Viennese Tuning Times - Concert for the Anniversary of Czech Statehood

The Viennese Tuning Times ensemble from Brno - composed of graduates of the Leoš Janáček Academy of Music and Arts and winners of international competitions - will present a concert of opera arias, sacred works, and instrumental compositions from the Baroque and Classical periods.

The programme features arias and sacred works by Georg Friedrich Händel and Antonio Vivaldi, complemented by instrumental compositions by Johannes Matthias Sperger and Jan Křtitel Vaňhal. These will be performed with a historical viol accompanied by viola.

Performers:
Iva Táborská, mezzo-soprano
Sebastian Brettfeld, viol
Ariana Suleiman Shakh, viola

Programme:
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
- How beautiful are the feet, from the oratorio Messiah
- O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, from the oratorio Messiah

Johannes Matthias Sperger (1750-1812)
- Sonata in B minor for viol and cello (arr. viola), 3rd movement Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Quanto magis generosa, from the oratorio Juditha Triumphans
- Nox obscura, from the oratorio Juditha Triumphans

Jan Křtitel Vaňhal (1739-1813)
- Concerto for viol: 1st movement Allegro moderato, 2nd movement Adagio, 3rd movement Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Cum dederit, from Nisi Dominus

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
- O Lord, whose mercies numberless, from the oratorio Saul HWV 53

Tickets available in advance at smsticket.cz and at the Moravské Budějovice Tourist Information Centre. Admission at the venue and on the day of the event is 250 CZK.