Ludus Instrumentalis
{Germany}

Sunday August 31, 7:00 PM

Oblackie Centrum Edukacji i Kultury
ul. Elżbietańska 9/10 Gdańsk
Multipurpose Hall

Bach and Goldberg
– the brilliant teacher and his remarkable student

PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Inwencja dwugłosowa C-dur nr 1
Inventio 1 in C major
(transkrypcja na 2 skrzypiec / arr. for 2 violins)

Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727–1756)
Sonata triowa C-dur DürG 13
Trio-Sonata in C major DürG 13
(wcześniej przypisywana J.S. Bachowi Sonata na 2 skrzypiec i b.c. BWV 1037 / previously attributed to J.S. Bach Trio-Sonata BWV1037)
Adagio – Alla Breve – Largo – Gigue e Presto

Johann Sebastian Bach
Inwencja dwugłosowa E-dur nr 6
Inventio 6 in E major
(klawesyn solo / harpsichord solo)

Sonata na skrzypce i basso continuo G-dur BWV 1021
Sonata for Violine and b.c. G major BWV 1021
Adagio – Vivace – Largo – Presto

Inwencja dwugłosowa e-moll nr 7
Inventio 7 in E minor
(transkrypcja na skrzypce i wiolonczelę / arr. for violin and cello)

Johann Gottlieb Goldberg
Sonata triowa a-moll DürG 11
Trio-Sonata in A minor DürG 11
Adagio – Allegro – Alla Siciliana – Allegro assai

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Johann Gottlieb Goldberg
Sonata triowa B-Dur DürG 10
Trio-Sonata in B major DürG 10
Adagio – Allegro – Grave – Ciaccona

Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia nr 9 f-moll
Sinfonia 9 in F minor
(transkrypcja na 2 skrzypiec i wiolonczelę / arr. for 2 violins and cello)

Johann Sebastian Bach / Johann Georg Pisendel (1686–1755)
(autorstwo niepotwierdzone / doubtful authorship)
Sonata à Violino solo é Basso per il Cembalo c-moll BWV 1024
Sonata à Violino solo é Basso per il Cembalo in C minor, BWV 1024
Adagio – Presto – Affetuoso – Vivace

Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata triowa G-Dur na 2 Flûtes traversières i b.c. BWV 1039
Triosonate in G major for 2 Flûtes traversières and b.c. BWV 1039
Adagio – Allegro ma non presto – Adagio e piano – Presto

Ludus Instrumentalis

Ludus Instrumentalis is an international ensemble founded in 2014 in Saint Petersburg and later relocated to Cologne, Germany in 2015. The group is devoted to historically informed performance, specializing in music from the Baroque and Classical periods, with a particular interest in rediscovering forgotten composers and the repertoire of the Russian Imperial court.

The ensemble’s core members include baroque violinists Evgeny Sviridov and Anna Dmitrieva, cellist Davit Melkonyan, harpsichordist Stanislav Gres, violist Corina Golomoz, and lutenist/theorbist Liza Solovey. Together, they bring deep scholarly insight and expressive musicality to their interpretations, performing exclusively on period instruments.

Ludus Instrumentalis has won several prestigious international competitions, including:

1st Prize at the Berliner Bach Competition (2015),
1st Prize and Audience Prize at the Förderpreis Alte Musik Saarland (2016),
1st Prize at the International Brothers-Graun Competition in Bad Liebenwerda (2016).

The ensemble has appeared at leading early music festivals across Europe, including Bachfest Leipzig, Köthener Bachfesttage, Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Festival Bruges, Sanssouci Potsdam, and Festival Haut-Jura in France. In 2018, they served as ensemble-in-residence at Schloss Rheinsberg, the former court of Frederick the Great.

Their concert highlights include performances at:

Zamus Early Music Festival Cologne, with a string quartett of Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ (2025, recorded by Deutschlandfunk), in collaboration with Andreas Staier at Fortepiano,
Forum Alte Musik Köln, featuring works by Bach and Goldberg (2024),
Musikinstrumenten-Museum Berlin, presenting a baroque trio sonata program (2023).

Ludus Instrumentalis is also active in recording and broadcasting projects. Their 2020 CD featuring Goldberg Trio Sonatas was co-produced with WDR, and in 2023, they collaborated with Deutschlandfunk and WDR on a recording of music by Franz Benda. Their programming is often bold and imaginative, such as their 2020 concert with countertenor Valer Sabadus, which included a baroque arrangement of a Led Zeppelin song.

With a mission to unite historical precision with artistic vitality, Ludus Instrumentalis continues to engage audiences across Europe through its unique repertoire, refined sound, and vivid performances.

Ludus Instrumentalis {Germany}