Baroque and Romantic masterpieces by Corelli, Vivaldi, Wieniawski and more await you on 7 December, with Camerata Academica of the Antipodes chamber orchestra and vocalists’ Christmas Gala concert.

Dubbed ‘musically combustible’ by Criticks UK for the ensemble’s blend of talent, scholarship and vibrant performances, the Camerata’s Baroque Romantics features selections from the Vivaldi Double Concertos including the spectacular Cello Concerto RV 531 and L’Estro Armonico Op3/8 for two violins, alongside the exquisite Corelli Christmas Concerto Op6/8. The ensemble’s championing of performer-creators comes to the fore in the joyous Wieniawski Obertass Mazurka performed and arranged especially for the Camerata by resident 19th century expert Dr Taliesin Coward, and the serene French carol Entre le bœuf et l’âne gris in a new arrangement for the Camerata vocal ensemble.

Under the direction of musicologist-performer Dr Imogen Coward, the concert features guest soloist, Ryde Eisteddfod winner and emerging young cellist Justin Shenouda, alongside Camerata core soloists Sophia Clark (cello), Taliesin Coward, Christopher Porteous (violins), and Leon Coward (piano/violin).

*programme subject to change without notice