The symphony and keyboard concerto grew as major genres during the eighteenth century’s second half,arising respectively from the opera sinfonia and JS Bach’s pioneering early concertos for solo harpsichordand instrumental ensemble.

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra’s concert connects with the white-hot inventionof landmark pieces from the period, including the dark and dramatic emotions of JC Bach’s Symphony in G minor Op. 6 No. 6 and the chamber-like intimacy of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 14.

Kristian Bezuidenhout, acclaimed byThe Herald as ‘the finest living exponent of the fortepiano’, joins the period instruments of the FreiburgBaroque Orchestra in works of high energy and creative fantasy.