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Il Gardino Armonico plays Vivaldi and Haydn
Giovanni Antonini directs his ensemble Il Giardino Armonico in music by Vivaldi, Albinoni and Haydn at Melk Abbey on the banks of the River Danube in Austria.
Hannah French presents highlights of a concert given by Il Giardino Armonico and its director Giovanni Antonini as part of the 2026 Melk International Baroque Music Days Festival. They perform in the sumptuous Rococo setting of Melk Abbey, high-up overlooking the River Danube in Austria, in a programme including concertos by Vivaldi and Albinoni, and culminating in a performnce of Haydn's popular cantata "Arianna a Naxos".
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Sun 22 Nov 202617:00
BBC Radio 3
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