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Finnish Baroque Orchestra

Founded in 1989, the Finnish Baroque Orchestra (FiBO) has been a pioneer in many ways throughout its history. The orchestra is known in Finland and abroad for its skilful performances, its creative approach to concert programming and groundbreaking partnerships, such as the Nordic Baroque Scene. At the core FiBO is a Baroque orchestra, but they also venture into early Baroque and Romanticism as well as Sibelius’ works and new music for period instruments. In addition to its own FiBO Records series, FiBO has made recordings with several record labels. The latest record, Il labirinto armonico (BIS), featuring Locatelli’s violin concerts with soloist Ilya Gringolts, has received significant international recognition such as Gramophone Editor’s Choice (3/2021) and Diapason d’or (5/2021).

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„From the opening track onwards, elegant playing launches a programme rich in charm from Ilya Gringolts and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra, all on sparkling form.“

Gramophone Magazin, 19.02.2021

„Sharp-edged playing from the Finnish Baroque Orchestra.”

The Guardian, 27.01.2019

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THE DANCING FIDDLE
The Finnish Baroque Orchestra, led by violinist Kreeta-Maria Kentala, combines the captivating melodies of fiddle music from Kaustinen, Finland—recently inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity—with timeless suites by J. D. Heinichen and J. S. Bach.

Kreeta-Maria Kentala, violin & leader

Works by J. D. Heinichen, J. S. Bach & fiddle music from Kaustinen

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PAST CONCERTS – A SELECTION

30 June 2023, Nordic Lights Festival, Philharmonie Berlin
Gottfried von der Goltz, musical direction / Barokkanerne / Concerto Copenhagen / Drottingholms Barocksemble / Finnish Baroque Orchestra / Freiburger Barockorchester
Edvard Grieg: „Aus Holbergs Zeit“ suite for string orchestra op. 40 (30 June 2023)

1 July 2023, Nordic Lights Festival, Säälichen auf dem Holzmarkt
Barokkanerne & Ragnhild Hemsing, Hardangerfiedel / Concerto Copenhagen & Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Bassbariton / Drottningholm Baroque Orchestra & Torbjörn Näsbom, Nyckelharpa / Finnish Baroque Orchestra & Petri Kumela, Barock-Gitarre / Freiburger Barockorchester
L. Boccherini Grave assai & Fandago from Quintett no. 4 in D major G. 448 / A. Auvinen Excerpts from „Andalusian Panzerwagen Jazz“ / J. Haydn Presto from Symphony no. 4 D-Dur Hob. I:4 / C. Baguer Sinfonia in G major no. 16

Gottfried von der Goltz, Barokkanerne, FiBO, Drottningholm Baroque Orchestra, Freiburger Barockorchester, Concerto Copenhagen © Peter Adamik © Peter Adamik

Gottfried von der Goltz, Barokkanerne, FiBO, Drottningholm Baroque Orchestra, Freiburger Barockorchester, Concerto Copenhagen © Peter Adamik

Finnish Baroque Orchestra © Peter Adamik

Laura Kajander © Peter Adamik

19 August 2022, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
„Water Music“
G. F. Händel: Suite no. 2 in D major HWV 349 »Water Music«
G. F. Händel: Suite no. 1 in F major HWV 348 »Water Music«
G. F. Händel: Suite no. 3 in G major HWV 350 »Water Music«
G. F. Händel: Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351
As well as Finnish traditional works by Viljami Niittykoski

19 August 2019, Brühler Schlosskonzerte
„From Russia with love“
Irma Niskanen, leader & violin / Petteri Pitko, cembalo

Works by G. Pasiello, D. Cimarosa, J. Haydn and B. Galuppi: Concerto a quattro

21 July 2019, Herrenchiemsee Festspiele
„Dancing Queen“
Kajsa Dahlbäck, soprano / Olga Heikkilä, soprano / Katariina Heikkilä, alto / Jukka Jokitalo, tenor / Juha-Pekka Mitjonen, basso

Works by A. Scarlatti, A. Corelli, G. Düben, J. H. Schmelzer, C. Gesualdo, V. Albrici, A. Cesti a.o.

Europa Galante

Europa Galante was founded in 1989 by its musical director Fabio Biondi, who wanted to form an Italian period instrument ensemble to play both, the baroque and classical repertoire. The ensemble has a varying structure and often performs chamber music, such as the string sonatas of Italian composers of the seventeenth century. des 17. Jahrhunderts.

