What happens when genius runs in the family?
Led by Bojan Čičić, a leading light in historical performance and founder of the Illyria Consort, the players of Sinfonia Smith Square trace a thrilling arc from Johann Sebastian’s explosive Sinfonia in D major through the bold inventions of his sons, Wilhelm Friedemann and Johann Christian, and onwards to Haydn’s radiant Sinfonia Concertante.
Čičić brings these works to life with precision and flair, tracing not only their contrasts but their kinship. Wilhelm Friedemann channels his father’s clarity and intensity into startling harmonic twists; Johann Christian responds with something more graceful. Haydn, who knew both sons and admired their work, draws from their example – as he forges a new path of his own.
