Capodanno Vivaldi a lume di candela a St Mary le Strand
Londra, Chiesa di St Mary Le Strand
Lo spettacolo
Gli eccezionali musicisti della Piccadilly Sinfonietta eseguono il capolavoro di Vivaldi, Le quattro stagioni, a lume di candela nella splendida cornice di St Mary Le Strand, a Londra. L'esibizione includerà anche altre opere classiche molto amate. Un programma di grande fascino, pensato per aiutarvi a festeggiare il fine settimana in grande stile! Nelle vicinanze si trovano numerosi ristoranti e bar per completare la serata.
'Stunning' — Classic FM
Note — Sono disponibili due spettacoli: 18:00 e 20:00 e i biglietti Band AA sono per le prime file
Dalla sua formazione nel 2017, la Piccadilly Sinfonietta è diventata un appuntamento fisso sulla scena concertistica del Regno Unito, con oltre 200 esibizioni all'anno in alcune delle sedi più belle e prestigiose del Paese. L'ensemble comprende alcuni dei più prodigiosi talenti musicali e si esibisce esclusivamente con solisti virtuosi di primo piano. Il gruppo si esibisce sotto la direzione artistica del suo fondatore, il pianista Warren Mailley‐Smith, e si concentra sul repertorio concertistico virtuoso del periodo barocco, classico e romantico.
Programma
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik
- Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Artisti
Violino: | Iona McDonald |
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Ensemble: | The Piccadilly Sinfonietta |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Perhaps the most important composer of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer of the late 18th century. Born in 1756 in Salzburg, he showed prodigious musical talent from childhood. Beginning at five years of age, he composed more than 600 works, including concertos, symphonies, religious works and operas before his premature death at the age of 35. Hi influence over successive generations cannot be overestated - Ludwig van Beethoven wrote of Mozart "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years”. Despite the immense success of his compositions, and the acclaim he received across Europe, Mozart achieved little financial security and rwas buried in an unmarked grave in Vienna's St Marx Cemetery.
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi went down in history as a creator of the instrumental concert genre and the father of orchestral music. He was born in Venice on the 4th of March 1678. Vivaldi was a weak and sickly child suffering from asthma, however could not stop him from devoting himself completely to music. His father, Giovanni Batista a professional violinist, taught his elder son Antonio to play the violin. With his father young Antonio met the best musicians of Venice of that time and gave concerts in local churches. He also worked as a violin teacher and later as a music director at the orphanage Ospedalle della Pieta. Meanwhile he composed concertos, sacred works and vocal music and in 1713 he achieved great recognition with his sacred choral music. Vivaldi got captivated by the world of opera and worked both as opera composer and impresario at the Teatro San Angelo. In 1717 he obtained a prestigious position by the prince court in Manua as a director of secular music and worked there until around 1720. During that time he composed his world-renowned masterpiece The Four Seasons. In the 1730's his career dwindled as his music became unfashionable and the great composer died in poverty. It took the world two centuries to rediscover and reevaluate Vivaldi’s music, as it was buried into oblivion after his death. In the early 20th century many previously unknown works were found and immediately captured the hearts of the music lovers.
Indirizzo
Chiesa di St Mary Le Strand, Strand, Londra, Regno Unito — Google Maps