Music in the Cathedral

Juha-Pekka Vikman & Maija Kontunen, violin
Vesa-Pekka Kopakkala & Megumi Nakazawa, trumpet
Anu Honkanen, piccolo

Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D major
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for piccolo in C major RV 443
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for two violins in A minor RV 522
Johann Sebastian Bach: Larghetto, un poco allegro and torneo from Suite in G minor BWV 1070
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for two trumpets in C major RV 537
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major BWV 1048

Turku Cathedral is an eminently suitable venue for the brilliance of Baroque music. The programme features some of the best-known composers of the era. Pachelbel’s Canon is a hit whose theme is one of the most recognisable melodies in all classical music. Bach’s profuse and polyphonic music is contrasted with the ornamentations and simpler harmonies of Vivaldi. The programme was planned by musicians of the Turku Philharmonic.

The length of the concert is approx. 1 h. No intermission.