This concert showcases all twelve spectacular concertos of Antonio Vivaldi’s L’estro Armonico. They are the most popular and well-known of all of Vivaldi’s works. It is vintage Vivaldi: lively, exuberant and brilliant allegros, spun‐out cantilenas in Italian ‘belcanto’ style, and a general feel of Italian passion and good humour. The works immediately met with great acclaim after their publication in 1711, giving way to over 30 reprints in the subsequent 32 years. For each concerto, there are seven independent parts. In each consecutive group of three concertos, the first is a concerto for four violins, the second for two violins, and the third a solo violin concerto. The cello gets soloistic passages in several of the concertos. Vivaldi scholar Michael Talbot described the set as “perhaps the most influential collection of instrumental music to appear during the whole of the eighteenth century.” Our violinists will all be soloists as well as taking on all the other parts. A concert not to be missed! Musicians: Noémy Gagnon-Lafrenais, solo violin Laura Veeze, solo violin Naomi Delafield, solo violin Keith Hamm, solo violin Leanne Dammann Maitland, viola Ronelle Schaufele, viola Josephine van Lier, cello Anne Duranceau, bass Lucas Harris, theorbo Jonathan Stuchbery, theorbo Christopher Bagan, historical keyboards