The Berliner Barock Solisten was founded in 1995 by specialists in ancient
music at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Since then the group has worked
under the baton of Nicolaus Harnoncourt, one of the world's leading
specialists of Baroque music, and Philippe Herreweghe, the founder and
musical director of Collegium Vocale, which specializes in the music of Bach
and his forerunners. Together, they infused an enthusiasm for music from the
17th and 18th centuries into the Berliner Barock Solisten.
Depending on the program they are playing, the ensemble is comprised of
between nine and 14 musicians who regularly work together both as part of
the Barock Solisten and in various other artistic commitments.
In order to present authentic interpretations of baroque works, the group
combines period and modern instruments and performance practices and
techniques from various periods throughout history.
Starting with Rainer Kussmaul, the first concertmaster of the Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra from 1993 to 1998, the Barock Solisten musicians have
made it their special task not only to perform a standard baroque
repertoire, but also to introduce their audiences to works by lesser-known
masters as well as long-forgotten compositions.
For next Thursday's concert, the Solisten will perform Vivaldi's Concerto
for Viola d'Amore, Concerto for Violincello, and Concertos for Violin, or
Four Seasons, as well as Albinoni's Sonata a Cinque for Strings. The
performance will start at 7:30pm at the National Concert Hall. Tickets are
available through Acer ticketing outlets.
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