Vivaldi's Orphanage Concerts 12. – The Bassoon Lesson

Featuring:
György Lakatos – bassoon
Concerto Armonico
Artistic Director: Miklós Spányi
Concert Master: Gábor Homoki

In 1706 Antonio Vivaldi became violin teacher at the Pio Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage for girls in Venice, and remained associated with the institution for the rest of his life. During this period, the orchestra of orphans was gaining increasing recognition throughout Italy. Vivaldi composed most of his concertos, cantatas and church music for them. He wrote more than 500 concertos alone, including works for solo instrument – mostly violin or bassoon – and orchestra, as well as pieces for string ensemble, more reminiscent of later symphonies. The highly successful concert series of bassoonist György Lakatos and Concerto Armonico is based around Vivaldi's concertos, and this time they will not only perform a selection of works by the Italian Baroque master, with a musical introduction by György Lakatos, but also offer an insight into the workshop of music teachers with 15 bassoon students: Ivett Bazsinka, Anna Beleznai, Kinga Kelemen, Laura Kolozsi, Luca Losonci, Borbála Marics, Sarolta Nagy, Flóra Németh, Valéria Novák, Petra Stankowsky, Szellő Szőllősy, Anna Török, Luca Varga, Vera Zöld, and Dominika Zsargó.