»If god wanted to speak to humans with music, he would do so with pieces by Haydn, but if he wanted to listen to something himself, he would pick Boccherini.« French violinist Jean Baptiste Cartier was not the only one thinking along these lines, after all Luigi Boccherini was one of the most loved composers of his period. Born in Lucca he spent half his life in Madrid, which really served his music well. The way he humorously and graphically captures the street life at night in his »Musica Notturna«: a motion picture soundtrack without the screening, the cinema is in the head. Boccherini is responsible for the close connection between the Mediterranean and Potsdam: Frederic William II made his favourite composer Chamber Composer and had him write new music regularly. That is why in 2014 the Music Festival Sanssouci dedicates three days exclusively to this great 18th century composer who simply does not get the attention he so richly deserves.

A writing workshop is offered to accompany this concert;
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