In October, PBO welcomes the return of audience favorite and friend to many in the orchestra, Elizabeth Wallfisch. The period-violin specialist has crafted a program of Baroque concertos that is designed to illustrate the theatricality and often adversarial nature of the concerto form. Opening with Georg Muffat’s sophisticated ode to friendship, the program includes Georg Philipp Telemann’s grand and youthful joust (Concerto in C major for Two Violins) and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer’s posturing swordplay (Die Fechtschule), finishing with Johann Sebastian Bach’s dramatic Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major.
- Venue: First United Methodist Church
- Date: Fri October 9, 2009 8:00pm
- City: Palo Alto
- Price Range: $25-$75
- Tickets: (415) 392-4400
Sat October 10, 2009 8:00pm
First Congregational Church - Berkeley
Sun October 11, 2009 7:30pm
First Congregational Church - Berkeley
Sat October 17, 2009 8:00pm
Fri October 16, 2009 8:00pm
Herbst Theatre
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Program
Georg Muffat
Fasciculus VIII Indissolubilis Amicitia “Inseperable Friendship” in E major from Florilegium Secundum
Georg Phillip Telemann
Concerto in D major for Two Violins and Bassoon
Georg Phillip Telemann
Sonata in C major for Four Violins
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
Die Fechtschule “Fencing School"
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major
Performers
Elizabeth Wallfisch
leader and violin
More About This Event
SFCV Previews
September 28, 2009
Amid the glamour and glitz of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s’s 2009-2010 season, the ensemble’s October concert set “The Concerto: An Adversarial Friendship” may draw more headlines for its guest leader (the dynamic violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch) than its repertory, comprising mostly less-familiar German figures (Muffat, Biber, Schmelzer). But dig deeper into the program, performed Oct. 9-17 in various Bay Area locales, and you’ll find some flashy selections and intriguing backstories to this highly engaging repertory. More »
