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Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
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A Baroque Christmas

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Georg Kallweit violin, concertmaster; Mayumi Hirasaki violin, concertmaster

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Date
Wed 03 Dec 2025, 7.30pm
Tickets
£40 £37 £33 £27 £18
Duration

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

Availability

Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket

Important Information

Priority Booking for this concert will open to Friends of Wigmore Hall from Wednesday 9 April at 10.00am. For a full breakdown of booking dates, please visit our Priority Booking page.

General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Wednesday 23 April.

Artists

  • Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
    • Georg Kallweitviolin, concertmaster
    • Mayumi Hirasakiviolin, concertmaster

    Programme

    • Heinrich Biber
      1644-1704
        • Mystery Sonata IV in D minor 'The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple'
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        • Ciacona
    • Antonio Vivaldi
      1678-1741
        • Violin Concerto in E 'Il Riposo - per il Santissimo Natale' RV270
    • Arcangelo Corelli
      1653-1713
        • Concerto grosso in G minor Op. 6 No. 8 'Fatto per la Notte di Natale'

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    Overview

    One of the world’s leading period-instrument ensembles and its concertmaster Georg Kallweit are joined by baroque violin ace Mayumi Hirasaki for a feast of works by composers who propelled the violin’s technical limits to new heights. Their programme blends thrilling virtuosity with tender reflections on the nativity and infancy of Jesus.

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