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SUMMARY:A. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons – Reading: The Great Hall\, Universi
 ty of Reading: Thursday 15 October 2026
DESCRIPTION:\n\nA. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - The Great Hall University of
  Reading\, Thursday 15 October 2026\nPart of the 30th Made in Prague Festi
 val\, organised by the Czech Centre London.\n\nBohemian Symphony Orchestra
  Prague comes to Reading on Thursday 15 October 2026. At The Great Hall\, 
 University of Reading\, the orchestra presents some of the finest music Eu
 rope has produced. Works by Vivaldi\, Mozart\, Bach and other giants of th
 e repertoire are performed by members of the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra P
 rague in a chamber ensemble. The young Czech virtuoso Matteo Hager appears
  as soloist.\n\nIn autumn 2026\, The Great Hall at the University of Readi
 ng plays host to a rare musical occasion. The celebrated Bohemian Symphony
  Orchestra Prague\, long admired on the world's great stages\, brings a pr
 ogramme of genuine classical treasures to England in chamber formation.\nA
 t the heart of the evening is Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. This timeless Ba
 roque masterpiece still captivates audiences the world over\, and its extr
 aordinary powers of description are the reason why: listeners feel the tur
 ning of the seasons unfolding in front of them.\nThe programme also featur
 es Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik\, Bach's Air on the G String\, and Pach
 elbel's Canon in D\, long a byword for occasions both ceremonial and roman
 tic. Handel's Water Music completes the Baroque portion of the evening.\n\
 nThe soloist is the gifted young violinist Matteo Hager\, a graduate of th
 e Royal Academy of Music\, who is currently pursuing a master’s degree a
 t the Royal College of Music in London. Matteo is a recipient of the Chris
 topher Hogwood Scholarship. “Matteo is one of the most striking violin t
 alents of his generation. What sets him apart is not only that he is a vir
 tuoso violinist\, but that he is a remarkably gifted composer as well\,”
  says the renowned Czech violinist Václav Hudeček\, who helped launch Ha
 ger's career. “Even as a child he could play the virtuoso concertos of T
 chaikovsky and Paganini. That is why he could be described as a virtuoso f
 rom a very early age. He has an extraordinary musical future ahead of him\
 ,” Hudeček adds.\n\nVenue:\n\nGreat Hall\, University of Reading\nLondo
 n Road Campus\nReading\nRG1 5AQ\nUnited Kingdom\n\nThursday 15 October 202
 6\, 7.30pm\n\nPerformers:\nBohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague (BSOP)\, cha
 mber ensemble\nViolin soloist: Matteo Hager\n\nPresented as part of:\n\n
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