Four Seasons by Candlelight

Date & Time

Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 14:30

Venue

The verve and virtuosity of the 18th century is brought to life in this enchanting concert staged in a candle-lit style setting with an evocative programme crowned by Vivaldi’s sublime masterpiece.

Keywords: Baroque, Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival 2024, Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.barbican.org.uk)

Musicians

Mozart Festival Orchestra
David Juritz	Violin
David Blackadder	Trumpet
Harriet Eyley	Soprano

Program

Antonio Vivaldi	The Four Seasons
Marc-Antoine Charpentier	'Prelude' from Te Deum
Johann Sebastian Bach	Brandenburg Concerto No 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	'Alleluia' from Exultate Jubilate
Georg Friedrich Händel	Eternal Source of Light Divine
Henry Purcell	Trumpet Suite
Georg Friedrich Händel	Let the Bright Seraphim

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