Vivaldi's Orphanage Concerts 11. – „G” and the Sunshine

Program:
Antonio Vivaldi:
Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 145
Bassoon Concerto in G major, RV 492
Flute Concerto in G major,  RV 435
Sinfonia in G major, RV 149
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Violin Concerto in G minor,  RV 330
Flute Concerto in G minor, RV 439
Bassoon Concerto in G major, RV 493

Featuring:
György Lakatos – bassoon
Boglárka Csapó – flute
Zselyke Fehér – flute
Eszter Holozsai – flute
Anna Pintér – flute
Boglárka Réti – flute
Concerto Armonico
Artistic Director: Miklós Spányi
Concert Master: Gábor Homoki

While Vivaldi is widely known as a composer, he was regarded as an exceptionally skilled violinist as well. In September 1703, he became maestro di violino at an orphanage called the Pio Ospedale della Pietà in Venice. Vivaldi was only 25 when he started working at the orphanage. Over the next thirty years he composed most of his major works while working there. The girls received a musical education, and the most talented among them stayed and became members of the Ospedale's renowned orchestra and choir. Shortly after Vivaldi's appointment, the orphans began to gain appreciation and esteem abroad, too. Vivaldi wrote concertos, cantatas and sacred vocal music for them. A selection of these works is presented by György Lakatos, the Concerto Armonico Budapest, and guest soloists in their concert series arriving to its 11th episode. György Lakatos gives a short introduction about the music in Hungarian.