The Passion and Elegance of the Baroque

A conversation among baroque flute, harpsichord, and baroque cello / viola da gamba — from Franco-Italian fire to German refinement.

Time: Sunday, September 7, 2025 · 7:30 PM
Venue: Rayllant Concert Hall (4F, U-Renbang Mall, Gaozhi Building, Tianhe District, Guangzhou)
Performers: Tong Chen (baroque flute) · Chulin Hong (baroque cello / viola da gamba) · Zhiang Chen (harpsichord)

Committed to the study and dissemination of historical music and period instruments in China

Baroque music is one of the most distinctive chapters in the history of Western classical music, flourishing from the early seventeenth century to the mid-eighteenth (c. 1600 – 1750). The word "baroque" originally meant an "irregular pearl" — a fitting image for music that is ornate and intricate yet brimming with life, at once solemnly devotional and alive with humanist passion, laying an essential foundation for everything classical music would become.

Baroque music is inseparable from the encounter between "passion" and "elegance." When the warmth of the cello, the agility of the baroque flute, and the crystalline voice of the harpsichord meet, the result is a dialogue of timbres that brings this enduring beauty vividly to life.

Program

Jean-Marie Leclair — Sonata in G major, Op. 2 No. 1
Antonio Vivaldi — Violoncello Sonata in B♭ major, RV 46
Girolamo Frescobaldi — Cento partite sopra passacagli
J. S. Bach — Suite for Violoncello, BWV 997 · Prelude · Sarabande
Francesco Geminiani — Toccata prima
Domenico Scarlatti — Sonata in A minor, K. 213
Pietro Antonio Locatelli — Sonata in C major, Op. 2 No. 4

Performers

Tong Chen — baroque flute
Chulin Hong — baroque cello / viola da gamba
Zhiang Chen — harpsichord

Program

Performer biographies

Concert Details

🗓 Sunday, September 7, 2025 · 7:30 PM
📍 Rayllant Concert Hall · 4F, U-Renbang Mall, Gaozhi Building, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
🎟 Tickets: Maoyan / Damai

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