St Martin in the Fields: Vivaldi Mandolin Concerto with Raffaele La Ragione
St Martin in the Fields Trafalgar Square, London, United KingdomLa Serenissima meets mandolin sensation Raffaele La Ragione for an all-Vivaldi extravaganza. Baroque Venice at its most stylish – and seductive. “Gorgeous” was how Gramophone magazine described the playing of Raffaele La Ragione. And if you never realised that a mandolin could be playful, brilliant – even sensuous – this outstanding young Italian virtuoso has a thrilling […]
The Tung: Vivaldi: Plucked and Bowed
The Tung Auditorium 60 Oxford Street, Liverpool, United KingdomA rare chance to hear Vivaldi’s music for plucked and bowed strings. Adrian Chandler returns to Liverpool with La Serenissima, the group recognised for “Whipping up a storm with Vivaldi” (The Telegraph), and mandolin star Raffaele La Ragione. Programme Ouverture-Suite for strings & continuo in F Giuseppe Antonio BRESCIANELLO (c1690 – 1758)Sinfonia in G for strings and […]
Cambridge Early Music: Vivaldi and Venice
West Road Concert Hall 11 West Road, CambridgeBaroque brilliance returns to Cambridge as award-winning ensemble La Serenissima light up the stage. They present a rare and thrilling programme of Vivaldi’s music for plucked and bowed strings. Joining them is Italian mandolin virtuoso Raffaele La Ragione. Hailed by The Telegraph for ‘whipping up a storm with Vivaldi,’ La Serenissima is the UK’s leading voice […]