Baroque and Beyond

We are celebrating our return to the stage with a spectacular program inspired by the music of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

Baroque and Beyond sees Richard Tognetti lead the ACO through four masterworks of the Baroque era, including Summer from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, JS Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.3 and a grand Concerto Grosso by Handel, before tracing the influence of the Baroque throughout the centuries.

The virtuosity and brilliance of the ACO will be on full display in music ranging from Edvard Grieg’s Holberg Suite to the minimalism of Steve Reich and ballet music by Igor Stravinsky. These concerts also premiere the first public performances of a stunning new orchestral arrangement of Bach’s iconic Chaconne by Richard himself.

After so many months away from the concert hall, we can’t wait to be back and perform for you in November.

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Details correct at the time of publication.

• Program

  Vivaldi

  Summer from The Four Seasons

  Handel

  Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.6, No.5

  Vivaldi

  Violin Concerto in D major "Grosso Mogul"

  Bach

  Brandenburg Concerto No.3

  Bach

  Cello Suite No.4: Prelude

  Thomas Adès

  O Albion

  Bach (arr. Tognetti)

  Violin Sonata No.2 in D minor: Chaconne

  Leonarda

  Sonata for 2 Violins in F major

  Steve Reich

  Duet

  Grieg

  Holberg Suite

  Stavinsky

  Apollon musagète: X. Apotheosis

  Hassler

  Finnish Hymn: Oi rakkain Jeesukseni

  Bach

  St Matthew Passion: "Erbarme dich"