Geneva Camerata: Balkan-Baroque!

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Kings Place: Hall One90 York Way, London, Greater London, N1 9AG, United Kingdom

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Programme

Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)	L'Olimpiade, RV 725: Overture
Traditional	Balkan Dances from Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich (1732-1795)	Symphony in D minor
Traditional	Krivo Sadovsko Horo
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV1043
Traditional	Çoban Cirto
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)	Oboe Concerto in E minor, TWV 51:e1 ((performed on the clarinet))
Traditional	Medley of Balkan Songs and Dances

Performers

Geneva Camerata
Gilad Harel	Clarinet
David Greilsammer	Conductor

An encounter between Baroque music and Balkan folk? The Geneva Camerata and conductor David Greilsammer take up this extraordinary challenge, inviting the public to an unexpected journey between two worlds that had never met before. Guest soloist Gilad Harel, an avid performer of classical, folk, klezmer and jazz, will reveal a magical dialogue between the elegance of Baroque and the wild rhythms of traditional balkan songs...

All the arrangements for this concert were created by Sergei Abir

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Geneva Camerata: Balkan fire, tepid Baroque

Mark Pullinger, 20th May

In its Balkan-Baroque! programme, Geneva Camerata – inspired by clarinettist Gilad Harel – really found their groove in a variety of dances from the Balkan regions.

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