The “Red Priest” Antonio Vivaldi is famous for his “Four Seasons” concertos. This concert goes beyond the four seasons to explore the beauty and spectacular virtuosity of Vivaldi’s other concertos, plus the world premiere of a piece commissioned for Baroque strings from American composer Kenyon Duncan.
Program:
Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto in D minor from “L’Estro Harmonico,” RV 565
Vivaldi, Concerto in A major (“Echo”), RV 552
Vivaldi, Concerto in D minor for Lute and Viola d’Amore, RV 540
Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in E-flat major (“La Tempesta di Mare”), RV 253
Kenyon Duncan, New Work
Vivaldi, Concerto No. 10 in B-flat major (“The Hunt”), RV 362