London Baroque

Saturday 18 September, 7.30 pm St Mary’s, Cossington London Baroque: Ingrid Seifert violin Charles Medlam bass viol Steven Devine harpsichord Music by Bach, Couperin and Rameau Jenkins Fancy a 3 Butler Fancy a 3 Young Sonata a 3 J.S.Bach Ricercar a 6 from the Musical Offering F. Couperin Deuxième Concert Royal in D major Forqueray La Régente - La Du Vaucel- La Morangis Rameau Pièces de clavecin en concert No.3 in A major

Formed in 1978, London Baroque enjoys the position of being one of the most experienced and long-lived baroque chamber groups.  After more than fifteen years recording exclusively for Harmonia Mundi, France, where their releases included the complete trios of Corelli, Handel, Lawes, Purcell, Leclair and CPE Bach; the harpsichord concertos of WF Bach; and the complete string music of Pachelbel.  Now with the Swedish label BIS, they have also recorded Vivaldi's trios opus 1, Christmas music, three discs of Handel with Emma Kirkby, the Purcell Fantasias, Bach's trio sonatas, Rameau's Pieces de Clavecin en concert, Couperin’s Apothéoses and a disc of Neapolitan recorder concertos with Dan Laurin.

Austrian-born Ingrid Seifert’s interest in early music started while completing her violin studies at the Salzburg Mozarteum.  After playing occasionally with Concentus Musicus, Wien and a period of study in Holland she co-founded London Baroque with Charles Medlam in 1978. 

Charles Medlam studied the cello in London, Paris, Vienna and Salzburg before becoming interested in the bass viol and early performing styles.  After a year lecturing and playing in the resident string quartet at the Chinese University of Hong Kong he returned to Europe and studied with Maurice Gendron at the Paris Conservatoire, Wolfang Herzer in Vienna and subsequently cello with Heidi Litschauer and performance practice with Nikolaus Harnoncourt in Salzburg.  After graduating with distinction from the Mozarteum he pursued his interest in the viol on frequent courses with Wieland Kuijken.

Steven Devine studied music at Oxford University and harpsichord with the late John Toll.  As conductor he works regularly with the Mozart Festival Orchestra, New Chamber Opera in Oxford and was recently appointed Associate Music Director of Opera Restor’d.  Steven is the Co-Principal keyboard player with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, which he directs from time to time. He has been Professor of Fortepiano at Trinity College of Music since 2003 and joined London Baroque in 2007.

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