8 euros under 30, 5 euros under 18; online, at the IUC office, or at the Aula Magna box office one hour before
• Getting there: use the ATAC route planner

Frequently asked questions about the Quartetto di Cremona

Who is playing?

The Quartetto di Cremona: Cristiano Gualco and Paolo Andreoli (violins), Simone Gramaglia (viola), Giovanni Scaglione (cello).

What is on the program?

Bartók's Quartets no. 5 and no. 6 and Schumann's Quartet no. 1 op. 41.

Is it part of a series?

Yes, it is the third and final evening of the Schumann/Bartók cycle of three concerts.

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