15/06/2022

Fabio Biondi

Fabio Biondi is one of the leading figures in the world of early music. In Krakow, the Italian violinist and conductor with his own ensemble Europa Galante will perform an exceptional version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, where each violin concerto is intertwined with arias from Baroque operas thematically related to the given season. The arias will be performed by Hungarian soprano Emöke Baráth. The program is entitled ‘The Voice of Nature’.

ARTISTS:

FABIO BIONDI – violin

EMÖKE BARÁTH – SOPRANo

EUROPA GALANTE

PROGRAM:

PURCELL: Suite from the Fairy Queen
‘Thus the ever Grateful Spring’
‘See, see my many Colour’d Fields’
‘Dance for the Followers of Night’
‘See, even Night herself is here’
‘Dance of the Haymakers’
‘Now the Night is chas’d away’

VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op.8, No.2, RV315 ‘L’Estate’
HANDEL: Aria ‘Like clouds, stormy winds them impelling’ from The Triumph of Time and Truth Interval
HANDEL: Aria ‘Finché d’un Zeffiro Soave’ from Ezio
VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in F Major, Op.8, No.3, RV293 ‘L’Autumno’
HANDEL: Aria ‘Da tempesta’ from Guilio Cesare
VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op.8, No.4, RV297 ‘L’Inverno’