American Classical Orchestra: Premier coup d'archet

• Augusta McKay Lodge, violin

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297/300a "Paris"
Ludwig van Beethoven — Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"

For this performance, we are privileged to have Augusta McKay Lodge as our violin soloist.  Augusta—originally from Oberlin, Ohio, but now based in Paris—has served as concertmaster with Les Arts Florissants, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, and most recently, Opera Fuoco at the Theatre des Champs-Elysee.  She is a founding member of Voyage Sonique (New York) and the Spielerei Piano Trio (Amsterdam). Having performed with major orchestras and groups around the world on many of its best-known stages, we were lucky to have her with us for our March 12, 2020 Alice Tully Hall concert—the day before the COVID lockdown started—at which she performed in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major. Now she can apply her skills and talents to Beethoven's lyrical themes.

About American Classical Orchestra

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About Augusta McKay Lodge, violin

Augusta McKay Lodge is an award-winning historically informed violinist, enjoying a blossoming career as leader and soloist at a young age. Already an experienced leader in the field, McKay Lodge performs regularly as concertmaster with Les Arts Florissants and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, and recently with Opera Fuoco at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees. She has also guest directed the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Chamber Players as a substitute for Richard Egarr. In the past, she has held concertmaster of Bach Akademie Charlotte, The American Classical Orchestra, and Teatro Nuovo.

https://www.augustamckaylodge.com