Gli Angeli Genève
Biography
Founded in 2005 by Stephan MacLeod, Gli Angeli Genève is one of the leading European ensembles for 17th and 18th Century repertoire. The ensemble is composed of Swiss and foreign musicians and performs on period instruments. It is based in Geneva, where it regularly gives performances, notably a programme dedicated to the cantatas of J.S. Bach, as well as its annual concert at the Victoria Hall.
Each year, in partnership with the Département de l’Instruction Publique of the Canton of Geneva and the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Gli Angeli offers educational activities to local students. The ensemble is regularly solicited to perform in renowned venues and has been invited by some of the most important European festivals. It is well appreciated by the public and by critics.
During the last two seasons, Gli Angeli has been in residence in Utrecht and in Thuringia, where it performs regularly. It has also given concerts in Saintes, Bremen, Stuttgart, Brussels, Milan, Wroclaw, Paris and The Hague, among others. Upcoming projects include a new programme dedicated to Haydn’s Symphonies, several concerts in Europe, as well as a concert tour in Canada.
Events
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony in D Major KV 81
Air de Concert KV 490 « Non piú ! Tutto ascoltai ! »
Air de Concert KV 217 « Voi avete un cor fedele »
Air de Concert KV 272 « Ah ! Lo previdi »
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Flute Concerto in G Major H445 (Wq 169)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Air de Concert KV 505 « Ch’io mi scordi di te » pour mezzo-soprano, piano et orchestre*
ARTISTS:
Bénédicte Tauran, soprano, 3rd Prize 2003
Anna Kasyan, soprano, 3rd Prize 2007
Polina Pasztircsák, soprano, 1st Prize 2009
Marina Viotti, mezzo-soprano, 3rd Prize 2016
Yubeen Kim, flute, 2nd Prize 2014
Lorenzo Soulès, piano, 1st Prize 2012
Gli Angeli Genève
Stephan MacLeod, conducting
Recorded by Espace 2
With the suport of the Grand Théâtre de Genève
Ticketing: Grand-Théâtre de Genève
*The Complete Works (www.cpebach.org) were made available by the publisher, the Packard Humanities Institute of Los Altos, California.
NOTE ON THE PROGRAMME:
Early music does not often feature in music competitions; as we think this is wrong, we have now given it a prominent place in our festivals and concerts. In Geneva, we rarely call upon purely baroque musical energy, such as Gli Angeli. However, we enjoy this group, have been following them for a long time and are delighted to be inviting them to the 2017 Festival. Our young artists – singers, flautist and pianist – will have the opportunity to get into baroque mode for an evening dedicated to Mozart and to Bach’s son, who came the closest to the classical style. Virtuosity, love songs and baroque music: what a fine Opéra des Nations concert!