On April 20, Zubin Mehta will lead the orchestra and chorus of Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in a benefit concert of Mahler's Second, The Resurrection, with soloists Akiko Nakajima & Marjana Lipovšek.
Tickets range from 10€ to 100€, and *100%* of the proceeds will go to the region of Abruzzo, still recovering and rebuilding from the April 6, 2009 earthquake that killed almost 300 people.
While in Milan on April 26, Auditorium di Milano's la Verdi orchestra will also host a benefit concert for Abruzzo's earthquake victims. They'll offer Mozart's Haffner and Haydn's Symphony 95 for 20€, with all proceeds to fund Abruzzo's music and culture institutions.