Join us for an evening of Venetian intrigue! Inspired by Carnival time, this one-hour gala chamber concert led by Elizabeth Blumenstock will feature evocative works exuding the mysterious, the elegant, and the bizarre. Baroque Exotique! Telemann: Quartet in G … Read More
A rare opportunity to experience Elizabeth Blumenstock’s interpretation of the seminal concerto set—still radical and inspiring today three centuries since its premiere—performed on her 1660 Guarneri violin, on generous loan to her by the Philharmonia Baroque Period Instrument Trust. Plus, … Read More
John Thiessen (trumpet) and St. Michael’s music director and international rising star Lukas Hasler (organ), with a guest appearance by Jennifer Ellis Kampani (soprano), in favorites by Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Torelli and Vivaldi. Handel: Grand Entrée from Act 1 of Alceste, HWV … Read More
Join Elizabeth Blumenstock and colleagues for a grand evening of chamber music for winds in the atmospheric setting of Sherman Gardens, featuring chamber concertos, trios, quintets and quartets by Boismortier, Loiellet, Telemann and Vivaldi. While the Venetian “Red Priest” is … Read More
Presenting masterful string quartets by Boccherini, Haydn and Mozart in their socio-historical context, this program is focused around the musically enthusiastic and “cellistically” accomplished Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm, who was the nephew and successor of King Friedrich the Great. Baroque-Classical composer Luigi … Read More
Estelí Gomez (soprano) and Cecilia Duarte (mezzo-soprano) join the Festival Chorus and Orchestra led by Blumenstock for tales and retellings of adoration and anguish in the Venetian Republic. The 45th Festival, La Serenissima: Vivaldi for All Seasons, closes with a … Read More