12/20/2025
Here is the promised photo recap from our last event of this year’s Chopin & Friends Festival 🎶
We closed this year’s edition with an extraordinary recital by the great Luca Filastro — a pianist rooted in classical tradition who later embraced jazz, creating the perfect bridge between these two musical worlds.
Luca delivered a magnificent performance, presenting works by George Gershwin written for classical pianists, alongside his own brilliant improvisations. The evening reached its thrilling climax with “The Finger Breaker” by Willie “The Lion” Smith, which was met with tremendous applause. As a special surprise, the concert concluded with a four-hands duet, performed by Luca Filastro together with our Artistic Director Andrea Domenici.
Once again, the Chopin & Friends Festival proved to be a great success. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our sponsors — without whom this festival would not be possible:
The Consulate General of Poland,
Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union,
The Platta Law Firm,
Polish Cultural Institute in New York,
Lhots Corp, Trident Contracting,
Elżbieta Baumgartner,
Francesco Costanzo, Harvest Importing,
Piast Meats and Provisions
Special thanks for media patronage to Radio Rampa.
Thank you to our artists, partners, and wonderful audience for making this edition unforgettable. See you next year! 🎹✨