The ensemble’s repertoire includes operas of Handel, such as Agrippina and Imeneo, as well as Vivaldi, including Bazajet, Ercole sul Termodonte, Oracolo in Messenia and many pre-eighteenth century instrumental works. The orchestra is widely known for its performances of the works of Alessandro Scarlatti, such as the oratorios (Maddalena, La Santissima Trinità), serenatas (Clori, Dorino e Amore) and operas including Massimo Puppieno, Il Trionfo dell’Onore, La Principessa Fedele and Carlo Re d’Allemagna. Europa Galante regularly collaborates with the Fondazione Santa Cecilia in Rome to rediscover and restore eighteenth-century Italian operas, such as Antonio Caldara’s La Passione di Gesù Cristo, Leonardo Leo’s Sant’Elena al Calvario or Gesu sotto il peso della Croce by F. di Mayo. Last season in Rome, the ensemble presented La Foresta Incantata by Francesco Geminiani, together with an animated film by Fabio Biondi and the director Davide Livermore.

Europa Galante performed in many of the world’s major concert halls and theatres, including La Scala in Milan, Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Royal Albert Hall in London, Musikverein in Vienna, Lincoln Center in New York and the Sydney Opera House. The ensemble also toured throughout Australia, Japan, Europe, Canada, Israel, the USA and South America.

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„… tutto aveva un senso, un’ intelligenza musicale. In tutto, questo Europa Galante si è confermata un’ orchestra che risponde come un corpo unico ma che rivelare tra le sue fila bravi solisti, quando serve. Teatro colmo pubblico un festa come a un concerto rock!”

Gazzetta di Parma, 22 October 2021

„Had Fabio Biondi made no other record, we would know from this one that he was a great violinist.“

The Strad, 2019

„Biondi was a wizard on his violin.“

The San Diego Union Tribune. 2018

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EUROPE ON THE MOVE
Fabio Biondi, violin & conductor

Europa Galante and Fabio Biondi present “Europe in Motion“, a program featuring composers who left their homelands and proved themselves anew far from home. It also includes works intended to introduce audiences at home to the musical styles of other nations. The program concludes with Telemann’s “Ouverture des Nations“, also known as the “Overture of the Nations.”

Works by M. Mascitti, J.-M. Leclair, J. D. Heinichen, G. F. Händel, A. Vivaldi, J. Helmich Roman, J. Myslivecek and many others

“See? It works — at least musically, with the vision
of a united Europe.”

Tagesspiegel, 2018

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FOUR SEASONS
Fabio Biondi, violin & leader

F. Geminiani: Concerto Grosso „La Follia“
P. Locatelli: Concerto Grosso op. 1 no. 3
A. Corelli: Concerto Grosso op. 6 no. 4
A. Vivaldi: The four seasons

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29 & 30 Juli 2023 Oberöstereichische Stiftskonzert
VIVALDI!
Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi, conductor

Works by F. Geminiani, P. Locatelli, A. Corelli, A. Vivaldi

“Vivaldi at its best, breathtaking, unprecedented, and shattering traditional listening habits – Baroque music doesn’t get any better than this.”

Oberösterreichisches Volksblatt

16 February 2022 Elbphilharmonie Hamburg / 18 February 2022 Palau de la Música Barcelona / 20 F’eburary 2022 Auditorio Nacional de Música Madrid / 22 Feburary 2022 Theater an der Wien
L’ ORFEO
Ian Bostridge (Orfeo) / Monica Piccinini (Euridice, La Musica) / Marina de Liso (Messagera, La Speranza) / RIAS Kammerchor / Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi, conductor

C. Monteverdi: L’ Orfeo. Favola in musica

“One can only marvel at the richness of colour in the ensemble Europa Galante, not even two dozen strong, under the direction of its concertmaster Fabio Biondi.”

Hamburger Abendblatt, 17 February 2022

“El excelente conjunto instrumental.”

opera world, 15 February 2022

20 April 2019, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
ULISSE
Furio Zanasi (Ulisse) / Sara Mingardo (Penelope9 / Ewa Leszczynska (Ericlea) / Matheus Pompeu (Giove) / Coro Costanzo (Porta) / Walter Le Moli, stage director / Fabio Biondi, conductor

C. Monteverdi: Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria

Compagnia di Punto

As part of the Ludwig van Beethoven Year 2020 – the 250th anniversary of the birth of the German-born Viennese master -, the Compagnia di Punto has made a recording of his first three symphonies. How is this special?

