Spivey Hall Presents: Europa Galante
$25-$75
Johann Sebastian Bach — Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Antonio Vivaldi — Concerto in D major for Two Violins and Two Cellos, RV 564
"The searching and virtuosic Italian violinist Fabio Biondi and his excellent period ensemble, Europa Galante" (The New York Times) enthrall audiences with exhilarating playing that is "inviting, energetic, tightly cohesive, and transparent in texture" (Los Angeles Times). Gramophone boldly proclaims them to be "the world's best."
"Biondi and his colleagues… phrased with abundant color [and] paid particular attention to dynamic contrasts; pianissimo playing in slow movements…proved exquisite" (The Baltimore Sun).
PROGRAM
Baroque Titans, featuring the Violin Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056 and Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 by Johann Sebastian BACH; and the Concerto in D major for Two Violins, Two Celli and Strings, RV 564 by Antonio VIVALDI; plus additional works for strings, winds, and harpsichord.