Concerto d’Apollo

Mythological Figures in Italian Violin Sonatas

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Thursday 03. 08. 2023 | 17.00 Strahov Monastery
Summer Refectory
Strahovské nádvoří 1/132, Praha 1
17.00–21.00
With intermission

Artists

Programme

Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)
Sonata in D minor „La Follia“
 
Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770)
Sonata in G minor „La Didone Abbandonata“
 
Johann C. F. Fischer (1656–1746)
Suite in F major „Euterpé“
 
Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)
Aria secunda et variationis in E minor
 
Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762)
Song III: When Phoebus bright
 
Michele Mascitti (1664–1760)
Sonata in D major „Psiche. Divertissement“
 
Giovanni Stefano Carbonelli (1694–1773)
Sonata in A minor

Annotation

Apollo – the god of the sun, art and dance. He is the leader and protector of the Muses, the originator of order and harmony. He is also the patron of the concert, which will be performed under the painted vault of Strahov Monastery’s Summer Refectory. Its programme will take the audience in particular to the Apennine Peninsula in search of instrumental music in which its composers incorporated mythological themes. Through the scores of violin and harpsichord sonatas, the audience will meet, for example, Psyche, Dido, Euterpe, the Muse of Music, and, of course, Apollo himself. Although the evening will be dominated by expressive Italian virtuosity, a refined French grace will not be lacking. The exceptionally demanding parts will be handled with ease by violinist Alessandro Tampieri and the harpsichordist Valeria Montanari. Their sense of 17th and 18th century musical language, improvisational skills and extraordinary musical talent are renowned throughout Europe!

Venue

Strahov Monastery

Summer Refectory
Strahovské nádvoří 1/132, Praha 1

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Partners of the concert

The concert is held with the kind support of the Italian Culture Institute in Prague and the Royal Canonry of Premonstratensians at Strahov.

Artists

Alessandro Tampieri

Alessandro Tampieri

Baroque violin

Born in Ravenna, Alessandro Tampieri began his musical studies in his home town, joining the Baroque orchestra Accademia Bizantina at a very young age. He collaborates with e.g. Il Giardino Armonico, L’Arpeggiata, Imaginarium and Il Suonar Parlante and regularly performs in the most prestigious European and American early music festivals.   Alessandro Tampieri has made recordings for Teldec, Decca Records, Naïve, Harmonia Mundi, Hyperion, Virgin Records and for major European and North American radio stations. His recent recording of Vivaldi’s concertos for viola d’amore and strings, with Accademia Bizantina and Ottavio Dantone (Naïve), received a very warm welcome from both specialist critics and the public.   Since 2011, he has been a concert master of Accademia Bizantina. He teaches at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica Gioachino Rossini in Pesaro. He plays a violin made in 2014 by Marco Minnozzi.
Valeria Montanari

Valeria Montanari

harpsichord

Valeria Montanari is a harpsichordist, organist, pianist and fortepianist. She graduated from DAMS (Discipline delle arti, della musica e dello spettacolo, Università di Bologna) and further specialised at masterclasses with Claudio Astronio, Gordon Murray, Christophe Rousset, Ottavio Dantone, Emilia Fadini and Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini.   Both as a soloist and as a continuist, she has won several prizes in international competitions and has taken part in many concerts and festivals with numerous ensembles, orchestras and conductors specialising in early music performance practice. She collaborates as a continuist with the prestigious Baroque music orchestra Accademia Bizantina (Ottavio Dantone). She has recorded for the Tactus, NovAntiqua Records, Bongiovanni, Sidecar and Amadeus Paragon labels. She currently teaches Theory and Practice of the Basso Continuo at the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello in Venice.