Alexey Stadler embarks on 14-day tour to Italy, performing Shostakovich's 1^st Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme with Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra under Hobart Earle. The concert venues include Teatro Verdi, Pordenone (31 December), Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari (2 January), Teatro Bonci, Cesena (11 January) and Teatro Salieri, Legnano (12 January) among others.