Dvořák Prague Festival • Marcon, Kožená & Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Programme
George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 1 in G major, HWV 319
Antonio Vivaldi
“Vedrò con mio diletto”, aria from the opera Il Giustino, RV 717
George Frideric Handel
“Pensieri, voi mi tormentate”, aria from the opera Agrippina, HWV 6
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for two cellos, strings, and basso continuo in G minor, RV 531
Antonio Vivaldi
“Gelido in ogni vena”, aria from the opera Il Farnace, RV 711
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for string orchestra and basso continuo in G minor, RV 157
George Frideric Handel
“Scherza, infida!”, aria from the opera Ariodante, HWV 33
George Frideric Handel
“Dopo notte, atra e funesta”, aria from the opera Ariodante, HWV 33
Performers
Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano
Magdalena Kožená
mezzo-soprano
Like on many past occasions, Magdalena Kožená is returning to her homeland with her husband, Sir Simon Rattle. Kožená, a graduate of the Brno Conservatoire and of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, came to worldwide attention thanks in part to victory at the International Mozart Competition in 1995; four years later she signed an exclusive contract with the label Deutsche Grammophon, for which she has released many award-winning recordings (Gramophone Award, Echo Klassik, Diapason d’Or etc.). She divides her performing activities between recitals, concert appearances, and operatic roles including regular guest appearances at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. She also performs in such non-classical genres as swing and flamenco. Her classical repertoire is of remarkable breadth, ranging from the baroque era and collaborations with ensembles specialising in early music to the classical and romantic repertoire, in which she has won fame in part as a proponent of Czech music, and onwards to the music of today.
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Andrea Marcon conductor
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