Concerto Copenhagen: Queen Kristina – the rebellious queen and muse
Experience Italian music inspired by Swedish Queen Kristina, who in 1656 founded the Academy Arcadia in Rome.
Programme
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713): Trio Sonata Op. 1 No. 8, concerto grosso, op. 6 No. 1
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725): Concerto No. 4 in G minor
Alessandro Scarlatti: Overture to Giuditta,
Alessandro Scarlatti: Cello Sonata No. 3
Bernardo Pasquini (1637-1710): Overture to “La sete de Christo”
Bernardo Pasquini: Sinfonia a quatro
Bernardo Pasquini: Toccata con lo scherzo del cucco
Alessandro Stradella (1643-1682): Sinfonia in D major
Alessandro Stradella: Sinfonia from “Qual prodigio è ch'io miri?”
Many composers were part of Kristina's academy, including Scarlatti, Corelli, Stradella and Pasquini – all composers whose music to this day stands as some of the most innovative from the Italian Baroque.
The story of the Swedish Queen Kristina (1626-1689) is worthy of a Netflix series - in addition to a prominent place in music history. Her father, King Gustav II Adolf, fell in the Thirty Years' War in 1632, and although Kristina was only six years old, she was already given the title of Queen of Sweden. As regent, she was deeply respected for her political skills and recognised for her wit. But when she was only 28, she abdicated the throne, converted to Catholicism (despite her father being known as "the saviour of the Protestants"), left Sweden and travelled to Italy, where she was received as a heroine and carried on a golden chair through the streets of Rome.
This concert embraces the story of Queen Kristina and her incredibly dramatic life with the fantastic music she inspired the innovative Baroque composers to create.
Participants
Concerto Copenhagen
Musical direction: Lars Ulrik Mortensen
Dinner with the artist
Complete your musical experience in The Black Diamond with a longtable dinner before the concert together with the musicians from the stage. Madkartoteket and Salon offer a 2-course dinner based on seasonal ingredients. Reserve a seat at the table when you buy your ticket.
Main course
- Baked cod with Jerusalem artichokes, Jerusalem artichoke chips, celery puree & sous bordelaise
- Potatoes turned in dill oil & crunchy rye
- Grilled parsley roots turned with parsley pesto
- Kale salad with apples & mustard vinaigrette
Dessert
- Lemon mousse with vanilla cream, salted lemon & meringue
