Music concert

Sounding Stories I

Cartoons in sound

JOHANN JOSEPH FUX
Ouverture in D major no.4, K 357
HEINRICH BIBER
Battalia a 10 in D major, C 61
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Concerto in F major, RV 569
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Concerto in A major 'The Frogs', TWV 51:a4
JOHANN JOSEPH FUX
Concerto 'Le dolcezze e l'amarezze della notte' in D major, E 1
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Concerto 'per la solennità di San Lorenzo', RV 562
DMITRY SINKOVSKY
Musical leader and violin solo

Vivaldi and his contemporaries painted with sounds. Their mission was to strike the listener amidships with music that is so evocative that it is almost palpable. Such orchestral works as Fux’ Le dolcezze e l’amarezze della notte, Heinrich Biber’s Battalia and Telemann’s Concerto ‘Die Relinge’ or ‘The Frogs’ unfold like cartoons in sound. The bittersweet night, a wounded musketeer, spluttering drinkers and croaking frogs courting one another: a great variety of scenes appear to the mind’s eye – at first subdued, then exuberant, often extremely humorous. Vivaldi’s spectacular Concerto per la solennità di San Lorenzo and his concerto grossi also conjure up a wide range of human emotions. B’Rock is joining forces with a kindred musical spirit of its early days: Dmitry Sinkovsky. Roused by his boundless virtuosity and intense expressiveness, the orchestra brings the baroque world of images to life.

 

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B'Rock and Sinkovsky seem ideally suited - both enthusiastic and fearless. The players attacked their strings with relish, filling Cadogan Hall with a thrilling body of sound, weighty but flexible, with a satisfying depth. I wish B'Rock a speedy return.
Nick Breckenfield Classical Source, 08.08.2015
Great afternoon with B'Rock Orchestra at the BBC Proms - thrilling music making.
Petroc Trelawny BBC Radio 3, 07.08.2015
Past shows
March 1, 2018 Thursday 20:00
Hong Kong, HK Hong Kong Arts Festival
February 10, 2018 Saturday 20:00
Brugge, BE Concertgebouw
February 9, 2018 Friday 20:00
Brugge, BE Concertgebouw (privéconcert)
February 8, 2018 Thursday 20:00
Bornem, BE cc Ter Dilft