About

Musique Royale welcomes Ensemble Caprice back to St John’s Anglican Church in Lunenburg to perform their program “Vivaldi on Fire”, featuring concertos, cantatas and nomadic music from Eastern Europe! Since it was founded by virtuoso flautist Matthias Maute three decades ago, Ensemble Caprice has made its mark as one of the most sought-after ensembles on the classical music scene. The musicians of Ensemble Caprice have travelled to the four corners of the globe, giving performances in dozens of countries on four continents. Join Musique Royale on Monday February 24 at 7pm for this fire-fueled performance at St John’s Anglican Church in Lunenburg!

Program

Anonymus (Uhrovska zbierka, 1730) - Präambulum

Antonio Vivaldi - Sonata RV 63 La Follia
for recorder, violin, continuo

Anonymus (Uhrovska zbierka, 1730) - Netrap zradna / Hungaricus 25 / Hungaricus 23 / Hungaricus 53 / C 106

Antonio Vivaldi - Motet In furore iustissimae irae
for soprano, strings, continuo

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G Major RV 443
for flautino, strings and bc
Allegro-(Adagio)-Allegro molto

Anonymus (Uhrovska zbierka, 1730) - Pulcher/Anglicus/Ballet Doctoris Fausti ad mensam

Antonio Vivaldi - Cantata All ombra di sospetta
for soprano, flute, continuo

Anonymus (Uhrovska zbierka, 1730) - Hungaricus 15 / Iag Bari

About Ensemble Caprice

Two times JUNO Award winning
OPUS Award Musical Event of the year
OPUS Award Artistic Director of the year

“The ensemble has established itself as immensely thoughtful and progressive force on the musical scene. Ensemble Caprice encourages the listener to rehear the world” - The New York Times

Known for its extensive national and international touring, 20+ albums and 100+ videos, two times JUNO Award winning Ensemble Caprice was founded by acclaimed conductor, composer and recorder soloist Matthias Maute and has become known for its innovative and adventuresome approach to baroque, classical and contemporary musical repertoire.

In addition to its series of concerts in Montreal, the group tours extensively, in Canada, the USA, Central and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, including multiple tours to China. During the past two years, Ensemble Caprice has given over 100 concerts on 4 continents.

The New York Times published a lengthy article hailing the musicians’ innovative and refreshing approach, praising them as “imaginative, even powerful; and the playing is top-flight”.

The ensemble has been invited to perform in prestigious festivals, including the Lufthansa Festival in London, festivals in Bruges (Belgium) and Utrecht (Netherlands), the Felicia Blumental International Festival in Tel Aviv, and, in Germany, the Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci, the Regensburg early music festival, the Festival Hãndel-Festspiele in Halle and the Stockstadt Festival.

The Ensemble’s recording activity is every bit as impressive, comprising over twenty CD’s on the ATMA and Analekta label. These recordings have gleaned many honours and much critical acclaim, including two JUNO Awards and five PRIX OPUS awards. In addition, Caprice was nominated for the Prix Echo Klassik in Germany and received a glowing recommendation from the prestigious magazine Gramophone.

Caprice has also gained an international reputation for its videos on the Mécénat Musica noncerto classical music channel, distributed worldwide in 170+ countries.

In 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, Ensemble Caprice co-founded the project Mini-Concerts Santé, providing 17,000 free door-to-door outdoor concerts to 133,000 children, adolescents, elderly, adults, and families suffering from isolation, loneliness and psychological distress, on 2000+ streets in 200+ cities, boroughs and regions across Montreal, Quebec and Canada.