Major political upheavals shaped European history and form the backdrop – or sometimes the very impulse – for works that reflect and transcend their time. Mozart and Beethoven witnessed monarchy, revolution, and the beginnings of European democratization. Il Giardino Armonico and the NFM Choir, under the direction of Giovanni Antonini, trace this historical arc through music.
11 September 2025, De Singel, Antwerpen
CROWN & REVOLUTION
Giovanni Antonini, conductor / Il Giardino Armonico / NFM Choir
W. A. Mozart: Overture to Idomeneo, K. 366 / Kyrie in D minor “Munich Kyrie”, K. 342 / Mass in C major “Coronation Mass”, K. 317 / L. v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
Author: Andrea Kerner
season start
With great momentum, we and our orchestras and ensembles are launching into the 2025/26 season – from Ravello to Oslo, from Bach to Bernstein.
- Phantasm Viol Consort
- Building Bridges Pianists
- Kent Nagano & Dresdner Philharmonie
- Vox Luminis
- Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Compagnia di Punto
- Il Giardino Armonico
- Sarah Willis & Mozart y Mambo
- Kronos Quartet
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Finnish Baroque Orchestra
FESTIVO Opening
The Orchestra of the 18th Century will open this year’s edition of Festivo with a Mozart and Haydn program. The concert will be conducted by concertmaster Alexander Janiczek and take place in the atrium of Schattdecor—a spectacular new venue of the festival. The soloist is Rachel Podger, “the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin,” as The Times describes her.
25 July 2025, Festivo, Aschau
OPENING CONCERT
R. Podger, violin / A. Janiczek, concert master & musical leader
Works by W.-A. Mozart & J. Haydn
Καλημέρα!
After a universally acclaimed concert in 2024, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe has once again been invited to the Epidaurus Festival this year. Under the baton of Constantinos Carydis, the orchestra will perform works by Liszt, Purcell, and Berlioz, as well as the world premiere of O Lightless Light! – Ode to Oedipus, a new composition by Greek composer Periklis Koukos.
10 July 2025, Epidaurus Festival – Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athen
O LIGHTLESS LIGHT! – ODE TO OEDIPUS
Francesco Piemontesi, piano / Sofia Tamvakopoulou, piano / Tassis Christoyannis, baritone / Constantinos Carydis, conductor
Works by P. Koukos, F. Listz, H. Purcell, H. Berlioz
Geaechinger Cantorey
Since its founding in 1981 by Helmuth Rilling, the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart has been dedicated to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach through benchmark-setting performances and vibrant educational initiatives. This mission also embraces the music of Bach’s contemporaries, as well as his predecessors and successors. With Bach at its core, the Bachakademie’s repertoire encompasses sacred vocal music, oratorios, and choral symphonic works from the 17th century to the present day.
Since 2013, the institution has been led by conductor Hans-Christoph Rademann, who in 2016 unified the former ensembles Gächinger Kantorei (choir) and Bach-Collegium Stuttgart (orchestra) into a newly restructured ensemble consisting of a reformed choir and a newly founded Baroque orchestra under the name Gaechinger Cantorey. In this ensemble, a Baroque orchestra and a carefully selected choir form a finely tuned original-sound ensemble. Under the direction of artistic director Hans-Christoph Rademann, the ensemble has made it its mission to promote an internationally recognized “Stuttgart Bach style.”
The Internationales Bachfest Stuttgart, a two-week festival, brings together young and seasoned artists from around the world who devote themselves to Bach and his era. Additionally, the Bachakademie maintains its own subscription concert series in Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg and is actively engaged in a busy concert schedule both nationally and internationally.
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PRESS
“What Hans-Christoph Rademann, his Gaechinger Cantorey, and the carefully selected soloists reveal here in terms of vocal-instrumental balance, tonal refinement, and rhetorically informed artistry surely represents the pinnacle of historically informed performance today!”
concerti, 13 november 2023
“To the audience of 2023, it spoke directly from the heart.”
bachtrack, 16 july 2023
PROJECTS 2027/28 – A SELECTION
April 2028
ST. JOHN PASSION
Choir and Orchestra ot Gaechinger Cantorey / Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor
The Gaechinger Cantorey, under the direction of Hans-Christoph Rademann, has set itself the goal of promoting a “Stuttgart Bach style” internationally. Among the many milestones achieved since its reestablishment in 2016, the St John Passion undoubtedly stands out—its emotional complexity is explored in remarkable depth and performed with great passion by both the ensemble and its conductor.
L. v. Beethoven: Missa solemnis op.123
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Welcome on board!
We are delighted to have deepened our collaboration with one of Denmark’s finest ensembles, Concerto Copenhagen, as of early June 2025. Moving forward, we will be supporting the orchestra with strategic advice and international tour planning. It is a pleasure and an honor to contribute to the exciting journey of Concerto Copenhagen, and we warmly welcome this wonderfully versatile ensemble!
Concerto Copenhagen (CoCo) combines artistic authenticity and innovation through original and uncompromising interpretations that breathe new life into music, making it relevant for a modern audience. Since 1999, the collaboration between CoCo and Lars Ulrik Mortensen has led to an exciting artistic and musical journey, highly praised by audiences and critics worldwide. With a unique repertoire that blends well-known European music with lesser-known works of Scandinavian origin, as well as new compositions, CoCo celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021.
NEWLY REDISCOVERED
Alessandro Scarlatti’s oratorio La Santissima Annunziata focuses on the scene of the Annunciation from the Gospel of Luke. His composition left a lasting impression on Handel, who attended a performance in 1708. Europa Galante and Fabio Biondi, who rediscovered the work in 2017, will now present it at this year’s Handel Festival in Halle.
13 June 2025, Händel Festspiele Halle
LA SANTISSIMI ANNUNZIATA
Roberta Invernizzi, Soprano / Andreina Drago, mezzo soprano / Valentina Molinari, soprano / Marina de Liso, mezzo soprano / Jorge Navarro Colorado, tenor / Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi, conductor
A. Scarlatti: La Santissima Annunziata
Our next concerts
With the beginning of summer, the festival season is starting for us once again. We’re looking forward to exciting and inspiring concerts with
- Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
- Phantasm Viol Consort
- Concerto Copenhagen
- Europa Galante
- Sir András Schiff & pianists of Building Bridges
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Vox Luminis
- Orchestra of the 18th Century
- SWR Symphony Orchestra
- Il Giardino Armonico
- Sarah Willis & Havana Lyceum Orchestra
We are delighted to have deepened our collaboration with one of Denmark’s finest ensembles, Concerto Copenhagen, as of early June 2025. Moving forward, we will be supporting the orchestra with strategic advice and international tour planning. It is a pleasure and an honor to contribute to the exciting journey of Concerto Copenhagen, and we warmly welcome this wonderfully versatile ensemble!
Shaping the future II
The Kronos Quartet, together with award-winning Icelandic author and filmmaker Andri Snær Magnason, opens Strange Attractors on the stage of Nalen — one of Stockholm’s most historic and culturally significant venues for artistic, social, and sporting events. Strange Attractors brings together artists from all genres and scientists from diverse disciplines to explore new ideas, envision pathways toward a better future, and demonstrate how profound change is possible. On this occasion, the quartet will present their new project, A Farewell to Glaciers.
11 May 2025, Nalen, Stockholm
Andri Snær Magnason, author & filmmaker / Kronos Quartet
Works by diverse composers
