Vivaldi’s Virtuosic Violin Concertos

Prague Castle, Rudolf Gallery,
Prague Castle, Prague 1

CECILIA CON AMICI (Netherlands) 
Cecilia Bernardini – solo baroque violin, artistic direction
Alice Evans – baroque violin
Alfonso Leal de L’Ojo – baroque viola
Femke Huizinga – baroque viola
Petr Hamouz – baroque cello
Pawel Siwczak – harpsichord

 

There is no better known musical symbol of the legendary City on the Lagoon than Antonio Vivaldi. Even today his musical spirit pervades the city and in mid-July, the echo of the Red Priest’s fame will resound in Prague. In the Rudolf Gallery of the Prague Castle, the brilliant Dutch-Italian violinist Cecilia Bernardini with her musical “Amici” will perform concertos dedicated to one of Vivaldi’s favorites among the students at the Ospedale della Pietà who was called, due to her exceptional talent and dedication, Anna da Violin (Anna of the Violin). We will commemorate some of the other gifted pupils of Vivaldi’s, such as Candida dalla Viola, Lucietta Organista, and Anneta dal Basso. But the spotlight will shine primarily on the world-renowned soloist who might be dubbed, for this occasion at least, “Cecilia da Violin”.