Founded in 1997, and named after the flame-haired priest, Antonio Vivaldi, Red Priest is the only early music group in the world to have been compared in the press to the Rolling Stones, Jackson Pollock, the Marx Brothers, Spike Jones and the Cirque du Soleil. This extraordinary acoustic foursome has redefined the art of period performance, creating a virtual orchestra through their creative arrangements, performing from memory with swashbuckling virtuosity, heart-on-sleeve emotion and compelling stagecraft. With a repertoire that ranges from obscure 17th century sonatas to the most famous works of Bach and Vivaldi, Red Priest has been described by critics as ‘outrageous yet compulsive’, ‘wholly irreverent and highly enlightened’, ‘completely wild and deeply imaginative’, with a ‘red-hot wicked sense of humour’ and a ‘break-all-rules, rock-chamber concert approach to early music’.
Red Priest will perform their new program, Truly Madly Baroque, which includes:
BACH — Brandenburg Concerto no. 5
VIVALDI — Concerto for Four Violins
PACHELBEL — Canon and Gigue
ALBINONI — Oboe Concerto Op.9/2
TARTINI — The Devil’s Trill Sonata
And works by MARINI, LOCATELLI, SANZ and others