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26 FEB - 14 MAR  2027
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Al Bunduqiyya – The Lost Concerto

Giovanni Sollima | Federico Guglielmo | il Pomo d'Oro

Al Bunduqiyya – The Lost Concerto

Giovanni Sollima | Federico Guglielmo | il Pomo d'Oro

When

01 Mar - 02 Mar

Where

Adelaide Town Hall

Access

Venue & access info here

Tickets

Adult
Premium $129 | A Res $119 | B Res $109
Festival Friends
Premium $110 | A Res $101 | B Res $93
Concession*
A Res $95 | B Res $87
Full-time student^
A Res $60 | B Res $55
Under 40**
A Res $40 | B Res $40

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* Pensioner, Health Care Card holder, MEAA/Actors’ Equity member. NOTE: Commonwealth Senior Health and Seniors Cards are ineligible for concession
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^ ID required

Times

Mon 1 Mar 7pm
Tue 2 Mar 7pm

Duration

1hr 10mins, no interval

Note

Tue 2 Mar concert is a repeat of Mon 1 Mar concert

Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the program

Italy

Giovanni Sollima cello
Federico Guglielmo violin
il Pomo d'Oro

Step inside the bustling world of 17th-century Venice, a cosmopolitan meeting place of trade, culture and music. As Vivaldi composes a new concerto for cello, sounds and influences from the Middle East and Asia flow through the city’s waterways and marketplaces. In Al-Bunduqiyya (Venice in Arabic), il Pomo d’Oro and cellist Giovanni Sollima imagine how this concerto might have unfolded had Vivaldi lived to complete it. This is the lost concerto of Venice, reimagined and found anew.

One of Europe’s most dynamic baroque ensembles, il Pomo d’Oro makes its Australian debut with a program featuring two extraordinary soloists, exclusively for Adelaide Festival. The prolific and multi-award-winning period-instrument ensemble will be joined by virtuosic cellist Giovanni Sollima and organist Cameron Carpenter for two dynamic programs during its Festival residency. Named after the splendour-steeped opera by Antonio Cesti (‘the golden apple’), il Pomo d’Oro’s performances encompass all there is to love about baroque repertoire. After bringing Pygmalion Ensemble for its Australian debut in 2026, we are thrilled to introduce you to the virtuosic exuberance of il Pomo d’Oro.

il Pomo d'Oro will also be performing in Bach Organ Concertos.

Giovanni Sollima is an internationally renowned cellist and composer whose adventurous musical world moves freely across genres and traditions. A compelling and virtuosic performer, he has collaborated with artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Riccardo Muti, Viktoria Mullova and Patti Smith, and with leading orchestras around the world. Sollima’s restless curiosity has seen him explore ancient, eastern and electric instruments, perform in the Sahara Desert and underwater, and even play a cello made of ice. His research has also brought renewed attention to 18th-century cellist-composer Giovanni Battista Costanzi. Sollima recently joined forces with il Pomo d’Oro for the album Al-Bunduqiyya: The Lost Concerto, exploring the rich musical connections between Venice and the Mediterranean.

il Pomo d’Oro is one of the world’s leading period-instrument ensembles, celebrated for its dynamic and authentic interpretations of Baroque and Classical repertoire. Founded in 2012, the ensemble brings together outstanding specialists in historically informed performance and has built an impressive international touring and recording career, with more than 40 recordings, many award-winning. Alongside many of the world’s foremost conductors and soloists, regular collaborators include Joyce DiDonato, Jakub Józef Orliński and Giovanni Sollima. Combining stylistic brilliance and irresistible energy, il Pomo d’Oro has become a thrilling presence on concert stages around the world.

Traditional Cypriot arr. Giovanni Sollima Kartsilamades (Dance I)
Giuseppe Tartini Lieto ti prendo e poi
Giovanni Sollima Il Concerto Perduto (after fragments of Antonio Vivaldi’s unfinished Cello Concerto in E minor, RV 787 ‘for Teresa’)
Traditional Cypriot (arr. Giovanni Sollima) Kartsilamades (Dance III)
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in B-flat major, RV 547
Traditional Arbëreshë (arr. Giovanni Sollima) Moje Bokura
Giovanni Sollima Moghul
Traditional Cypriot (arr. Giovanni Sollima) Kartsilamades (Dance II)
Antonio Vivaldi Sinfonia from Dorilla in Tempe, RV 709
Antonio Vivaldi Recitative from Il Grosso Mogul, RV 208
Antonio Vivaldi Il Proteo, o sia il mondo al rovescio (The World Turned Upside Down), RV 544
Giovanni Sollima The Family Tree

Image credit: OHM.LV, Nicola Dalmaso

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