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The Art of the Italian Concerto

Academy of Ancient Music

,Milton Court Concert Hall
Close up photo of a gondola on the water

AAM 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.

Take the warmth of Italy. Add the energy of the baroque, plus the novelty and glamour of the very latest in musical technology: the violin. Today we celebrate the Italian concerto, a sunburst of creativity, flamboyance and sheer musical imagination that took Europe by storm – and transformed the way we listen.

Tonight, we’ll meet some old friends: who doesn’t love the showmanship and melody of Vivaldi’s L’Estro Armonico, or the unchained exuberance of a Corelli Concerto Grosso? Locatelli, Valentini and Mossi are less well-known, but every bit as entertaining. AAM’s leader Bojan Čičić leads a hand-picked team of virtuoso players to rediscover a fabulous lost world: music that never loses its power to seduce, dazzle and delight.

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This performance will finish at approximately 9.05pm, including a 20-minute interval

Produced by the Academy of Ancient Music

Programme

  • Giovanni Mossi   Concerto for Four Violins in G minor
  • Pietro Locatelli   Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op 1 No 11
  • Antonio Vivaldi   Violin Concerto from L’Estro Armonico
  •   Concerto for Two Violins from L’Estro Armonico
  • Giuseppe Valentini   Concerto for Four Violins in A minor
  • Arcangelo Corelli   Concerto Grosso in D major, Op 6 No 4

Performers

  • Academy of Ancient Music  
  • Bojan Čičić   director and violin

Pre-concert talk

6.30pm, Milton Court Concert Hall

Free

Digital programme

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Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

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