A remarkable aspect of this recording is that Beethoven’s symphonies, today considered as untouchable and virtually sacred monuments, are here performed by the Compagnia di Punto in arrangements realized by Beethoven’s contemporaries for a chamber ensemble made up of only ten instrumentalists. While this may be considered an affront to some purists, this recording will be welcomed by classical music fans with an open mind as an absolute rarity. On one hand, original arrangements of famous works reveal how loosely the “musical pantheon” could be treated during Beethoven’s time; on the other hand, they manage to cast a completely new light on musical works that are known inside out. With exceptional works such as Beethoven’s symphonies, this is an especially rewarding undertaking. Nominated for an OPUS Klassik 2020 in the category “Ensemble/Orchestra of the year”!

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„An outstanding ensemble gives us a new perspective on Beethoven’s symphonies.“

NDR Kultur, 21.02.2020

„The presence of mind and vitality of nine fantastically motivated players sweep the listener into the symphonic chamber music of yesteryear…“

Süddeutschen Zeitung, 02.02.2020

„Fazit: Auf jeden Fall spannend!“

onlineMerker, 07.02.2020

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Compagnia di Punto plays symphonies by Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn on period instruments in a chamber music format, arranged by contemporaries Carl Friedrich Ebers and Ferdinand Ries. The symphonies can be combined with each other as desired or supplemented with other small-scale works by Beethoven.

L. v. Beethoven: Sympony no. 1 in C major op. 21, arr. by Karl Friedrich Ebers (1770-1836)
L. v. Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D major op. 38, arr. by Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838)
L. v. Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major op. 55, arr. by Carl Friedrich Ebers
L. v. Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 “Pastorale” in F major op. 68
W. A. Mozart: Symphony no. 40 in G minor KV 550
J. Haydn: Symphony no. 99 in E flat major Hob. I:99
J. Haydn: Symphony no. 101 in D major Hob. I:101
A. Rosetti: Symphony in G major Murray A41
A. Rosetti: Symphony in F major Murray A35
A. Rosetti: Symphony in C major Murray A3

Complementary works by Beethoven: Serenade for flute, violin, viola op. 25, Sextet op. 81b (with 2 horns and piano), Horn Sonata

Die Sammlung André - Compagnia di Punto

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto (Arr. for Small Orchestra by Ferdinand Ries)

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B’Rock Orchestra

B’Rock Orchestra was set up in Ghent in 2005 on the basis of an urge for renewal and rejuvenation in the world of Early Music. The selected international musicians specialize in historically well-founded performance practices. They distinguish themselves by their open mind and flexibility of repertoire and playing style.

In the choices it makes for its concert programmes, B’Rock combines established works of baroque composition with the lesser-known repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries. In addition, the orchestra pursues a bold and innovative programme policy, in which early and contemporary music meet and enrich each other. It focuses especially on giving first performances of new music written with its historic instruments in mind. Yet, the orchestra has a reputation for cross-genre productions, too. Finally, early music in combination with theatre, visual art and/or video are also a part of the orchestra’s DNA.

B’Rock Orchestra regularly engages prominent guest conductors and soloists such as René Jacobs, Jérémie Rhorer, Leonardo García Alarcón, Peter Dijkstra, Bejun Mehta, Alexander Melnikov, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Dmitry Sinkovsky, Sophie Karthäuser and many others. It frequently collaborates with leading choral ensembles such as RIAS Kammerchor, Collegium Vocale Ghent, the Nederlands Kamerkoor and Cappella Amsterdam ND has developed structural partnerships in the fields of opera and musical theatre with De Munt/La Monnaie and Muziektheater Transparant.

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„It is sensational how well the “Ur-Carmen” does when the orchestral sound is skilfully purified.”

