A Breath of Enlightment

European Union Baroque Orchestra
Alexis Kossenko, director and flute/ recorder soloist
Zefira Valova, concert master and violin soloist

Locatelli: Concerto Pastorale in F minor Op.1 No.8 ‘Christmas Concerto’ Giuseppe Baldassare: Sammartini Concerto in F major for recorder and strings
Graupner: Overture in E major GWV 436
Telemann: Concerto in E minor for flute, violin and strings, TWV 52: e3 Pisendel: Sonata in C minor
Geminiani: Concerto Grosso in D minor
JS Bach: Suite No.2 in B minor BWV 1067

From Locatelli to JS Bach via Pisendel we travel through 18th-century Europe and through a period of change from the formal baroque style to the emerging classical style – step forward the orchestra! In a rare London appearance, the European Union Baroque Orchestra explore this musical transition, shaking off the rules of baroque structure along the way.