Concerto Köln [CONCERT]

CONCERTO Köln MAYUMI HIRASAKI, SHUNSKE SATO, EVGENY SVIRIDOV AND JESUS MERINO, VIOLIN SOLOISTS ABOUT THIS CONCERT The splendid Concerto Köln is one of the world’s most admired period instrument orchestras, known for clarity of sound and performances with a palpable sense of the dramatic. This “undeniably exciting” (New York Times) ensemble boasts an impressive range of musical interests, from Bach to Wagner—and a quartet of top-notch concertmasters, all four featured in this brilliant program of German and Italian concerti for the violin.  ------------------------- PRE-CONCERT  Conversation with the Artists Whittall Pavilion, 6:30 pm ------------------------- PROGRAM HANDEL CONCERTO GROSSO IN F MAJOR, op. 6/2, HWV 320 J.S. BACH Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 VIVALDI Concerto for Strings in A major, RV 158 LOCATELLI Concerto for Four Solo Violins in F major, op. 4/12 HANDEL Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in F major, op. 4/4, HWV 292 GEMINIANI Concerto Grosso in D minor, “La Folia,” no. 12 VIVALDI Concerto for Four Solo Violins in B minor, op. 3/10, RV 580 ------------------------- _Additional Ticketing Information_ Reserved seats not claimed by five minutes before the scheduled start of the event will be distributed to waiting RUSH patrons. For more information about RUSH please visit www.loc.gov/concerts/tickets.html [http://www.loc.gov/concerts/tickets.html] For patrons unable to obtain a reservation, we strongly encourage attendance anyway—while there is no guarantee of seating due to the intimate size of some spaces, patrons are almost always accommodated, especially if they collect a RUSH Space Available pass two hours in advance of the show's start time. In over 99% of cases, all guests are able to be seated, and some seats are ALWAYS available for sold-out performances due to returns and no-shows. Please request ADA accommodations at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov. ------------------------- Support free programming at the Library of Congress by joining the Friends of Music [http://www.loc.gov/concerts/supportus/].