Hamburger Abendblatt, 26 March 2024

„But, under Mr. Jacobs’s baton, B’Rock still sounded like a small chamber orchestra: nimble, clear, precise. And restrained, reserving its most powerful sound for dramatic effect, which added a sense of theater to a piece…”

New York Times, January 2019

„It’s a very special experience, from which the world can learn a great deal.“

Bachtrack, March 2017

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VENUS
with Jeanine de Bique, soprano // Evgeny Sviridov, violin & artistic leader

The programme with soprano Jeanine de Bique is dedicated to Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty, planet of our solar system and astrological constellation, with French, Italian and English compositions from the period between around 1650 and 1750.

Works by J.-P. Rameau, H. Purcell, G. F. Händel, H. Desmarest, D. Sarro, G. Legrenzi, J. C. Pepusch & G. Porsile

Jeanine de Bique © Tim Tronckoe

“Venus shines brighter than ever!”

SWR, 15 February 2026

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DON’T LOOK BACK! – RE: ORPHEUS
with Benjamin Appl, baritone // Cecilia Bernardini, violin & atistic leader

The myth of Orfeo, Orpheus, Orphée – an inexhaustible source of inspiration for countless composers and for one of the most exciting singers of our time, Benjamin Appl. Together with the B’Rock Orchestra, he embarks on a journey that follows the musical traces of Orphée from the Renaissance to the present day.

Mit works by C. Monteverdi, W. Byrd, A. Draghi, C. H. Graun, G. P. Telemann, V. Williams, H. W. Henze und S. Gubaidulina. u.a.

Benjamin Appl © David Ruano

Cecilia Bernardini © Foppe Schut

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PAST CONCERTS – A SELECTION

05 September 2024, Musikfest Bremen
MISSA SOLEMNIS
B’Rock Orchestra / René Jacobs, conductor / Brigitte Christensen, soprano / Sophie Harmsen, mezzo-soprano / Thomas Walker, tenor / Johannes Weisseer, bass / Zürchester Singakademie / Sebastian Breuing, choir master

L. v. Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major op. 123

“A great evening!”

Kreiszeitung, 6 September 2024

12 March 2024, De Singel, Antwerpen / 14 March 2024, Philharmonie de Paris / 16 March 2024, Konzerthaus Dortmund / 17 March 2024, Kölner Philharmonie / 25 March 2024, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg / 27 March 2024, Teatro Real, Madrid
CARMEN!
Christiane Gaëlle Arquez, Carmen / Sabine Devieilhe, Micaëla / François Rougier, Don José / Thomas Dolié, Escamillo / Chœur de Chambre de Namur / Kinderchor Opera Ballet Vlaanderen / B’ROCK Orchestra / René Jacobs, conductor

G. Bizet: Carmen. Opera in four acts / Version 1874, édition Paul Prévost

Gaëlle Arquez, B'Rock Orchestra, René Jacobs © B'Rock Orchestra

“It is sensational how well the ‘Ur-Carmen’ does when the orchestral sound is skilfully purified”

Hamburger Abendblatt, 26 March 2024

25 + 26 February 2023
VENGA LA MORTE!
Christiane Karg, soprano // René Jacobs, conductor

C. M. von Weber: Overture to the opera „Der Freischütz”
W. A. Mozart: Cocert arias K.272, K.369 & K.490
Franz Schubert: Symphony no. 9 in C major D 944 „The Great”

“The orchestral sound is impressively transparent, you can hear every single voice, everything seems slender, supple, never fatted by vibrato.”

Die Rheinpfalz, 27 January 2023

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century is one of the most prominent early music orchestras in the world. The musicians play internationally in leading (chamber) music ensembles and meet several times a year for performances of iconic and lesser-known repertoire. In the early 1980s, the orchestra achieved world fame by performing grand symphonic work on original instruments and in a historically informed manner. A revolution that never really stopped.

But the uniqueness of the orchestra is not only in the sound or the way of playing. Ever since it was founded by Frans Brüggen more than forty years ago, musicians have never taken a score for granted. The approach is critical, curious, investigative and progressive. Core values from the Enlightenment that all orchestra members hold in high esteem. That is why every performance is a new challenge and the iconic repertoire remains alive and kicking.

