I Musici – 60th Anniversary Tour
Concert Tours
Touring Producer for the Italian Baroque orchestra I Musici, touring for the first time in Australia.
Location: Australia
Year: 2012
Venues / Dates: Robert Blackwell Hall, Melbourne (22 February), Queensland Performing Arts Centre (23 February), Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney (26 February)
Repertoire: Rossini, Sonata a quattro in G major: Rossini, Theme and variations for cello and strings: Paganinni, Il Mosè – theme and variations on the 4th string, for violin and strings: Donizetti, Allegro in D Maj: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
About
One of the most respected ensembles in existence today, I Musici is Italy’s oldest continuously active chamber group. At their first performance in Rome in 1952, I Musici broke all the rules, playing baroque concerti with a tight knit ensemble of just twelve players and no conductor.
Italy’s legendary baroque string ensemble celebrate sixty years of vibrant and virtuosic music-making. Paying homage to their musical heritage with works by Italian masters Rossini, Donizetti and Paganini, culminating with their historic and superlative interpretation of Vivaldi’s magnificent Four Seasons – unmatched for its vigor, dynamism, sensitivity and sheer muscular energy.
Reviews
In every style they bring the essential impulse of life – the result is playing of verve, stylistic purity and impeccable artistry…Never does the rhythmic impulse falter, never is a note out of place.- The New York Times