PRINCE OF MUSIC: PALESTRINA IN THE ETERNAL CITY

The prominent 12-voice ensemble will celebrate its 20th season and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s 500th birthday with a program highlighting Palestrina’s music at the Sistine Chapel and the changes in his style demanded by the Counter-Reformation, his tragic personal life, and his influence on his successors.

The concert will feature several of Palestrina’s most beloved and timeless motets, as well as gems by other leading composers active in Rome.

Stile Antico is firmly established as one of the world’s most accomplished and innovative vocal ensembles. Its bestselling recordings have earned accolades including the Gramophone Award for Early Music, Diapason d’or de l’année, Edison Klassiek Award, and Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. The group has received three Grammy® nominations, and performed live at the 60th Grammy® Awards at Madison Square Garden.

Based in London, Stile Antico has appeared at many of the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals. The group enjoys a particularly close association with Wigmore Hall, and has performed at the BBC Proms, Buckingham Palace, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Cité de la Musique, Luxembourg Philharmonie, Leipzig Gewandhaus and Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional. Stile Antico is frequently invited to appear at Europe’s leading festivals: highlights include the Antwerp, Bruges, Utrecht and York Early Music Festivals, the Lucerne Easter Festival and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. (Stile Antico)