Il ritratto d'amore
9th Brunch & Lunch Concert
Juliana Georgieva, Violin
Seraina Pfenninger, Violin
Natalia Mosca, Viola
Martin Zeller, Viola da gamba
Dieter Lange, Double bass
Maria Goldschmidt, Flute
Philipp Mahrenholz, Oboe
Naoki Kitaya, Harpsichord
Rosario Conte, Theorbo/Lute
Works by Jean-Philippe Rameau, François Couperin and Marin Marais
A wide variety of ensemble formations consisting of members of the Philharmonia Zurich will again be presenting works of chamber music in our informal, intimate Brunch & Lunch concert series this season. Together with the musicians, discover forgotten gems, unusual arrangements of well-known works, and embark upon extraordinary auditive adventures.
Brunch concerts begin at 11.15 a.m. on Sundays, followed by brunch at the Restaurant Belcanto. Concert and brunch cost CHF 6O including a welcome glass of champagne (students: CHF 52 / children 16 and under: CHF 32).
Lunch concerts – featuring the same programme – are repeated the following day at 12.OO noon, and do not include a culinary option. Tickets: CHF 2O (students: CHF 18).
The Brunch & Lunch Concerts are supported by Evelyn und Herbert Axelrod
Past performances
May 2019
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May11.15
Il ritratto d'amore
9th Brunch & Lunch Concert, Spiegelsaal
20
May12.00
Il ritratto d'amore
9th Brunch & Lunch Concert, Spiegelsaal
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Il ritratto d'amore
Abstract
Il ritratto d'amore
One of the most important musicians of the French Baroque – who, however, did not produce any works for the operatic stage – was François Couperin. He was employed as organist and church conductor by Louis XIV. In the last years of the reign of the «Sun King», Couperin belonged to the court’s most intimate musical circle. Every Sunday, Couperin held concerts in the royal private chambers at Versailles, featuring works with a variety of instrumentations, artistically combining the Italian and French styles. These Concerts Royaux pour la Chambre du Roy form the birth of chamber music. In our next Lunch-/Brunch Concert you can hear selections from Il ritratto d'amore, from Couperin’s concert collection, in addition to works by Jean-Philippe Rameau and Marin Marais.