Flamenco colours during the Baroque
Guests from Andalusia
Bertali–Cazzati–trad.–Falconieri–Arañés
Alba Carmona, flamenco vocals
Fahmi Alqhai, viola da gamba, arrangements and leader
Accademia del Piacere
Finnish Baroque Orchestra
Fahmi Alqhai and Marianna Henriksson, programme planning
The gambist Fahmi Alqhai, together with the singer Alba Carmona and the Accademia del Piacere, brings FiBO along on a journey to the world of flamenco! The concert programme also contains 17th-century court music from Southern Europe.
Alqhai was born in Seville and his parents have roots in Syria and Palestine. The gambist performs as a soloist and has played with renowned ensembles, such as Jordi Savall’s orchestra Hespèrion XXI. Alqhai is the founder and leader of the Accademia del Piacere, which specialises in 17th-century music. In the imagination of this early music specialist from Andalusia, the charm of flamenco blends seamlessly with Baroque basso ostinato patterns. The concert programme features Alqhai’s arrangements of flamenco music, made especially for this joint project.
Antonio Bertali (1605–1669) was born in Verona and worked as court Kapellmeister in Vienna. His sonatas possess Mediterranean terpsichorean warmth and charming polyphony. The programme also contains lively violin duos by Maurizio Cazzati (1616–1678), who worked at the renowned courts of Mantua and Ferrara, as well as in Bologna.
Flamenco was recognised as a genre of Spanish Roma music at the end of the 18th century. Andrea Falconieri’s (1585–1656) Folia variations and Juan Arañés’ (d. 1649) Chacona a la vida bona offer a glimpse into the musical landscape of the courts on the Iberian peninsula. Arañés was the Kapellmeister of the Spanish embassy in Rome. In his work, the Neapolitan Falconieri employed a pattern that was known throughout Europe and associated with the Iberian peninsula.
FiBO's artistic planner Marianna Henriksson introduces the concert at the House of Nobility on 8 October from 6 pm to 6.30 pm.
Tickets 15/29/37/52 € (price according to the seat) including handling costs + 1,5 € delivery fee per order: Ticketmaster's points of purchase and ticketmaster.fi
Student tickets at the door 10 €
Series tickets for the Residency Series of the House of Nobility 72/92 € (price according to seat) including handling costs + 1,5 € delivery fee per order: Ticketmaster's points of purchase and ticketmaster.fi. Series tickets can be purchased until the series' first concert (October 8). Note! When you buy online, the system offers its best seat. If you want to choose a specific seat, it is possible at Ticketmaster's points of purchase.
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The House of Nobility is not fully accessible. There are steps at the entrance, and access from the lobby to the assembly hall, which serves as a concert venue on the second floor, is via stairs.
The accessible entrance is located at Hallituskatu 2 B. The doorman will open the door upon request. Please call him when you are at the door at +358 50 395 2349.
An accessible restroom is available on the second floor, next to the concert café area.