Valentijnsvivaldi bij kaarslicht in de St Giles kathedraal
Edinburgh, St. Giles' Kathedraal — Main
Over het evenement
Geniet van het perfecte Valentijnsdagconcert met de uitzonderlijke musici van het Piccadilly Sinfonietta tijdens de uitvoering van Vivaldi's meesterwerk De vier jaargetijden en andere prachtige werken in de prachtige kaarsverlichte omgeving van St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. Een zeer aantrekkelijk programma waarmee u het weekend in stijl kunt vieren!
'Stunning' — Classic FM
Sinds de oprichting in 2017 is The Piccadilly Sinfonietta een vaste waarde geworden in de Britse concertwereld, met meer dan 200 optredens per jaar in enkele van de mooiste en meest prestigieuze locaties van het land. Het ensemble bestaat uit een aantal van de meest wonderbaarlijke muzikale talenten en treedt uitsluitend op met toonaangevende virtuoze solisten. De groep treedt op onder de artistieke leiding van de oprichter, concertpianist Warren Mailley‐Smith en richt zich op het virtuoze concertrepertoire van de barok, de klassieke periode en de vroege romantiek.
Programma
- Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in A minor RV356
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik
- Antonio Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Kunstenaars
| Viool: | Ben Norris |
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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.
Adres
St. Giles' Kathedraal, High Street, Edinburgh, Verenigd Koninkrijk — Zie op Google Maps
