A. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Newcastle – All Saints Presbyterian Church Thursday 5 November 2026
Part of the 30th Made in Prague Festival, organised by the Czech Centre London.
Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague comes to Newcastle on Thursday 5 November 2026. At Presbyterian Church, the orchestra presents some of the finest music Europe has produced. Works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach, Dvořák and other giants of the repertoire are performed by members of the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague in a chamber ensemble. The young Czech virtuoso Matteo Hager appears as soloist.
The celebrated Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague, long admired on the world’s great stages, brings a programme of genuine classical treasures to Scotland in chamber formation.
At the heart of the evening is Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. This timeless Baroque masterpiece still captivates audiences the world over, and its extraordinary powers of description are the reason why: listeners feel the turning of the seasons unfolding in front of them.
The programme also features Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Bach’s Air on the G String, and Pachelbel’s Canon in D, long a byword for occasions both ceremonial and romantic. Handel’s Water Music completes the Baroque portion of the evening, performed a few steps from the pew where the composer himself once sat.
The soloist is the talented young violinist Matteo Hager, a student of the prestigious Royal Academy of Music. “Matteo is one of the most striking violin talents of his generation. What sets him apart is not only that he is a virtuoso violinist, but that he is a remarkably gifted composer as well,” says the renowned Czech violinist Václav Hudeček, who helped launch Hager’s career. “Even as a child he could play the virtuoso concertos of Tchaikovsky and Paganini. That is why he could be described as a virtuoso from a very early age. He has an extraordinary musical future ahead of him,” Hudeček adds.
Venue:
All Saints Presbyterian Church
Akenside Hill
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3UF
United Kingdom
Thursday 5 November 2026, 7.30pm
Performers:
Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague (BSOP), chamber ensemble
Violin soloist: Matteo Hager
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