Beare's Premiere Performances 2025 - Avi Avital: The Baroque Mandolin

Join us for a captivating evening as mandolin superstar plays with the esteemed period ensemble in a concert of exquisite Baroque masterpieces from Venice and Naples.

Avi Avital, the first mandolin soloist nominated for a classical Grammy award, has reshaped the instrument’s history with his unparalleled technique and charisma. In this concert, Avital performs magnificent concertos by Baroque composers including Vivaldi, Galuppi, Durante and more. A truly unique and masterful showcase that you won’t want to miss!

Avi Avital made his Hong Kong début with Premiere Performances in 2015, and returned in 2019 for the Beare’s Premiere Music Festival.

VIVALDI
Concerto in D Major RV93

GALUPPI Concerto a Quattro No. 4 in C minor
 

VIVALDI
Concerto in C Major, RV 425, for mandolin and orchestra

DURANTE Concerto No. 2 in G minor
 

BARBELLA
Concerto in D Major, for mandolin and orchestra

HASSE
Adagio e Fuga in G minor

PAISIELLO
Concerto for mandolin in E-flat Major