Strad Fest L.A. is a fiddler's dream: It will bring together eight rare Stradivarius violins in three musical programs presented by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra on March 27-29. The festival celebrates the art of violin maker Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) and the exquisite music that has been played on his violins for the past 300 years.
"Baroque Conversations" on March 27 will showcase four of the rare instruments in Telemann's Concerto for Four Violins in D Major. The festival continues with "Stradivarius FiddleFest" on March 28, a fiddle "face-off" starring five of the Strads played by world-class virtuosos, each attempting to outplay the other in a program of favorite violin showpieces.
The festival will conclude with a black-tie gala, "Stradosphere: A Strad-Studded Gala Evening" on March 29, featuring all eight Stradivarius violins in a program of Bach, Vivaldi, Maurer and Piazzolla. Ticket prices for this gala benefit are also stratospheric, but arguably worth it to witness such a remarkable convergence of rare instruments.
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