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„Standing ovation at the end!“

Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, 8 April 2024

„The other starry performance of the evening came from the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century.“

Bachtrack, 16th October 2019

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February 2027
COMBATTIMENTO
with Ian Bostridge, tenor // Anna Prohaska, soprano // 2 Dancers (tbc) // Choreography TBC

Achieving the greatest possible impact with the most economical means—this could well have been Claudio Monteverdi’s guiding principle in the creation of his madrigal. With just three voices and a small string ensemble, the work stirred powerful emotions among audiences at its 1624 premiere. The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, under the direction of Claire van Campen, expands this chamber-like stage work by adding two dancers as well as music by Barbara Strozzi. The Venetian composer was known for publishing primarily secular vocal music intended for private performance.

C. Monterverdi: Il combattimento di Tancredi et Clorinda / Works by B. Strozzi

Anna Prohaska © Harald Hoffmann / Ian Bostridge © Kalpesh Lathigra

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5 April 2024 Heidelberger Frühling
BEETHOVEN
Alena Baeva, violin

L. v. Beethoven: Violin concerto in D major op. 61
L. v. Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D major op. 36

Alena Baeva © studio visuell

25 MAY 2022 Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
J. Haydn: The Seasons
Nicolas Altstaedt, Dirigent / Christina Landhamer (Hanne) / Ian Bostridge (Lukas) / Florian Boesch (Simon) Capella Amsterdam

Vox Luminis

Vox Luminis was established almost 20 years ago; today, the ensemble uses its sparkling traits to enhance the world of early music! The push was made in 2004 by Lionel Meunier – bass and founding base of Vox Luminis. The objective is to gain access to the Light through the Voice. Every year, the ensemble releases on average two discs and offers its audience more than 60 concerts on Belgian, European and international stages.

They define themselves as a group of soloists with a variable combination (with a base from the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague) and of a continuo, additional instrumentalists or a full orchestra, depending on the repertoire. The repertoire is essentially Italian, English and German and spans the 16th through the 18th centuries. Since its creation, the ensemble has been noted for its cohesion and it charms with the personality of every timbre and the homogeneity of the voices.

The year 2018 was marked by two awards: first, Vox Luminis won the famous BBC Music Magazine AWARD 2018 in the category “Choral Award Winner” for their recording Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott, following the disc Luther et la Musique de la Réforme. Second, KLARA named them “Ensemble of the Year”.

Today, Lionel Meunier has established himself as the internationally well-known conductor and artistic director of the Vox Luminis ensemble, which he created in 2004.

The ensemble is supported by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, the City of Namur and Namur Confluent Culture and the Art and Life Tours (a funding program for concerts in Wallonia).

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„Individual voices had the clarity and color to pick them out of the ensemble while the blend among them was finely balanced. The thoughtfulness and musicality were most impressive.“

New York Classical Review, 28 October 2024

„… and the result is another deeply musical triumph.“

The Guardian, 30 June 2019

“Director Lionel Meunier is the real star, with a soaring vision of Purcell’s music in a class of its own.”

BBC Music Magazine

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10 – 23 December 2026
THE CHRISTMAS STORY

With his Christmas Story, Heinrich Schütz created the model for the Christmas oratorio – a form that would later inspire Bach and his contemporaries. Vox Luminis and Lionel Meunier enrich this seminal work with motets for the Christmas season by Heinrich Schütz and Andreas Hammerschmidt.

H. Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie SWV 435, works by A. Hammerschmidt, M. Praetorius

“De Lionel Meunier et son ensemble Vox Luminis, on n’attendait pas moins que cette réalisation musicale proche de la perfection.”

Telerama, 2024

“2024’s Best Classical Christmas Albums.”

WFMT, 2024

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SACRO MONTEVERDI

C. Monteverdi: Excerpts from Selva morale e spirituale, SV 252-288

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MAGNIFICAT
9 December 2025, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg / 13 December 2025, Konzerthaus Dortmund
Vox Luminis / Lionel Meunier, bass & artistic direction

The Magnificat of the pregnant Mary, praising God who sides with the poor and dethrones the mighty, carries a striking relevance in times of economic and social hardship. In December 2026, this resonance was to life by Vox Luminis under the direction of Lionel Meunier.

G. P. Telemann: Uns ist ein Kind geboren – cantata TWV 1:1451 / J. S. Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag BWV 63 / J. S. Bach: Magnificat in D major BWV 243

„Vox Luminis, under Lionel Meunier, stepped confidently into this terrain with good humour and radiant musicality.“

bachtrack, 10 December 2025

SPEM IN ALIUM
21 July 2024, Salzburger Festspiele
Vox Luminis / Lionel Meunier, bass & musical direction

Works by T. Tallis, J. Sheppard & A. Striggio

“An overwhelming experience.”

