Vivaldi and the Oud
Vivaldi’s propulsive writing for Baroque strings meets a new concerto for the oud—an ancient plucked instrument central to Middle Eastern musical traditions—placing it in the featured role traditionally held by violin or cello.
Concert Highlights
- Vivaldi’s music showcases the rhythmic drive and contrast that helped define the Baroque concerto.
- Philharmonia Composer-in-Residence Tarik O’Regan unveils a new concerto written especially for this collaboration.
- Hailed as “an extraordinary virtuoso” by The New York Times, Cairo-born Joseph Tawadros has built an international career bringing the oud to major concert stages around the world.
- You will hear the program performed on period instruments, bringing you closer to the sound world audiences would have known in the 18th century.
