Thu 7 October 2010 :: 7.00pm Queen Elizabeth Hall Celebrating Pergolesi Pergolesi Salve Regina in C minor for soprano, strings and continuo Mozart Symphony No 25 in G minor, K183 Mozart Aria "Alma grande e nobil core" K 578 Pergolesi Salve Regina in A minor for soprano, strings and continuo Mozart Symphony No 29 in A, K 201 Mozart Aria "A questo seno deh vieni-Or che il cielo a me ti rende" K 374
Roberto Polastri conductor Roberta Invernizzi soprano
Best known for his Stabat Mater, Pergolesi is celebrated in this concert with performances of two pieces which showcase the composers moving, eloquent and hauntingly beautiful writing. Soprano Roberta Invernizzi who made her debut with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to great acclaim recently is the soloist for these and accompanying arias by Mozart.
PRE-CONCERT EVENT OAE Extras at 5.45pm Instrumentalists from the Ann and Peter Law OAE Experience are joined by young singers to perform excerpts from Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. TICKETS 0844 847 9922 tiny.cc/9WopN
Thu 14 October 2010 :: 6.15pm St Pancras, Kings Place Remix: Pre-concert Talk Roy Mowatt speaker Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's violinist and musicologist Roy Mowatt talks about Handel's reworking of Gottlieb Muffat's original works.
Free admission
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Thu 14 October 2010 :: 7.30pm Hall One, Kings Place Remix: Baroque Reinventions Muffat Menuet, R98 Handel Menuet & Courante from Theodora Muffat Courante, R95 Muffat Rigaudon, R89 Handel March from Joshua Muffat Courante, R87 Handel Overture from Ode for St Cecilia's Day Muffat Menuet, R105 Muffat Hornpipe, R116 Handel Hornpipe from Concerto Grosso Op.6, No.7 JS Bach 3 Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden, BWV 108
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
This concert proves that imitation is sometimes the sincerest form of flattery. The first half showcases re-workings by Handel of several original pieces by Gottlieb Muffat from his Componiementi Musicali. The second is an arrangement by JS Bach of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater.
Tickets from £9.50
PRE-CONCERT EVENT Aftershow Level -2 Foyer, 9.30pm, free admission Join the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment players in the bar for an informal short performance. TICKETS 020 7520 1490 tinyurl.com/26jo8jm
Sat 16 October 2010 :: 1.00pm Hall Two, Kings Place Remix: Stealing OAE Experience Ensemble London Sinfonietta KX Collective
New Music by gifted young players from the OAE Experience scheme and the London Sinfonietta KX Collective, composed in response to repertoire from this week's events.
Tickets: £2.50
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Sat 16 October 2010 :: 2.30pm Kings Cross Architectural Remix Broadcaster and historian Alan Dein leads a walk around King's Cross looking at how the 'Remix' theme ties into local architecture and history. The walk takes in one house. Please wear suitable footwear.
Meet at the Kings Place Box Office at 2.30pm.
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Sat 16 October 2010 :: 7.30pm Hall One, Kings Place Remix: Music as Theft Gallo Trio Sonata No. 2 in B flat Monza Air; Gavotte avec Double (harpsichord solo) Pergolesi Cello Sonata Wassenauer Concertino II from Concerti Armonici Richard Causton Dark Processional (World premiere) Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Nicholas Collon conductor Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment London Sinfonietta
London Sinfonietta and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment join forces in a concert showcasing works based on older musical ideas. The second half includes a new five-minute commission from composer Richard Causton, taking a movement of one of the first-half pieces as their starting point. Stravinsky's Pulcinella takes centre stage with its modern, neo-classical take on Pergolesi's 18th-century classic. Artists will join the audience in the bar after the performance.
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A Grand Tour of Italy Rome: A.Corelli Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 4 Napoli: G.F Handel Three arias from Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno HWV46a Venice: A. Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D major, RV.208, Il Grosso Mogul Venice: Vivaldi Concerto for cello in A minor, RV 420 Bergamo: P. Locatelli Introduzzione teatrale in G major Op. 4 No. 4 Venice: Vivaldi Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera RV. 630
Kati Debretzeni violin/director Rosemary Joshua soprano Jonathan Manson cello
A mini musical tour of Italy, this concert takes in music composed in cities from Rome, Venice and Naples by some of the leading names of the Italian Baroque. The programme includes some of Handel's most dramatic and moving arias, two vibrant concerti by Vivaldi and finishes with the devastating beauty of his motet Nulla in mundo pax.
PRE-CONCERT EVENT OAE Extras at 5.45pm Art and music in Baroque Italy Lecturer, writer and broadcaster Roderick Swanston leads a talk looking at visual art contemporary to the music in tonight’s concert. Wed 20 Oct 2010 :: 7:00pm Queen Elizabeth Hall TICKETS 0844 847 9922 tiny.cc/bhAfo Fri 29 Oct 2010 :: 7:30pm St George's Bristol TICKETS 0845 40 24 001 www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk
Wed 20 October 2010 :: 10.00pm Queen Elizabeth Hall The Night Shift Corelli Concerto Grosso in D major Op.6 No.4 Handel Lascia la spina Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D major RV.208, Il Grosso Mogul Vivaldi Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera
Kati Debretzeni director/violin Alistair Appleton presenter Other acts to be announced
This intimate Night Shift gives you the chance to experience some amazing music from the Baroque era - moving, gutsy and energetic - in an informal, contemporary late-night setting. Live music pre-show and DJ afterwards until midnight. More details to be announced soon. TICKETS 0844 847 9922 tiny.cc/5ijyg
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