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Vivaldi For Many

London, Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall

Friday 16 April 2027, 19:00

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Priority Booking is now open for Friends & Patrons of the OAE. Please login to your account to access booking. General Booking opens in October 2026.

Music

VIVALDI
Concerto for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, violin, cello & harpsichord (RV 572)
Concerto for 2 violins & cello (RV 565)
Concerto for 2 horns (RV 538)
Concerto for 2 recorders, 2 oboes, bassoon & 2 violins (RV 566)
Concerto for 4 violins & 2 violas from L’estro armonico (Op. 3, No. 10)
Concerto for solo flute, Op. 10 No. 6 (RV 437)
Concerto for solo bassoon (RV 473)
Concerto for 2 trumpets (RV 537)

Price

£18 – £77 (Premium £90)*

General booking

Tue 27 October 2026, 10:00am

Sparkling solo concertos and vibrant ‘concerti con molti strumenti’ give wings to the collective virtuosity of the OAE.

An all-Vivaldi programme that puts the whole ensemble in the spotlight to celebrate forty inspiring years of making music together.

This evening unfolds as a finely curated sequence of concertos, crafted to highlight each instrumentalist. We go beyond Vivaldi’s most familiar works to discover a treasure trove of musical jewels, including L’estro armonico—the publication that set early 18th-century Europe alight.

Across more than 500 concertos, Vivaldi revels in a variety of unusual instrumental combinations. Building on foundations laid by Arcangelo Corelli and others, he brings instruments rarely heard as frontline soloists to centre stage, revealing a rich palette of colours and tones. Heard together, these works echo the interplay of distinctive instrumental voices that Bach so vividly explores in the Brandenburg Concertos.

Join us for a jamboree of virtuosity, where elegance and brilliance meet in every detail.

Part of Music Speaks: Southbank Centre Season 2026/27

*Our ticket price includes a £2 restoration levy from the Southbank Centre. This goes towards maintenance and improvements works on the Southbank Centre’s historic buildings, in particular Royal Festival Hall, and is not subject to any discounts.

The OAE’s 40^th anniversary seasons in 2025/26 and 2026/27 are made possible with the support of The Forty Circle.

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