FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA BRINGS VIVALDIS FOUR SEASONS TO LIFE IN FIVE BAY AREA PERFORMANCES

AND A SPECIAL CONCERT JUST FOR FAMILIES NOVEMBER 5-10 October 15, 2010, San Francisco, CA -- Music Director Nicholas McGegan leads the hilhar!onia "aro#ue Orchestra in a $rogra! %eaturing Antonio &i'aldi(s Le Quattro stagioni, )no*n !ore co!!onl+ as the Four Seasons, in %i'e "a+ Area $er%or!ances No'e!ber 5 through 10, -he $er%or!ances %eature "aro#ue 'iolinist .li/abeth "lu!enstoc), criticall+ acclai!ed %or her $er%or!ances o% Winter last season, as soloist, Ms, "lu!enstoc), *idel+ ad!ired as a $er%or!er o% co!$elling 'er'e and elo#uence, has $la+ed *ith hilhar!onia "aro#ue Orchestra since 1011 as a regular soloist, concert!aster, and leader, 2er instru!ent is a 1330 Andrea Guarneri 'iolin on loan %ro! the hilhar!onia "aro#ue Orchestra eriod 4nstru!ent -rust, A s$ecial concert %or children and their acco!$an+ing adults *ill be o%%ered on No'e!ber 3 at 5600 at "er)ele+(s First Congregational Church, -his engaging $rogra! %eatures 'iolinist .li/abeth "lu!enstoc) $la+ing &i'aldi7s 89inter: and 8S$ring: Concertos %ro! ;-he Four Seasons,; acco!$anied b+ historical bac)ground in%or!ation and engaging anecdotes, During the concert, the !usicians o% the orchestra *ill de!onstrate ho* &i'aldi *rote sounds o% nature, ani!als, bag$i$ers, n+!$hs and !ore into his !aster$iece, A%ter the $er%or!ance, the sa!e !usicians *ill be a'ailable to ans*er #uestions and de!onstrate their historical instru!ents, -ic)ets %or the No'e!ber 3 Fa!il+ Concert in "er)ele+ are <=,50 %or children ages 5-1= and <15 %or adults, Gi'en &i'aldi(s current reno*n, it is a sur$rise to recall that the &enetian co!$oser barel+ !erited a %ootnote in !usical histor+ until 1023, *hen !ost o% his *or)s *ere redisco'ered, -he %irst recording o% the Four Seasons did not a$$ear until 1052, >et, in the +ears since, these concertos ha'e beco!e $erha$s the best-)no*n *or) o% the entire "aro#ue re$ertoire, hilhar!onia "aro#ue(s historicall+ in%or!ed $er%or!ance *ill allo* audiences to redisco'er &i'aldi(s !ost dra!atic *or) ? to hear the te@tures o%ten lost in !odern $er%or!ances, -o $ro'ide conte@t %or &i'aldi(s !aster*or), the $rogra! includes %our other 4talian "aro#ue co!$ositions6 an elegant concerto %ro! Arcangelo Corelli(s O$us 3 A*hich hilhar!onia

