Concert - Jean-Marie Leclair at Concertgebouw
Jean-Marie Leclair, French composer, Violin virtuoso and a musical peace maker
FRENCH COMPOSER, VIOLIN VIRTUOSO AND A MUSICAL PEACE MAKER
Jean-Marie Leclair was born 325 years ago in Lyon. He became the most important French composer in the first half of the 18th century, he was the founder of the French Violin School and the ‘peace maker’ between de French and Italian style (Les Goûts Réunis) . In the NTR ZaterdagMatinee on September 17th, at 14.15 hrs. in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam Leclairs Violinconcerto op.7 nr.5 will be performed by Le Concert de la Loge, conducted by Julien Chauvin who will also play the baroque violin. On the programme also aria’s from Leclairs first opera Scylla et Glaucus and Les saisons amusantes by Nicolas Chédeville, who was a great admirer of Antonio Vivaldi. Several compositions by Antonio Vivaldi will be performed.
As a member of Alliance Francaise Amsterdam, get a 30% discount with the code ZM220917. The ticket is at 34,50€ (instead of
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Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin, baroque violin and conductor
Emöke Baráth, soprano
Tim Mead, countertenor
Leclair Suite and aria’s from Scylla et Glaucus; Violin concerto opus 7 nr.5
Vivaldi Concert for 2 oboes and string orchestra RV 535; Nisi Dominus RV 608; Concert for violin, 2 oboes, 2 horns, English horn and string orchestra
Chédeville Parts from Les saisons amusantes