Italian Concertos

For most people, a single trumpet is all it takes to put them in a cheerful mood. Two trumpets at the same time? Now that’s a party! Gábor Boldoczki and Sergei Nakariakov arrive in mid-December bearing an ideally timed sonic gift in advance of the lights of the upcoming Christmas holiday. The evening will brim with the brilliance of the masterpieces of the Italian Baroque concerto repertoire. These include works by Vivaldi and Alessandro Marcello, which are sometimes played on two trumpets or even on two flugelhorns, in the same fashion that we will hear the two artists play the music of Geminiani, Locatelli, and Corelli, accompanied by the Gabetta Consort performing under the leadership of Andrés Gabetta. The internationally renowned Argentine/French violin ensemble has already enjoyed great success on its previous visits to Müpa Budapest, as have the two trumpet wizards. The latter pair took the stage of the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall together in 2023 to perform Fazil Say’s Double Concerto, which was written specifically for them.

Program and cast

trumpet, flugelhorn:Gábor Boldoczki, Sergei Nakariakov

Gabetta Consort (artistic director and concertmaster: Andrés Gabetta)

Program

Corelli:

Concerto Grosso in G minor (‘Christmas Concerto’), Op. 6, No. 8

Vivaldi:

Concert in C minor for Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 401 – transcribed for flugelhorn

Locatelli:

Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op. 1, No. 11

Vivaldi:

Concerto in C major for Two Flutes, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 533 – transcribed for two trumpets

Geminiani:

Concerto Grosso in D minor, (‘La Follia’) – after Corelli, H. 143

A. Marcello:

Oboe Concerto in C minor – transcribed for trumpet

Vivaldi:

Violin Concerto in D major (‘Il Grosso Mogul’), RV 208

Vivaldi:

Concerto in G minor for Two Cellos, Strings and Basso Continuo, RV 531 – transcribed for flugelhorn