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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra - The French Suite of Europe
PBO is thrilled to welcome Jordi Savall back to conduct a concert of beautiful French Baroque music. The first half of the program features lively and graceful ballet music by violinist and dancer Guillaume Dumanoir and a suite of music from the opera Alceste by Jean-Baptiste Lully that tells the story of a bride’s abduction by a jealous suitor. Later in the program, Savall features Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel, who were part of a generation of German composers fascinated by the richness and grace of the French musical style. In the Telemann suite, you have the incredible opportunity to hear Savall perform on the viola da gamba, which is rarely featured as a solo instrument with an orchestra. Handel’s beloved Water Music brings the rich orchestral colors of
the French ballet suite to full blossom, combining it with German musical sensibilities and a bit of an
English accent. Come see this extraordinary collaboration between one of the foremost early music
scholars and “the most exciting American period-instrument orchestra.”
Visit www.philharmonia.org/mar10.html to learn more about this concert and listen to part of Handel’s Water Music and French Baroque music from Savall’s visit in 2002.
For more information, visit www.philharmonia.org or call (415) 252-1288.
ABOUT For the last 28 years, San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (PBO) has been dedicated to historically-informed performance of Baroque, Classical and early Romantic music on original instruments. Led by Music Director Nicholas McGegan since 1985, PBO is recognized as one of the finest chamber orchestras, as well as one of the most exciting period-instrument ensembles. Drawing on musicians from all over the United States and abroad, PBO performs seven concert programs in four Bay Area cities each season and tours the U.S. and internationally. The group has its own professional chorus, has commissioned new music for period instruments, and has collaborated with the Mark Morris Dance Group among others. PBO’s 24 recordings have won or been nominated for numerous awards.
Full biography: http://www.philharmonia.org/bio.html
High-resolution pictures: http://www.philharmonia.org/resources.html
Visit www.philharmonia.org/mar10.html to learn more about this concert and listen to part of Handel’s Water Music and French Baroque music from Savall’s visit in 2002.
For more information, visit www.philharmonia.org or call (415) 252-1288.
ABOUT For the last 28 years, San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (PBO) has been dedicated to historically-informed performance of Baroque, Classical and early Romantic music on original instruments. Led by Music Director Nicholas McGegan since 1985, PBO is recognized as one of the finest chamber orchestras, as well as one of the most exciting period-instrument ensembles. Drawing on musicians from all over the United States and abroad, PBO performs seven concert programs in four Bay Area cities each season and tours the U.S. and internationally. The group has its own professional chorus, has commissioned new music for period instruments, and has collaborated with the Mark Morris Dance Group among others. PBO’s 24 recordings have won or been nominated for numerous awards.
Full biography: http://www.philharmonia.org/bio.html
High-resolution pictures: http://www.philharmonia.org/resources.html
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