A VENETIAN DUEL OF BOWS

The celebrated ensemble Venice Baroque Orchestra, under the direction of Andrea Marcon and joined by the extraordinary violinist Chouchane Siranossian, will open our Main Series with an exciting imaginary “battle of the bows”’ between Vivaldi, Veracini, Tartini, and Locatelli—the “four musketeers” of the violin.

Founded in 1997 by Baroque scholar and harpsichordist Andrea Marcon, the Venice Baroque Orchestra is recognized as one of the premier ensembles devoted to period instrument performance. The Orchestra receives wide critical acclaim for its concert and opera performances throughout North America, Europe, South America, Japan and Korea, Taiwan and China.

Committed to the rediscovery of 17th- and 18th-century masterpieces, under Mr. Marcon’s leadership VBO has given the modern-day premieres of Francesco Cavalli’s L’Orione, Vivaldi’s Atenaide, Andromeda liberata, Benedetto Marcello’s La morte d’Adone and Il trionfo della poesia e della musica, and Boccherini’s La Clementina.