Vivaldi and his Contemporaries

Celebrate the beauty of Baroque orchestral music with the Venice Baroque Orchestra and its founder-director Andrea Marcon.

Now in its 29th year, the Venice Baroque Orchestra is known for its 'vivid, strongly etched performances that often reach fiery intensity' (Gramophone). Performing on period instruments, the orchestra has won praise for its recordings of music by Antonio Vivaldi. This concert highlights the variety of Vivaldi's virtuoso works for soloists and orchestra, from the soulfulness of the Concerto for Two Cellos to the flamboyant high spirits of the Flute Concerto.

Works by two of Vivaldi's distinguished London-based contemporaries are also on the programme. Francesco Geminiani's lively Concerto grosso is based on a famous dance tune, while George Frideric Handel's is full of grace and charm. This concert will be recorded for broadcast by BBC Radio 3.

'Extraordinary musical drive and a unique synergy' – Bachtrack

Programme:
Geminiani Concerto Grosso in D minor 'La Folia' (after Corelli's Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 5 No. 12)
Vivaldi Concerto in G minor for Two Cellos, RV 531
Handel Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 6 No. 1, HWV 319
Vivaldi Concerto for Strings in G minor, RV 157
Vivaldi Concerto in G for Two Violins, RV 516
Vivaldi Flute Concerto in C, RV 443

Performers:
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon music director

Supported by the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh.