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Winter Baroque is almost upon us and I feel in my bones it will be the best we’ve ever done: “Greatest Hits of the Baroque” with two of the most esteemed baroque violinists in North America – what’s not to like?

For anyone who hasn’t heard, we have a solo Bach cello suite in addition to his famous double violin concerto; a Vivaldi triple concerto for two violins and cello (“if you like the Four Seasons, then….”); my personal favorite concerto grosso by Handel; a short work by Marin Marais for cello and harpsichord about a kidney stone operation (you’ll just have to trust me on this); and Vivaldi’s “La Folia” built upon the most famous melody in classical music.

Oh, did I mention there is also a baroque world premiere? More on that in my conversation next week with harpsichordist Nicola Canzano. All this on a Sunday matinee that runs about an hour and a quarter so you have time to get home and turn on the oven before family rolls in and chaos ensues.

‍This week’s post features a chat about being a music student in Austria with Beth Clary and Alessandra Yang (yes, my Opus 2), not coincidentally playing viola on this concert. After years of Juilliard Pre-College, Alessandra took a gap year and is now studying viola in Vienna at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien.

See you soon!

David Yang, Artistic Director