Baroque ensemble Gli Incogniti, headed by French violinist Amandine Beyer, brings a programme exploring the works of notable Italian violinist Nicola Matteis (1650-1713), whose life and compositions are steeped in the unknown. Active in London, Matteis published several well-received collections of inventive and evocative violin and chamber music before fading into obscurity – Beyer brings Matteis out of the archives and breathes new life into his music in the concert hall. PROGRAMME Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Sonata 6, Z795 from Sonatas of Three Parts, 1683 Nicola Matteis (¿-ca. 1700) Suite in a minor from Ayrs for the Violin, 1685 Preludio, Adagio, Alemanda ad imitatione d’un tartaglia, Sarabanda Amorosa, Movimento Incognito, Gavotta Henry Purcell Sonata 10, Z799 from Sonatas of Three Parts, 1683 Nicola Matteis Suite in G Major Preludio, Musica, Sarabanda, Giga “Al Genio Turchesco”, Aria Burlesca INTERVAL Nicola Matteis Suite in g minor Preludio in ostinatione, Andamento malinconico, Grave, Aria for the flute, Giga Henry Purcell Ayre, A new Irish Tune, A new Scotch Tune, Air en Bourrée, A Ground (harpsichord solo) Nicola Matteis Suite in C Major Preludio Allegro, Vivace, Fuga, Aria, Sonata, Diverse Bizarrie sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda ò pur Ciaccona AMANDINE BEYER, VIOLIN, DIRECTION Since the beginning of her career over twenty-five years ago, Amandine Beyer has given concerts all over the world. Invited by major baroque ensembles as conductor and soloist (Freiburger Barock Orchester, Akademie Für Alte Musik, European Union Baroque Orchestra, the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra of Toronto…), she founded her own orchestra Gli Incogniti in 2006, with which she performs the instrumental music of Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, Pachelbel, Matteis, Couperin, CPE Bach, Haydn, Mozart… With them, she has appeared in the most prestigious festivals and concert halls both in France (Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Opéra de Bordeaux, Opéra de Montpellier, Festival de Saintes, Auditorium de Radio-France…) and internationally (Boston Festival, Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw of Bruges, Flagey and Bozar in Brussels, Philharmonie of Liège, Philharmonie of Luxembourg, Carnegie Hall in New York, Philharmonie of Berlin, Tonhalle of Zürich…).In 2011, Amandine Beyer recorded the Sonates & Partita of J.S. Bach (Zig-Zag Territoires/Outhere Music) which came in for huge critical and public success. She was then asked by the choreographer Anne-Teresa de Keersmaeker (Compagnie Rosas) to create the show Partita 2. After five performances in the Cour d’Honneur of the Palais des Papes in Avignon, which closed the IN Festival, she undertook an international tour, giving over 80 performances worldwide. READ MORE... GLI INCOGNITI Gli Incogniti was founded in 2006 by the violinist Amandine Beyer. It is named after the Accademia degli Incogniti, an artistic and academic circle that was amongst the most active and libertarian of 17 th century Venice. Gli Incogniti is specialist of baroque instrumental repertoire but it explores also the classical repertoire. The ensemble is regularly invited to perform in major venues, in France and abroad: Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Auditorium de Radio France (FR), Wigmore Hall (UK), Oji Hall in Tokyo (JP), Philharmonie du Luxembourg (LU), BOZAR Brussels (BE), Philharmonie Essen (DE)… It also performs on the stages of major festivals, among which Boston Festival (US), Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo (MC), MA Festival Brugge (BE), International Bergen Festival (NO), Festival de Torroella (ES), festivals of Saintes, Saint-Denis, Montpellier (FR)… READ MORE...