Agenda

Rembrandt Organ Series – Wibren Jonkers

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

Rembrandt Organ Series

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Rembrandt Organ Series – Pieter-Jelle de Boer

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

Rembrandt Organ Series

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Rembrandt Organ Series – Jos van der Kooy

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

Rembrandt Organ Series

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Rembrandt Organ Series – Maarten Wilmink

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

Rembrandt Organ Series

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Evan Bogerd – BachNight Concert – Bach by Candlelight

23:30-00:30 Westerkerk

Bach by Candlelight

Rembrandt Organ Series – Jos Maters

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

Rembrandt Organ Series

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Vivaldi's Four Seasons

20:00-21:45 The Concertgebouw

Enjoy Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, performed by The Bach Orchestra of the Netherlands, with soloist Enrique Gómez-Cabrero Fernández. He’ll bring this music to life as it never has been before …

The Four Seasons, op. 8 aria's

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Rembrandt Organ Series – Evan Bogerd

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

Rembrandt Organ Series

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Canal Festival – Quinten van Brummen (violin)

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

At the 'Young Talent in the Old Wester' Canal Festival concerts, emerging and promising musicians aged 15-18 perform in the iconic Westerkerk of Amsterdam. Together with Evan Bogerd, the …

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Canal Festival – Emma de Wijs (vocals)

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

At the 'Young Talent in the Old Wester' Canal Festival concerts, emerging and promising musicians aged 15-18 perform in the iconic Westerkerk in Amsterdam. Together with Evan Bogerd, the …

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Canal Festival – Hanna Herrlitz (flute)

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

At the 'Young Talent in the Old Wester' Canal Festival concerts, emerging and promising musicians aged 15-18 perform in the iconic Westerkerk in Amsterdam. Together with Evan Bogerd, the …

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• organ
• flute

Canal Festival – Noa Hemmink (oboe)

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

In the 'Young Talent in the Old Wester' Canal Festival concerts, promising young musicians aged 15-18 perform in the iconic Westerkerk of Amsterdam. Together with Evan Bogerd, the organist …

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• oboe

Grachtenfestival – Michelle Kumara (violin)

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

In the 'Young Talent in the Oude Wester' Grachtenfestival concerts, emerging and promising musicians aged 15-18 perform in the iconic Westerkerk of Amsterdam. Together with Evan Bogerd, the …

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• violin

Canal Festival – Winner Concert Duyschot Competition

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

In the 'Young Talent in the Old Wester' Canal Festival concerts, emerging and promising musicians aged 15-18 perform in the iconic Westerkerk in Amsterdam. Together with Evan Bogerd, the …

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• organ

Grachtenfestival: Orgel En Trombone

15:00-17:00 Orgelpark

This concert is a collaboration with Grachtenfestival: https://www.grachtenfestival.nl/ Musicians Jeroen Koopman, organ Wilco Kamminga, trombone Program Works by Bach, Pärt en Guilmant

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Rembrandt Organ Series – David Strijbis

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

Rembrandt Organ Series

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Rembrandt Organ Series – Hayo Boerema

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

Rembrandt Organ Series

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Rembrandt Organ Series – Evan Bogerd

15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

Rembrandt Organ Series

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Adriaan Hoek - Bachs Goldberg Variations

13:13-15:13 Orgelpark

When this masterpiece was premiered first, it was played on harpsichord. The Goldberg Variations by Bach were made famous by pianists like Glenn Gould, and they were also arranged for many …

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Muze Van Zuid: Voor wie een zwaan wil horen zingen

14:15-16:15 Orgelpark

String quartet ADAM and musician Laurens de Man will convince the audience this afternoon why Amsterdam should stay an 'open city', for the Lutherans could not have survived here if it …

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• piano
• violin
• cello

Menno Van Delft Speelt Pedaalclavichord

13:13-15:13 Orgelpark

During the renaissance and baroque period, composers wrote music for key instruments without specifying what key instrument exactly. It is known that Johann Sebastian Back owned a …

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Ode to the classics — Ere Lievonen + Raymond Honing

11:00-12:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

The ideal introduction to the Fokker organ

Clive So Courante (world premiere) Piers Hudson from ‘Suite in 31edo’: III. Gigue (world premiere) Charles Delusse Air à la Grecque Adriaan Fokker …

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Cappella Pratensis

14:15-16:15 Orgelpark

Capella Pratensis performs Jacob Obrechts breathtaking Missa Maria Zart, described by musicologist Rob Wegman as 'The Sphinx'. It is seen as a masterpiece within the French Flemish …

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The beauty of difference — Nederlandse Bachvereniging

15:00-17:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

From Bach to Pärt

Johann Sebastian Bach Alles nur nach Gottes Willen BWV 72 / Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069 / Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg BWV 149 …

Dowland 400 — Thomas Dunford + Jupiter

20:15-22:05 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

The John Lennon of the 16th century

John Dowland Selection from Lachrimae, or Seven Tears / Come again / Go crystal tears / Flow, my tears / and other works

Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques: Campra's Messe de Requiem

14:15-16:15 The Concertgebouw

Christophe Rousset and his ensemble Les Talens Lyriques bring French music from around 1700 to life in an inimitable way.

