Name: Vivid Consort & David Bergmüller
Start: 2025-05-06T19:30:00
Location: Hall Schwetzingen Castle

The SWR Symphonieorchester invites you to embark on a captivating journey through the rich landscapes of music and art at Schwetzingen Palace. This event series promises an eclectic mix of performances, featuring young music journalists, a reinterpretation of symphonic masterpieces, and a vibrant celebration of musical virtuosity. From the humorous retelling of Adam and Eve to the intimate expressions of choral settings, this is an invitation to indulge in a celebration of creativity and cultural heritage.

Exploring the Symphony of Emotions at Schwetzingen Palace

Christine Gnigler

Lorina Vallaster

Sheng-Fang Chiu

David Bergmüller

SWR Symphonieorchester

Typical characteristics of popular music are the ability to sing along, dance and be recognisable. In this sense, the English composer John Dowland was already writing pop songs in the 16th century: Come again, sweet Love for example, Flow my Tears or Come, heavy Sleep – the beauty and emotionality of these songs still overwhelm us today. So what could be better than dreaming your way into the night with Ayres and instrumental music by John Dowland and his contemporaries Thomas Morley, Orlando Gibbons and John Bull? The three musicians of the Vienna Vivid Consort are both singers and recorder players, alternating between singing and instruments, and for this programme with Ayres from the height of the English Renaissance they have teamed up with the lutenist David Bergmüller. The spectrum ranges from quiet, intimate solo works to songs and complex, full-voiced consort movements. And in keeping with the English word “vivid” in the trio’s title, the evening becomes a lively journey into the richness of sound and expression of the Elizabethan era.

Vivid Consort & David Bergmüller

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