Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Orchestra

Program (subject to change)
Michael Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Cello Concerto in A major No. 3
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6 No. 2
Heinrich Biber: Battalia
Francesco Geminiani: “La Folia” 12 Concerti Grossi after Corelli’s Violin Sonatas

Formed by Sir Neville Marriner in 1958 from a group of leading London musicians, the Academy gave its first performance in its namesake church in November 1959. Through unrivaled live performances and a vast recording output – highlights of which include the 1969 best-seller Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” and the soundtrack to the Oscar-winning film “Amadeus” – the Academy quickly gained an enviable international reputation for its distinctive, polished and refined sound. With more than 500 releases and a comprehensive international touring program, the name and sound of the Academy is known and loved by classical audiences throughout the world.

Gary Hoffman, cello Gary Hoffman’s style is characterized by fullness of sound, instrumental mastery and exceptional artistic sensibility. He made his debut at the Wigmore Hall in London at the age of fifteen, quickly followed by New York. At the age of twenty-two he became the youngest faculty appointee in the history of the Indiana University School of Music. After winning the Premier Grand Prix of the Rostropovich International Competition in Paris in 1986, he embarked on an international career, appearing with the world’s most noted orchestras, in major recital and chamber music series and at prestigious festivals. He is a regular guest with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York and is a remarkable and much sought-after chamber partner.