A night of musical crime mysteries from the 17th and 18th Centuries starts a new season as we return to Walthamstow.
Many of the baroque era’s great composers remain famous today: Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli. There are many others whom you may not have heard of but were just as influential in their day. Composers like Alessandro Stradella (1643-1682), an early adopter of the ‘concerto gross’; Carlo Ambrogio Lonati (1645-1712), nicknamed “the Queen’s hunchback” and known for his violin sonatas and trio sonatas; and Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764), a virtuoso violinist often called the “French Corelli” or “French Bach”.
However, there’s more to the story than meets the eye. Beneath the wondrous works of these composers lie grizzy tales of notorious engagements and involvement in criminal activity…
Violinist Silvia Schweinberger has investigated the truth to bring together an evening of sonatas by Stradella, Lonati and Leclair with chilling stories in between.
Get ready for a gig where nothing is as it seems. Suspense, twists and surprises guaranteed.
