Philzuid

As soon as the orchestra begins those plaintive, rising melodies and the vocalists join in with their poignant dissonances, your heart skips a beat and you recognize Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. The ancient Franciscan text tells of the sorrow of Mary, the mother at the foot of the cross. This gives an extra layer to this concert during the All Souls' Day. 

Pergolesi composed his heavenly masterpiece in 1736, shortly before he died at the age of twenty-six. His 'swan song' has since become one of the most beloved classical works ever. Before the intermission, maestro Luigi Piovano performs on his beautiful Italian master cello - built in Cremona in 1692 - the Third cello concerto by the most famous of Bach's sons. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's virtuosic music is full of fantasy and baroque brilliance.