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Great Hall - Reading University
27 London Rd
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5AE
England
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Prices: From £24 (plus booking fee); priced seating tiers
Booking line: 07922 228511
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Programme
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525
Johann Sebastian Bach – Air on the G string
Johann Pachelbel – Canon in D Major, P.37
George Frideric Handel – Water Music, HWV 348-350: Selection
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 The Great Hall, University of Reading 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.
The Great Hall on the University of Reading's London Road Campus is one of the town's finest Victorian interiors – a grand, galleried hall with a warm acoustic that suits string music particularly well. It is a short walk from Reading town centre and the railway station, with parking available on campus.
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.
