AAM leader Bojan Čičić takes us on a return trip to baroque Italy, in this celebration of the Italian concerto in all its wildly entertaining forms – from Vivaldi’s Venice to the splendour of Rome.

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The Art of the Italian Concerto

St James' Church, Chipping Campden

After his memorable Opus Award-winning debut with Les Violons du Roy in 2023, renowned violist Antoine Tamestit returns to the orchestra for a new collaboration that promises to be just as exhilarating and moving—a transcription for string orchestra of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 15.

Requiem pour cordes avec Antoine Tamestit

Palais Montcalm

Since its inception, Musica Juventutis has been a cornerstone of Austrian concert culture and a fixture in the Vienna Konzerthaus's music program. Many internationally acclaimed artists, such as Angelika Kirchschlager, Till Fellner, and Patricia Kopatchinskaja, made their debuts as part of Musica Juventutis. This year, we present Leonhard Baumgartner, an up-and-coming violinist who made his debut with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15. With this series, the Vienna and Blaibach concert halls are continuing a collaboration made possible through the generous support of Dr. Burkhard and Gabriele Gantenbein.

Prizewinners' Concert Musica Juventutis

Blaibach Concert Hall

Händel Galliard Locatelli

Opernhaus Zürich

As is well known, Beethoven never visited Italy. But his relationship with the land of lemons and music was manifold. He dedicated his 3rd Symphony to Napoleon, the general who was exiled to the island of Elba. The Italophile program ends with Beethoven's "Eroica" - with the Roman-born Riccardo Minasi conducting the Ensemble Resonanz.

Hong Kong Wu | Resonant Ensemble | Richard Minasi

Museum Ludwig

»heroic«

​Due to unforeseen circumstances, Anthony Gregory (tenor) is no longer available for the above concert. We are grateful to Samuel Boden (tenor) for stepping in as their replacement. The programme remains the same.

Dunedin Consort; Rachel Redmond soprano; Joanna Songi soprano; Helen Charlston alto; Samuel Boden tenor; Matthew Brook bass-baritone

Wigmore Hall

The festive concertos by the Italians Locatelli, Manfredini and Torelli, along with Albinoni's tender Adagio, are an integral part of the Christmas season not only in Italy. In Austria, too, the high holidays in the Christian calendar were a busy time. Michael Haydn left behind more than thirty masses, including the Missa Sancti Aloysii composed in 1777 for his "dear choirboys" from the Salzburg Kapellhaus for the memorial day of the Holy Innocents on December 28th, as well as his last completed work, the Missa Sancti Leopoldi. The motet by the Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria and the a cappella choir "The Angels and the Shepherds" by the Hungarian Zóltan Kodaly round off the program. "Developing one's own sound world and being able to express emotions in sounds" has been an important concern of the cellist Manuel Fischer-Dieskau for several years. The title of his new composition "He who sits on the throne laughs" comes from the 2nd Psalm and for him builds "a mental/visual bridge to the ever-laughing Franz Xaver Ohnesorg", to whom he dedicates this composition in loving memory.

Christmas is coming soon

Music that can provide tranquility. It may sound contradictory, but that is precisely the goal of Casco Phil's INKEER concerts. Together with a professional meditation specialist, Casco Phil's string quartet offers a counterbalance to our hectic, digital, hyper-fast daily lives. The search for inner peace is timeless, and Casco Phil's string quartet combines music by Johann Sebastian Bach with other greats who get maximum expression from minimal means. In this way, Casco Phil draws a common thread through three centuries of musical tranquility. The crowning glory is the enchanting Spiegel im Spiegel; not only the most performed work by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, but also one of the top hits in the Klara Top 100 for years. Together with violinist Elise Bertrand, Casco Phil invites his audience on a meditative journey through history, in search of inner peace and beauty.

Spiegel Im Spiegel (inwardness)

Visit to the Vesperkirche: Italy in the 18th century – Chamber music concert

Pforzheim Town Church (Evangelical)

Italy in the 18th Century – Chamber Music Concert #1

Stadtmuseum Pforzheim

Grammy-nominated countertenor Reginald Mobley puts Black spirituals in resonance with sacred music by J.S. Bach and other German Baroque composers. Through five curated sections, Mobley charts a musical journey from the trauma of war and enslavement to the finding of peace, freedom, and resilience.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Pearls of Sorrow

Stanford University

According to legend, Giuseppe Tartini received the inspiration for his highly virtuosic Devil's Trill Sonata in a dream – from none other than the devil himself. It goes without saying, then, that it is literally devilishly difficult. Fortunately, however, in star violinist Ray Chen, an artist whose breathtaking technique is more than equal to the work is on stage. And he is in excellent company: the Amsterdam Sinfonietta certainly needs no introduction. In Béla Bartók's sparkling Divertimento for String Orchestra, the top Dutch ensemble lets the mischievous humor of the Hungarian grandmaster sparkle. And after the interval, the audience can expect not only Pietro Locatelli's Concerto Grosso, but also Ray Chen again, who is sure to rock the hall with the tango impressions of Astor Piazzolla's "Cuatro estaciones porteñas."

Pietro Locatelli

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 6, 2026

Visit to the Vesperkirche: Italy in the 18th century – Chamber music concert · Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

Feb 7, 2026

Italy in the 18th Century – Chamber Music Concert #1 · Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim

Mar 15, 2026

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Pearls of Sorrow · Stanford Live

Mar 23, 2026

Ray Chen / Amsterdam Sinfonietta · Elbphilharmonie

Past events

May 21, 2025

The Art of the Italian Concerto · Academy of Ancient Music

3 - 4 Apr, 2025

Requiem pour cordes avec Antoine Tamestit · Les Violons du Roy

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