Strings spoke to Baroque violinist Augusta McKay Lodge, who recently released Corelli’s Band: Violin Sonatas of Carbonelli, Corelli, Mossi (Naxos). The album features rare works by composers affiliated with Corelli and a world premiere recording. Lodge was quarantined in Paris from March until May, when there was limited concert activity. “In June, I performed a couple of Vivaldi concertos with Les Arts Florissants at William Christie’s festival Dans Les Jardins de William Christie,” she says. “It was one of my first opportunities to make music again with all my wonderful friends and colleagues after the shutdown—an emotional moment!” However, in late October, French President Emmanuel Macron imposed a new four-week national lockdown to combat a fall surge in coronavirus cases.
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