Celebrating six decades of bringing world-class chamber music to Utah
An Evening of Baroque Excellence
Dinner
Thompson Chamber Hall
5:30 p.m.
Thompson Chamber Hall
Join fellow music lovers for catered dinner before the concert. A perfect opportunity to celebrate 60 years of musical excellence.
Performance with Le Consort
Libby Gardner Concert Hall
7:30 p.m.
Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Experience the artistry of Le Consort, the acclaimed Paris-based baroque ensemble, in Libby Gardner Hall.
A Trio Sonata Soirée
with Le Consort
Le Consort invites you to the baroque era, in which the trio sonata was the most popular chamber music formation. This whirlwind program will spotlight examples by famous composers such as Bach and Telemann, alongside some unjustly neglected Baroque masters, illustrating the immense expressive range and creativity of this repertoire.
With a few strokes of the two violins and cello bows and animation of the harpsichord's keys, let yourself be teleported from the Venice of Albinoni and Gentili to the Naples of Porpora, with a visit to Telemann and Bach in Germany. The program concludes with a magnificent setting of "Follia" — the era's most recognizable melody, and one which still resonates today.
A great journey awaits you!
The Artists
TICKET OPTIONS
Dinner & Concert
$120Complete gala experience with dinner and concert
Includes:
- Dinner in Thompson Chamber Hall
- Performance by Le Consort
- Commemorative Program
- Live & Silent Auction Participation
Included with Presidents Circle
Concert Only
$50Concert performance by Le Consort
Includes:
- Performance by Le Consort
- Commemorative Program
- Silent Auction Participation
Included with Season Pass
Dinner add-on available for $70
Concert Details
Estimated duration: TBD
Montéclair – Plainte for 2 violins
Albinoni – Sonata Prima, Op. 1
Gentili – Sonata Prima, Op. 1
Porpora – Trio Sonata, Op. 2, No. 3
Telemann – Sonata in D Major for Cello and Basso Continuo
Telemann – Trietto in D Major TWV 42 : D2
Telemann – Corellisierende Sonaten (Sonata III)
Biber – Passacaglia for solo violin
Bach – Trio sonata in G-Major, BWV 1039
Bach – Larghetto BWV 972
Geminiani – La Follia
All timings are approximate. Program and artists subject to change.
Featured Performers
LE CONSORT
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin
Sophie de Bardonnèche, violin
Hanna Salzenstein, cello
Justin Taylor, harpsichord
Le Consort, a leading baroque chamber ensemble, comprises four young musicians who interpret the trio sonata repertoire with enthusiasm, sincerity, and modernity. The group’s mission is to bring together compelling musical personalities in the service of chamber music from the repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries. From Corelli to Vivaldi, from Purcell to Couperin, the dialogue between the two violins and the basso continuo displays a wealth of contrasts between vocality, sensuality and virtuosity. Le Consort takes this genre, the quintessence of baroque chamber music, and interprets it with a personal, dynamic, and colorful language.
With a core which has remained constant since their founding in 2016, Le Consort performances approach a level of musical integration typically found in long-standing string quartets. In 2017 they claimed First Prize and the Audience Prize at the Loire Valley International Early Music Competition, chaired by William Christie. Their most recent recording, of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, was praised by BBC Magazine for “a sound of such transparency that details often stifled in other performances emerge with glassy clarity” and “such vaporous beauty it will leave your sinking heart floating on clouds.” Their previous recording, Philarmonica, was hailed by Gramophone for “historically informed performance worn so naturally, and works known so intimately, that these musical stories could have come from Le Consort's own pens and souls.” Their earlier recordings, including OPUS 1 (featuring the unpublished sonatas of Jean-François Dandrieu), and Specchio Veneziano (trio sonatas of Vivaldi alongside music of his less familiar contemporary, Giovanni Reali), have earned numerous awards and extensive critical acclaim.
Their tenth anniversary season will be an international celebration, including their BBC Proms debut, an anniversary concert in Paris at Venue Salle Gaveau, their first opera (Iphigénie en Tauride) at Paris Opera Comique, a tour of Spain, and another of South Korea and Japan. In March 2026, they will return to North America for a nine-city tour that includes performances in Boston, New York, and Denver. They will also continue to perform their Vivaldi Four Seasons program throughout Europe.
Le Consort is in residence at the Montpellier National Opera Orchestra.
Sample the Music
Program TBD
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Whether you’re a seasoned chamber music lover or brand new to classical music concerts, we are thrilled you’re considering spending an evening with the Chamber Music Society! Please check out the resources below to help plan your special night out. If you have any additional questions, don’t hesitate to contact us. We hope to see you soon!