BR Klassik, 23 July 2024

“This is a festival!”

drehpunkkultur.at 22 July 2024

“That evening, a performance succeeded in bringing the full richness and artistic beauty of the St Matthew Passion into full bloom.”

Salzburger Nachrichten 22 July 2024

ST. MATTHEW PASSION
5 April 2023, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg / 6 April 2023, Konzerthaus Dortmund
Freiburger Barockorchester / Vox Luminis / Lionel Meunier, bass & musical direction

J. S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

“That evening, a performance succeeded in bringing the full richness and artistic beauty of the St Matthew Passion into full bloom.“

bachtrack, 28 March 2023

Oberon Trio

The Oberon Trio was founded in 2006. Shortly after the ensemble’s premier concert, the Flensburger Tageblatt already credited the Oberon Trio with “enormous interpretive abilities, which testify to the enchanting ripeness and stylistic command of this new ensemble.” Meanwhile, Oberon Trio has given performances at the Berliner Philharmonie, the Wiener Konzerthaus, the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, the Konzerthaus Dortmund and Esterházy Palace, among others, as well as in Italy, Bulgaria, Israel, India, Egypt and the Ukraine. Its three members are committed to offering performances of lesser-known compositions alongside with established masterpieces. Their repertoire extends from piano trios by CPE Bach and Joseph Haydn, the pioneers of the medium, to those by Jörg Widmann and Charlotte Bray, whose trios were recorded by the ensemble for the first time. Oberon Trio also collaborates regularly with chamber music partners such as Tabea Zimmermann, Ian Bostridge, Christoph Prégardien and Shirley Brill.

A special passion of the Oberon Trio is the establishment of greater intimacy between the performers and the public. Through moderated concerts and by publishing their own programme notes of performed works among other approaches, they provide listeners with an insight into their working process and the background of their interpretations.

On November 19, 2022, the Oberon Trio invited to the TRIOGIPFEL E.T.A.200. Together with the Amatis Trio, the Morgenstern Trio and the actress Stella Maria Adorf, the ensemble celebrated the poet, composer and caricaturist E.T.A. Hoffmann, whose death anniversary in 2022 was the 200th.

The trio celebrates its 20th birthday in 2026.

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„Sehr fein, leicht und voller Spielfreude musizierte das Oberon Trio!“

Unnaer Zeitung, 17. Januar 2023

„Zuhören einfach ein Genuß!“

Passauer Neue Presse, 16. Juli 2022

„Haydn und Schumann klingen frisch wie am ersten Tag, Hosokawas spirituelle Dimension ist geradezu eine Offenbarung, und Copland stringentes Doppelspiel mit Zwischentönen gelingt grandios.“

Crescendo, Februar 2020

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LIEBST DU UM SCHÖNHEIT
with Ian Bostridge, tenor

Rückert songs by Franz Schubert, Gustav Mahler, Clara Schumann a.o.

Dates available upon request
FOLK SONG BY HAYDN AND BEETHOVEN
with Christoph Prégardien or Ian Bostridge, tenor

With songs and trios by L. v. Beethoven and J. Haydn

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PAST CONCERTS – A SELECTION

19 November 2022, KühlhausBerlin
TRIOGIPFEL E.T.A.200 – “Wo die Sprache aufhört, fängt die Musik an.”
A chamber music festival for Berlin on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the death of E.T.A. Hoffmann
Oberon Trio, Amatis Trio, Morgenstern Trio, Stella Maria Adorf

L. v. Beethoven: Piano trio in D major op. 70/1 „Ghost“
B. Byström: Doppelgänger Music (World premiere commissioned by the Oberon Trio)
J. Brahms: Piano trio in B major op. 8
R. Schumann: Piano trio no. 2 in F major op. 80
F. Zabel: 3. Trio (The Sandman) (World premiere commissioned by the Oberon Trio)
E.T.A. Hoffmann: Piano trio in E major „Grand Trio“

“The result is an impressive plea for the piano trio genre.”

nmz, 20 November 2022

27 June 2020, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele
Beethoven3
Oberon Trio / Christoph Pregardién, tenor