"aro#ue recorded in 1002B, u$li%ting *or)s b+ Nea$olitan co!$oser Gio'anni "attista ergolesi and his teacher Francesco Durante, and an air+ pastorale %or t*o 'iolins b+ the "olognese !aster Coren/o Da'ateri, a %igure o%ten %orgotten but *ell *orth )no*ing, 89hen $rogra!!ing each season,: sa+s Music Director Nicholas McGegan, 84 tr+ to !a)e sure that there is a balance bet*een *ell-)no*n !usic and rarities that !ost o% our audience *ill be hearing %or the %irst ti!e, No'e!ber(s $rogra! is a case in $oint6 *hat could be !ore %a!iliar than &i'aldi(sSeasons but *ho has e'er heard Da'ateri(s concertosE 4 a! also thrilled that .li/abeth "lu!enstoc) no* has the chance to $er%or! the *hole Seasons,: CALENDAR EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE !HO hilhar!onia "aro#ue Orchestra ? F0th Anni'ersar+ Season Nicholas McGegan, Music Director .li/abeth "lu!enstoc), violin !HAT Vivaldis Four Seasons COG.CC46 Concerto Grosso O$, 3, No, 11 in "-%lat !aHor .GGOC.S46 Sin%onia in F !aHor &4&ACD46 Le Quattro stagioni A-he Four SeasonsB, O$, 1, Nos, 1-5 DIGAN-.6 Concerto No, 5 in A !aHor DA&A-.G46 Concerto decimo a astorale, O$, 1 !HEN"!HERE Frida+, No', 5 at 1 $,!, - 2erbst -heatre, 501 &an Ness A'e,, San Francisco Fa!il+ Concert - -ic)ets are <=,50 %or children ages 5-1= and <15 %or adults, Saturda+, No', 3 at 5 $,!, - First Congregational Church, 2F55 Channing 9a+, "er)ele+ Saturda+, No', 3 at 1 $,!, First Congregational Church, 2F55 Channing 9a+, "er)ele+ Sunda+, No', = at =6F0 $,!, First Congregational Church, 2F55 Channing 9a+, "er)ele+ -uesda+, No', 0 at 1600 $,!, --he Center %or er%or!ing Arts, 555 Middle%ield Gd,, Atherton 9ednesda+, No', 10 at 1 $,!, - 2o%!ann -heatre, Cesher Center, 1301 Ci'ic Dr,, 9alnut Cree) TIC#ETS -ic)ets start at <25 A<25J<50J<32J<=5J<15B and are a'ailable through Cit+ "o@ O%%ice at A515B F02-5500 or online at ***,cit+bo@o%%ice,co! %or concerts in San Francisco, "er)ele+ and Atherton, -ic)ets to concerts in 9alnut Cree) are a'ailable through the Cesher Center %or the

Arts -ic)et O%%ice at A025B 05F-=530 or online at ***,lesherartscenter,org, 4% a'ailable, Student Gush tic)ets are <10 and go on sale one hour be%ore the start o% the concerts, For !ore in%or!ation, 'isit ***,$hilhar!onia,org or call A515B 252-1211, ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA Celebrating its F0th Anni'ersar+ Season in 2010J11, San Francisco(s hilhar!onia "aro#ue Orchestra is dedicated to historicall+-in%or!ed $er%or!ance o% "aro#ue, Classical and earl+ Go!antic !usic on $eriod instru!ents, Ced b+ Music Director Nicholas McGegan since 1015, hilhar!onia "aro#ue is recogni/ed as one o% the %inest cha!ber orchestras, as *ell as one o% the !ost e@citing $eriod-instru!ent ense!bles in the countr+, Dra*ing on !usicians %ro! all o'er the Inited States and abroad, hilhar!onia "aro#ue $er%or!s eight concert $rogra!s in %our "a+ Area cities each season and regularl+ tours the I,S, and internationall+, Attracting such talented guest artists as !e//o-so$rano Susan Graha!, conductor Kordi Sa'all, 'iolinist Monica 2uggett, recorder $la+er Marion &erbruggen and so$rano 4sabel "a+ra)darian, the grou$ has its o*n $ro%essional chorus, has co!!issioned ne* !usic %or $eriod instru!ents, and has collaborated *ith the Mar) Morris Dance Grou$, Alon/o Ling C4N.S "allet and Fine Arts Museu!s o% San Francisco a!ong others, hilhar!onia "aro#ue(s 25 recordings ha'e *on or been no!inated %or nu!erous a*ards, PRESS AND MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Laren A!es Co!!unications6 Co!!unications Consultant )arenM)arena!es,co! or A515B 351 =5=5 For a co!$lete biogra$h+, 'isit ***,$hilhar!onia,orgJaboutJhistor+J, ress $hotos are a'ailable at ***,$hilhar!onia,orgJ$ress-roo!Jresources, $$$