Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Tafelmusik: Brilliant Baroque
Artists: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, directed by violinist Rachel Podger
Pre-Concert talk: 7 pm hosted by Alexander Weimann with Brandon Chui, Artistic Co-Director and Violist
Runtime: Approximately 75 min + 20 min interval
General Admission Choral Loft Seats Available – click Dress Level > Choral Loft. Note that this section is stair access only.
World-renowned period orchestra Tafelmusik, known for their dynamic, engaging, and soulful performances, brings their latest programme to Vancouver, headed by British violinist and conductor Rachel Podger. Brilliant Baroque is a musical ‘tasting menu’ of Baroque gems for orchestra by Bach, Handel, and Lully, perfect for newcomers and seasoned fans alike.
For programme notes by Charlotte Nediger click here
Generously sponsored by The Graham & Gayle Cooke Foundation
PROGRAMME
Jean Baptiste Lully (1662-1687)
Suite from Roland
Ouverture – Air gay – Gavotte – Gigue – Chaconne
Charles Avison (1709-1770)
Concerto no. 6 in D Major, after Scarlatti
Largo – Con furia – Adagio – Vivacemente
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue “St. Anne,” BWV 552
Interval
Georg Philip Telemann (1681-1767)
Concerto for 2 Oboes and Bassoon in d minor, TWV 53:d1
Grave – Allegro – Affetuoso Adagio – Vivace
J.S Bach
Concerto for violin in G Minor, BWV 1056R
Allegro – Adagio – Presto
Rachel Podger, violin soloist
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Concerto grosso in G Major, op. 6, no. 5
Larghetto e affettuoso – A tempo giusto – Musette – Allegro – Allegro
Handel
Chaconne from Trepsichore
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Every now and then a group of musicians comes along and changes the way we think about music. For over four decades, Tafelmusik has been synonymous worldwide with dynamic, engaging, and soulful performances informed by scholarship, passion and artistic excellence.
Performing on instruments and in styles appropriate to the era, Tafelmusik has performed in more than 350 cities in 32 countries. Its extensive discography on the Sony, CBC Records, Analekta and Tafelmedia labels have garnered ten JUNOs and numerous international recording prizes. From a vibrant home season in Toronto, to international tours, award-winning recordings, innovative collaborations, and inspiring education programs, Tafelmusik is a musical powerhouse with a reputation for thrilling and delighting audiences.
Tafelmusik Artistic Co-Directors: Brandon Chui, Dominic Teresi, Cristina Zacharias
Rachel Podger, violin & direction
“Rachel Podger, the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin” (The Times), has established herself as a leading interpreter of baroque and classical music. Fresh from being announced as the winner of two 2023 BBC Music Magazine Awards for Instrumental Recording and Recording of the Year, as 23/24 Artist in Focus for Kings Place, and with two new albums released this month, Rachel was the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Royal Academy of Music/Kohn Foundation Bach Prize in October 2015, Gramophone Artist of the Year 2018, and
the Ambassador for REMA’s Early Music Day 2020. A creative programmer, she is the founder and Artistic Director of Brecon Baroque Festival and her ensemble Brecon Baroque. Tafelmusik is thrilled to welcome Rachel Podger as Principal Guest Director beginning in September 2024.
Rachel is a dedicated educator and holds an honorary position at both the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She also teaches at The Juilliard School in New York City.
