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Francesco Corti

Bending without breaking: keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti | 27 - 28 Feb 2027

Francesco Corti

Bending without breaking: keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti
Scarlatti's son knew the rules of the sonata but enjoyed bending them elegantly; he, in turn, challenged the harpsichord to produce sounds it wasn't supposed to. Francesco Corti—the harpsichord great who scored a hit in 2024 with his recording of Scarlatti's sonatas—and the most adventurous of the Baroque giants, meet in a corner of the keyboard repertoire where the only law is that there are no laws.

Tournees 2026/2027

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Sat 27 Feb 2027 / 14:00 - Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg / Hertz
Sun 28 Feb 2027 / 11:30 - Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ / Grote Zaal

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About the performer

Italian harpsichordist Francesco Corti studied in Perugia, Geneva and Amsterdam. He won the Internationale Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Wettbewerb Leipzig (2006) and the MA Competition in Bruges (2007), and has given recitals in Europe, the USA, Canada, Latin America, Asia and New Zealand. He can also be heard regularly with Les Musiciens du Louvre, Ensemble Zefiro, Bach Collegium Japan and Les Talens Lyriques. Since 2018, Corti has been the regular guest conductor of Il Pomo d'Oro, with whom he has recorded several albums. His solo album Bach: Little Books was awarded a Diapason d'Or and marked as Editor's Choice by Gramophone.

Programme & musicians

Francesco Corti harpsichord 

Domenico Scarlatti 1685-1757

Sonata K. 248 in B-flat major, Allegro
Sonata K. 249 in B-flat major, Allegro

Sonate K. 208 in A major, Adagio e cantabile
Sonate K. 209 in A major, Allegro

Sonata K. 215 in E major, Andante
Sonata K. 216 in E major, Allegro

Sonata K. 87 in B minor
Sonata K. 152 in G major, Allegro
Sonata K. 153 in G major, Vivo

Sonata K. 185 in F minor, Andante
Sonata K.186 in F minor, Allegro
Sonata K. 187 in F minor, Allegro
Sonata K. 78 in F major, Gigha-minuet

Sonata K. 219 in A major, Andante
Sonata K. 220 in A major, Allegro

Sonata K. 263 in E minor, Andante
Sonata K. 264 in E major, Vivo

Programme subject to change

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