Southern Baroque Ensemble | Christopher's Classics

“Music is a bridge between the past and the present” wrote Antonio Vivaldi, celebrating the power of music to transcend time and place. We embrace the old and new, side-by-side in a very special programme led by renowned Hungarian Baroque specialist Szabolcs Illes with Southern Baroque - an ensemble of New Zealand’s leading period instrumentalists formed specially for Christopher’s Classics. Handel’s heartfelt arias are nestled within the rustic brilliance of Vivaldi’s and Corelli’s concerto grossi, setting the scene for Anthony Ritchie’s Harpsichord Concerto, his modern take on the four seasons of Dunedin.

Antonio Vivaldi Sinfonia RV 725
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6 No.1
George Frederic Handel Soprano Arias; Susse Stille, So shall the lute and harp awake, Lascia Ch’io pianga
Anthony Ritchie Four Seasons in One Day for Harpsichord and Strings
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Strings in G Major, RV 151 "Alla Rustica"
Antonio Vivaldi Ascende laeta RV 635

Pepe Becker soprano
Edita Keglerova harpsichord
Szabolcs Illes baroque violin
Miranda Hutton baroque violin
Mark Menzies baroque viola
Tomas Hurnik baroque cello