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Virtuosos of Violin and Verse

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Dates Fri, Nov 7 – Sun, Nov 9, 2025

Venue Folger Theatre

Tickets $20 – $50

Single tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sep 9. Advance access is now available for Folger Members. Become a Member

Please note: Children under the age of 4 are not permitted.

In a collaboration with Folger Poetry, Folger Consort will be joined by poet, author, and actor Rose Solari for a performance across the centuries in words and music.

Among the highlights of this program are songs and cantatas by Barbara Strozzi, violin music of the 17th and 18th centuries, and the lyric verse of 16th-century poet Torquato Tasso, which inspired a number of Baroque composers.

About Folger Consort

Folger Consort is the award-winning early music ensemble-in-residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Founding artistic directors Robert Eisenstein and Christopher Kendall, who established the ensemble in 1977, create programs that offer opportunities to discover and enjoy music from the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Subscribe to the season

About Folger Poetry

Since 1968, the Folger’s poetry reading series has brought hundreds of distinguished poets to read from their work on stage. Join us this season to commemorate the literary legacies of Emily Dickinson and Jane Austen, honor the new Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize winner with judge and National Book Award finalist Shane McCrae, celebrate the next generation of local poets, and more. Subscribe to the season

Folger Consort Artistic Directors

Robert Eisenstein
Robert Eisenstein

Robert Eisenstein

Christopher Kendall
Christopher Kendall

Christopher Kendall

Headshot of Folger Consort's Artistic co-Directors

Pre-concert discussion

Saturday, Nov 8

Join Christopher Kendall and Robert Eisenstein, co-Artistic Directors of the Folger Consort, for a lively discussion with guest artists from 7:00pm-7:30pm before the Saturday, Nov 8 performance.

Free entry with concert ticket.

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Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert Virtuosos of Violin and Verse.
Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 6pm ET
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