J. Haydn: Folk Song Arrangements / Trio in E-flat major Hob. XV:29
L. v. Beethoven: Folk Song Arrangements / Trio in B-flat major op. 11 (Gassenhauer)

Kronos Quartet

For nearly 50 years, San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet—David Harrington (violin), Gabriela Díaz (violin), Hank Dutt (viola) and Ayane Kozasa (cello)—has reimagined what the string quartet experience can be. One of the most celebrated and influential groups of our era, Kronos has given thousands of concerts worldwide, released more than 70 recordings, and collaborated with many of the world’s most accomplished composers and performers across many genres. Kronos has received more than 40 awards, including three Grammys and the Polar Music, Avery Fisher, and Edison Klassiek Oeuvre Prizes.

Through its non-profit organization, Kronos Performing Arts Association (KPAA), Kronos has commissioned more than 1,000 works and arrangements for quartet. KPAA also manages Kronos’ concert tours, local performances, recordings, and education programs, and produces an annual Kronos Festival in San Francisco. In its most ambitious commissioning effort to date, KPAA has recently completed 50 for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire. Through this initiative, Kronos has commissioned—and distributed online for free—50 new works for string quartet designed for students and emerging professionals, written by composers from around the world.

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PRESS

„Now after 45 years, the Kronos life journey [has become] a relentless endeavor to open up the world’s music for everyone.“

Metro Silicon Valley

„As Ben Jonson said of Shakespeare, [Kronos Quartet is] not of an age but for all time.“

Santa Cruz Sentinel

„The most far-ranging ensemble geographically, nationally and stylistically the world has known.“

Los Angeles Times

PROJECTS 2027/28 – A Selection

–Projects 2027/28 (PDF)

Dates upon request
A HARD RAIN
On July 16, 1945, the first atomic bomb exploded – eighty years later, the Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet dedicates the program A Hard Rain to this subject, creating a powerful concert evening that interweaves music, eyewitness accounts, and artistic reflection. The dramaturgy spans a wide arc—from intimate, hushed moments to eruptive sound worlds that make the threat of nuclear destruction palpable. At the same time, A Hard Rain is a celebration of humanity: an evening about hope, resilience, and the power of art to demand responsibility.

Music by Terry Riley, Bob Dylan, Tanya Tagaq, Laurie Anderson, Gabriella Smith, Philip Glass, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Viet Cuong, arrangements of traditionals
Texts from diaries, letters, and speeches by Kiyoshi Tanimoto, Nikita Khrushchev, Sad-dam Hussein, and General Lee Butler

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–Kronos Quartet press photo 1

–Kronos Quartet press photo 2

–Kronos Quartet press photo 3

–Kronos Quartet press photo 4

–Biography (PDF)

–Projects 27/28 (PDF)

PAST CONCERTS

14 MAY 2024 Kunstfestspiele Herrenhausen
KRONOS Five Decades

The Kronos Quartet has massively expanded, if not blown up, the boundaries of the string quartet with sound and style experiments, excursions into genres far removed from classical music and multimedia worlds. In the current season, the quartet is celebrating its 50th birthday with an European tour: new commissioned works, characteristic interpretations from its extensive repertoire and pieces from its latest project “Kronos Fifty for the Future” are on the anniversary programme.

Works by Terry Riley, Sun Ra, Aleksandra Vrebalov, Nicole Lizee, Tanya Tagaq

„An intense evening ends in a standing ovation.“

Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, 22. Mai 2024

16 May 2023, Pierre Boulez Saal
A THOUSAND THOUGHTS – A Live Documentation with the Kronos Quartet
Sam Green, speaker

20 May 2023, Pierre Boulez Saal
BLACK ANGELS
Works for string quartet by F. Ali-Sade, S. Gubaidulina, M. Gordon, T. Riley & G. Crumb

21 May 2023, Pierre Boulez Saal
Open house day
Works for string quartet by various composers
Kronos Quartet / students of the Barenboim-Said Akademie, Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ and Berliner Universität der Künste

The legendary Kronos Quartet was a guest at the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin for a week as part of the Quartet Summer. In addition to a concert with groundbreaking string quartet works from the 20th and 21st centuries, the quartet also presented a live musical documentation of its eventful history. The residency was also accompanied by a comprehensive education programme with young string quartets