Richard Egarr Artist in Residence at Flanders Festival

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Apart from his many other activities in September, Richard Egarr will be one of the Artists in Residence of this year's edition of the Flanders Festival. He will be directing B'Rock and perform in recital with Soprano Claron McFadden.

B'Rock is a new orchestra founded by musicians from a modern symphony background as well as early music specialists. For their first appearance they have chosed Richard Egarr, who has worked with 'modern' as well as specialised ensembles, to direct two different programmes. The concerts will be performed in Brussels and Ghent, and are coproduced with the Belgium Radio Klara.

Programmes:
I. B'Rock & Claron McFadden
George Frideric Handel:
Concerto grosso opus 6 no 1 in G Aria 'Da tempeste' from Giulio Cesare Aria & sinfonia V'adoro, pupille' from Giulio Cesare
Concerto grosso opus 6 no 10 in d
Aria 'Lascia ch'io pianga' from Rinaldo
Ouverture Flavio Aria 'Non credo instabile chi mi piago' from Flavio
Rec. & Aria 'Sirti, scogli, tempeste' from Flavio

Sunday 11 September, 11.30
Brussel PSK/PBA - Henri Le Boeuf

Sat 17 September, 14.30 and 16.00
Ghent, Vlaamse Opera

II. Songs from Dowland and Purcell to Britten and Maxwell Davies, with Claron McFadden, Soprano

Mon 12 September, 14.30
Brussels, PSK, Terarken Zaal

III. Bach-Cage-Bach
with B'Rock
Sunday 9 October, 15.00 and 18.15
Ghent, Bijloke Kapel & Concertzaal