The 25th Tartini Festival will be ceremoniously opened at the Church of St. George in Piran by the Savaria Baroque Orchestra from Budapest, one of the leading ensembles performing early music on authentic instruments. The concert will be conducted by artistic director and conductor Pál Németh, with acclaimed Baroque violinist László Paulik appearing as soloist. A special highlight of the evening will be the performance on Tartini’s original violin, made by Nicolo Amati of Bologna.
The programme will feature works by Giuseppe Tartini and Antonio Caldara: Tartini’s Symphony in D major GT 5.D01, excerpts from Caldara’s oratorio Santo Stefano, Primo Re dell’Ungheria, and Tartini’s concertos for violin, strings and basso continuo in D major, D 17 and D 34.
The Savaria Baroque Orchestra was founded by flautist and conductor Pál Németh with the aim of performing music of the 17th and 18th centuries based on historical sources and the performance practice of the period. The ensemble performs on authentic instruments, and its repertoire ranges from Monteverdi to Mozart, with a special focus on rarely performed Baroque gems and Hungarian musical heritage.
Pál Németh is regarded as one of the pioneers of early music performance in Hungary. As a conductor, flautist, harpsichordist and musicologist, he has founded several ensembles, recorded around 140 CDs, and performed at numerous European and international festivals.
Violinist László Paulik studied in Budapest, Vienna and Dresden, and today works as concertmaster and soloist with the Orfeo Chamber Orchestra. He regularly collaborates with renowned European early music ensembles, and his recordings of Tartini’s concertos were released as world premieres.
The opening concert will bring together Tartini’s musical heritage, historically informed performance practice, and outstanding international interpreters of Baroque music.
Organizer: KD Lib-Art
