Simply... Philharmonic!2: Concerti grossi, Op. 6 (Part I)

Date & Time

Tue, Dec 3, 2024, 19:00

Venue

Filharmonia Narodowa, Chamber Music Hall (Warszawa)

Kore Orchestra, photo: Grzesiek Mart Ladies and Gentleman, due to reasons beyond the Warsaw Philharmonic, Alexis Kossenko will not perform in the concert on 3 December 2024. Concerto in C major, TWV 51:C1 and Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D1 by Georg Philipp Telemann will be replaced in the programme by Overture in B flat major TWV 55:B5. Other pieces in the programme and performers remain unchanged. George Frideric Handel composed the cycle of 12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 in... Read full text

Keywords: Baroque

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Musicians

Kore Orchestra
Stefano Rossi	Skrzypce, Solista
Jesenka Balić Žunić	Skrzypce, Solistka
Tormod Dalen	Wiolonczela, Solista
Joanna Boślak-Górniok	Harpsichord, Art Director

Program

Concerto grosso in A major, Op. 6 No. 11	Georg Friedrich Händel
Concerto grosso in E minor, Op. 6 No. 3	Georg Friedrich Händel
Overture in B flat major for strings and basso continuo, TWV 55:B5	Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto grosso in B minor, Op. 6 No. 12	Georg Friedrich Händel

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