Meet “the Eric Clapton of the lute” (BBC Magazine). Born in Paris in 1988, Thomas Dunford discovered the lute at the age of nine. 25 years later, Thomas Dunford is in constant demand as a soloist and continuo player by virtually every prominent period instrument ensemble in Europe including Les Arts Florissants, the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Le Concert Spirituel, and Le Concert d’Astrée. He is the regular recital partner of artists including Iestyn Davies, Lea Desandre, Jean Rondeau, and Théotime Langlois de Swarte.
Dunford founded the stylish period-instrument ensemble Jupiter in 2018 and will bring their acclaimed all-Vivaldi program to Chicago later this month. Learn more about the UChicago Presents performance on March 24 HERE.
Playlist
Francesco Provenale: “Non posso far” from Lo schiavo di sua moglie Lea Desandre, mezzo-soprano
Jupiter
John Dowland: Flow my tears
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Claudio Monteverdi:Quel sguardo sdegnosetto
Giulio Caccini: Amarilli, mia bella Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, tenor
I Gemelli
Antonio Vivaldi: “Gelido in ogni vena”from FarnaceLea Lea Desandre, mezzo-soprano
Jupiter
George Frideric Handel: “You’ve undone me” from Semele
Lea Desandre, mezzo-soprano
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Jupiter
Giuseppe de Bottis: “Io piango” from Mitilene, regina delle amazzoni Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano
Lea Desandre, mezzo-soprano
Jupiter
Handel: “As with rosy steps the morn” from Theodora Lea Desandre, mezzo-soprano
Jupiter
Vivaldi: Armatae face et anguibus from Juditha Triumphans Lea Desandre, mezzo-soprano
Jupiter
