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The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra (FBO), deemed one of the finest period ensembles in the world, makes its Australasian debut during Festival 2010. For over 20 years, the orchestra has performed internationally and cemented its reputation as sophisticated and inspiring interpreters of classical, romantic and even contemporary music.
The musicians are joined in New Zealand by multi-award-winning and eminent conductor René Jacobs, who achieved initial acclaim as a successful counter tenor. He now specialises in conducting early Classical opera and Baroque works.
Along with countless awards, the FBO most recently received two prestigious Edison Classical Music Awards, and continues to triumph in its collaborations with prestigious artists and guest conductors. This dynamic, virtuosic force promises to deliver a divine musical experience.
Concert 1: 17 March
J. HAYDN: Symphony in E flat Hob 1:91
MOZART : Concerto No. 5 in E flat for horn and orchestra K 495
MOZART : Symphony No. 38 in D K 504 Prague
Concert 2: 18 March
J. HAYDN: Symphony in G Hob 1:92 Oxford
MOZART : Violin Concerto No. 5 in A K219 Turkish
MOZART : Symphony No. 41 in C K 551 Jupiter
Concertmaster; Gottfried von der Goltz
Horn soloist in Concert 1: Teunis van der Zwart
Violin soloist in Concert 2: Gottfried von der Goltz
Image:Marco Borggreve
More Info
- René Jacobs: Art Talk
- Article: Review: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
- Article: Orchestra Breaks Baroque Music Out of the Box
Review
The Dominion Post Mar 18, 2010
At the 2006 international festival we hard the authentic instrument orchestra The Age of Enlightenment, and the contrast between that and the Freiburg orchestra heard in this concert is as great as could be imagined.
