The audience for ‘classical music’ is well familiar with instrumental music from Corelli to Stravinsky, but largely ignores some wonderful repertoire composed before and since. Md’O will present a short series of performances highlighting instrumental music composed in Austria and Italy in the 17th Century and in 18th Century France. This was a time when composers experimented with musical forms, and explored the technical possibilities and sonorities of individual instruments.

This programme will take listeners on an unprecedented country-to-country tour across the Alps while providing an in-depth exploration of musical styles of a single country – Italy, France, Austria.