A Celebrity Recital with Rachel Podger & Friends
Tickets: £45 | £35 | £25 | £15*
*please note £15 are heavily restricted viewing
“…the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin.”
The Times
Handel’s music has captivated and inspired the greatest instrumentalists from the 18th century to the current day. Rachel Podger is one of the world’s most-revered Baroque violinists. She makes her London Handel Festival debut alongside a team of internationally-renowned instrumentalists, in a programme that features some of Handel’s finest chamber music, as well as gems from composers known and loved by Handel.
Performers
Rachel Podger – violin
Matthew Truscott – violin
Alex Rolton – cello
Eligio Quinteiro – theorbo
Roger Hamilton – harpsichord
Repertoire
Handel, George Frideric: Trio Sonata in F major op5 no 6 HWV 401
Purcell, Henry: Trio Sonata in B flat major Z791 from ‘Sonatas in three parts’
Leclair, Jean-Marie: Duo for 2 violins op 3 no 5 in E minor
Handel, George Frideric: Trio Sonata in E minor HWV 398 op 5 no 3
Interval
Geminiani, Francesco: Cello Sonata no. 2 opus 5
Leclair, Jean-Marie: Duo for 2 violins op 12 no 6 in B flat major
Purcell, Henry: Trio Sonata from ‘Sonatas in 4 parts’ no 6 in G minor Z807
Handel, George Frideric: Trio Sonata in G minor HWV 391 op 2 no 6
Length 1hr 45 mins (incl. interval)