16. - 27. October 2013

Academy of Ancient Music      
Richard Egarr, director and harpsichord
Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin

Händel: Overture, Adagio & March from Occasional Oratorio
Vivaldi: Autumn from The Four Seasons
Corelli: Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.8 ‘Christmas Concerto’
Purcell: Suite from The Fairy Queen
Arne: Overture in Eight Parts
Händel: Organ Concerto HWV295 ‘The Cuckoo and the Nightingale’
Bach: Air on the G string
Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue in D major
Boyce: Symphony Op.2 No.5

This varied programme celebrates some of the best-loved baroque works, alongside a lesser-known overture by Thomas Arne — which features on the AAM’s first-ever recording from 1973.

Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin

A long-standing presence on the early music scene, Pavlo has earned the respect of musicians, audiences and critics alike through his virtuosity and versatility on renaissance, baroque and classical violins and violas. As well as leading the AAM, Pavlo directs the Avison Ensemble and has appeared with orchestras including the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Hanover Band.

Pavlo's extensive list of recordings is testament to his popularity as one of the field's outstanding players. These include, among many others, an acclaimed version of Biber's "Rosary" Sonatas with the actor Timothy West, Vivaldi's Violin Concertos, world premiere recordings of music by JJ Walther and JP von Westhoff, and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante with Monica Huggett. His acclaimed five-year project with the Avison Ensemble to record Thomas Avison's entire output is drawing to a close with the recent and much-praised release of Avison's arrangements of Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas; and it was with this group that Pavlo revived William Herschel’s Violin Concerto in D minor.

Pavlo continues to work in ground-breaking directions, particularly in his role within The Division Lobby, an ensemble exploring solo improvisation from seventeenth- century Italy. He teaches baroque violin at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.