DIVERTISSEMENT POUR CHALUMEAUX & CLARINETTES - Domus & Hortus artis 2026

Baroque composers, such as Antonio Vivaldi, Christoph Graupner, and Georg Philipp Telemann, often used the chalumeau for programmatic and atmospheric purposes. Thanks to its dark, yet gentle resonance, this instrument was ideal for depicting nature, tender emotional moments, or pastoral scenes in operas and oratorios. Thanks to its agility and vocal expressiveness, the chalumeau allowed performers, for example, to imitate bird calls. Vivaldi enhanced the atmosphere of the aria Veni, veni, me sequera fida (in Juditha triumphans) with a soprano chalumeau, and using the color and diction of this instrument, he directly captured the bird's voice. The instrument was also extremely popular in the Habsburg imperial court orchestra and is scored in nearly four dozen operas from its repertoire; in chamber music, it appeared in the first decade of the 18th century in duets published in Amsterdam.

PROGRAMME

Christoph Graupner (1683 – 1760): Ouverture à 3 in C major for three chalumeaux GWV 401 (c. 1740) 

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767): Carillon à 2 Chalumeaux TWV 40:109 from Der getreue Music-Meister for alto & tenor chalumeaux

Georg Philipp Telemann: Ouverture à 5 for three chalumeaux TWV 44:6 (c. 1729)

Johann Christoph Graupner: Ouverture à 3 in F major for three chalumeaux GWV 443 (c. 1740) 

Jean Hotteterre (1677 – 1720): Pieces pour la musette (selection) for two C clarinets

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759): Ouverture in D major HWV 424 (1741) for three D clarinets

LOTZ TRIO (SK, CZ)

Róbert Šebesta alto chalumeau, D and C baroque clarinets,

Igor Františák tenor chalumeau, D and C baroque clarinets,

Ronald Šebesta tenor & bass chalumeau, D clarinet

TICKETS: 13 € / 8 € (students, seniors, disabled)

Tickets are available in advance sales via the Ticketportal network as hometickets.

Presale ends at 12:00 on the day of the event. Remaining tickets, subject to availability, will be sold 30 minutes before the concert at the Albrecht House.

Reservations can be made by phone at 0905 871 868. Reserved tickets must be picked up no later than 20 minutes before the start of the concert at the Albrecht House.

The chamber music festival DOMUS & HORTUS ARTIS 2026 was supported by the Bratislava City Foundation, the Bratislava – Staré Mesto (Old Town) District, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Austrian Cultural Forum, SOZA, and is also held thanks to the BKIS Support Program.

More information: www.albrechtforum.com

Subject to change of programme and performers.

We look forward to seeing you!