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Greyfriars Kirk
Greyfriars Place
Edinburgh
EH1 2QQ
Scotland
Tickets
Prices: From £24 (plus booking fee); priced seating tiers
Booking line: 07922 228511
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Programme
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
George Frideric Handel – Water Music, HWV 348-350: Selection
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525
Johann Sebastian Bach – Air on the G string
Johann Pachelbel – Canon in D Major, P.37
Performers
Matteo Hager – violin
Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague
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Programme Note
The Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague brings Vivaldi's The Four Seasons to Greyfriars Kirk as part of its autumn 2026 tour of the United Kingdom, performed live by a chamber ensemble drawn from the orchestra's principal players, with the young Czech violinist Matteo Hager as soloist.
Greyfriars Kirk, at the top of Candlemaker Row in Edinburgh's Old Town, is one of the city's most historic churches and one of its finest concert spaces, with a clear, generous acoustic and a long tradition of hosting Edinburgh's leading ensembles. It sits within easy walking distance of the Royal Mile, the National Museum of Scotland and Grassmarket.
At the heart of the evening are Vivaldi's four violin concertos – Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter – the most popular set of pieces in the whole Baroque repertoire, published in Venice around 1725 with four sonnets describing birdsong, summer storms, harvest celebrations and icy winter winds. They are framed by four other favourites of the string repertoire: Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Bach's Air on the G String, Pachelbel's Canon in D and a suite from Handel's Water Music, which brings the concert to a festive close.
The Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague (BSOP) is a professional orchestra from the Czech capital, home to a string tradition that runs from Dvořák and Smetana to the present day. Alongside its full symphonic concerts, the orchestra tours internationally with chamber programmes, bringing the warmth of the Czech string sound to churches, cathedrals and concert halls across Europe. Soloist Matteo Hager is a young Czech violinist currently studying in London, whose performances of The Four Seasons combine virtuoso brilliance in the fast movements with a singing, expressive tone in the slow ones. Running time approximately 90 minutes including interval.
