Concerti for strings by Durante, Facco, Gnocchi, Valentini & Vivaldi.

Join La Serenissima as we travel the length and breadth of Italy highlighting the superb quality of music to be found in musical centres both great and small.

Recognised for “whipping up a storm with Vivaldi”, La Serenissima is “one of Britain’s best-loved chamber orchestras” (The Telegraph) known for championing a host of neglected Italian Baroque composers and outstanding performances.

The group plays to a global audience of millions, with 1.3m monthly listeners on Spotify alone and regularly features on international radio, advertising and film.

Programme

Concerto for strings & continuo in e
Francesco DURANTE (1684 – 1755)

Concerto VII for violin, strings & continuo in C, Opus 1 (Pensieri Adriarmonici)
Giacomo FACCO (1676 – 1753)

Concerto IX for strings & continuo in E♭, Opus 7
Giuseppe VALENTINI (1681 – 1753)

Concerto La Caccia for violin, strings & continuo in B♭, RV 362
Antonio VIVALDI (1678 – 1741)

Concerto for strings & continuo in B♭
Pietro GNOCCHI (1689 – 1775)

Concerto for violin, strings & continuo in d, RV 235
Antonio VIVALDI (1678 – 1741)

Performers

La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler Director/Violin