18th-century concertos with Ensemble Diderot

September 2, 2026, 10:00 pm

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Members of Ensemble Diderot

Violinist Johannes Pramsohler leads Ensemble Diderot in concertos and double concertos by Fasch, Bach & Vivaldi, whose undeniable mutual admiration will be undeniably evident. Tonight’s program was recorded live in concert February 28, 2026 in Paris at the Auditorium of the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique.

Thanks to WFMT’s association with the European Broadcasting Union, tonight’s program will be available as a streamfor thirty days following the broadcast. Listen by show at wfmt.com/listen

Playlist

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758)
Concerto in D Minor, FWV L:d4

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1060


Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, Opus 3, No. 8, RV 522 from “L’Estro Armonico”

Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042
Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043

“Sinfonia” from Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21

ARTISTS
Ensemble Diderot
Johannes Pramsohler, violin & direction
Ivan Podyomov, oboe
Philipp Bohnen, Guillermo Santoja di Fonzo, Marco Kerschbaumer; violin
David Wish, viola
Gulrim Choï, cello
Thomas de Pierrefeu, bass viol
Philippe Grisvard, harpsichord