Missa Assumpta est Maria, H. 11 Messe de Requiem

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Intimate letters — Amsterdam Sinfonietta + Liza Ferschtman

20:15-22:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Raw emotion, vivid contrasts and expressive melodies

19.15 / Foyerdeck 1 / Pre-concert talk By Michel Khalifa 20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program Carlo Gesualdo Moro, lasso, al mio duolo (arranged for …

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Van Koraal Tot Klankvisioen

13:13-15:13 Orgelpark

Organist Stephan van de Wijgert not only presents works by Bach and Welmers, also Reger's impressive work Fantasie und Fuge (opus 135b) will be heard this afternoon. Musician Stephan van de …

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Intimate letters and Suite Italienne — Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Liza Ferschtman + Rick Stotijn

20:15-22:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Brand new Stravinsky arrangement and Janáček’s love music

19.15 / Foyerdeck 1 / Pre-concert talk By Michel Khalifa 20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program Carlo Gesualdo Moro, lasso, al mio duolo (arranged for …

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Aurora Vocis Zingt Palestrina

14:15-16:15 Orgelpark

2025 was Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's 500th birth year. In celebration, ensemble Aurora Vocis performs his six-part harmony Missa Papae Marcelli. Several pieces will be alternated with …

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Jan-Willem Rozenboom with Bach's Wohltemperierte Klavier

14:15-16:35 The Concertgebouw

Pianist Jan-Willem Rozenboom presents a selection from Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Bach's two collections exploring all major and minor keys. With what critics describe as 'honest' playing, …

Selectie

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Gerben Budding En Nannette Mans

13:13-15:13 Orgelpark

Soprano Nanette Mans and organist Gerben Budding have been working together as a duo since 2018. The duo plays regularly in Sint-Jans church in Gouda, both in liturgical practice and in …

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English splendour from the sixteenth century — Tenebrae

20:15-22:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Fascinating choral music from an era of religious upheaval

Robert White Christe qui lux es III and IV / Exaudiat te Dominus William Byrd Mass for four voices Thomas Tallis Loquebantur / O sacrum convivium / …

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Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with Noa Wildschut

11:00-12:00 The Concertgebouw

Vivaldi's four famous violin concertos, which together form The Four Seasons, are an ode to outdoor life. Summer babbling brooks, barking dogs, autumn storms, frozen landscapes, and winter …

Adagio en Fuga in c minor The Four Seasons, op. 8

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Luthers Bach Ensemble

14:15-16:15 Orgelpark

Luthers Bach ensemble performs several motets by Bach. Musicians Luthers Bach Ensemble o.l.v. Tymen Jan Bronda Program Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit …

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Masato Suzuki & Bach Collegium Japan: Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

20:15-22:00 The Concertgebouw

The Bach Collegium Japan ranks among the finest performers of Bach's works on period instruments. Tonight, under the inspiring baton of Masato Suzuki, the musicians will present four or the …

Brandenburgs concert nr. 2 in F major Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 Brandenburgs …

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La Tempête plays Bach, Mendelssohn & Brahms

14:15-16:10 The Concertgebouw

A concert by La Tempête is always idiosyncratic and surprising in its structure and often contains theatrical elements.

Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin delen Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren Trauer-Gesang, op. 116

In stillem Vertrauen — PRJCT Amsterdam, Maarten Engeltjes + Anna Dennis

20:15-22:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Inner peace in an uncertain world

Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut BWV 199 / Cantata Ich habe genug BWV 82 / Mein Jesu, ziehe mich nach dir from BWV 22 / …

French Chaos — Orkest van de Achttiende Eeuw + Emmanuelle de Negri

20:15-22:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

The innovative power of visionary French Baroque composers

Jean-Féry Rebel Les élémens Michel-Richard Delalande Suite from Les éléments Jean-Philippe Rameau Ouverture from Naïs Louis-Nicolas Clérambault Le …

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Lucie Horsch, Nicolas Altstaedt and Thomas Dunford

20:15-22:35 The Concertgebouw

Celebrated musician Lucie Horsch has her own Spotlight series at The Concertgebouw this season. She brings varied programmes to life on her recorder, singing and as a pianist in the Main …

Triosonate in g, PB 439 Rondeau Gay Gigue Sonate nr. 2 in d Le Rossignol-en-amour Les voix humaines Grand ballet Suite nr. 2 in d minor, BWV 1008 …

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Masterclass Baroque cello — Bruno Cocset

16:30-18:30 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Learn from pre-eminent international soloists and teachers

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All Souls’ Day — Nederlandse Bachvereniging

20:00-22:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

The sound of silence

Johann Kuhnau Gott, sei mir gnädig nach deiner Güte Johann Rosenmüller Sinfonia Undecima à 5 / Sinfonia Quarta à 5 Johann Schelle Herr, lehre uns …

Bach & Breakfast — Giovanni Gnocchi

09:30-10:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Start your day with a Bach Cello Suite

Breakfast is included in entrance fee. Buffet is open from 8.45. Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 1 in G And a solo piece to be announced

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Masterclass — Emmanuelle Bertrand

14:30-16:15 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Learn from pre-eminent international soloists and teachers

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Bach & Breakfast — Nicolas Altstaedt

09:30-10:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Start your day with a Bach Cello Suite

Breakfast is included in entrance fee. Buffet is open from 8.45. Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No. 5 in C minor And a solo piece to be announced

• cello
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The Italian Cello — Bruno Cocset, Amarilis Dueñas + Holland Baroque

11:30-12:30 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

World premieres from the Baroque Era

Cello Contertos by Giovanni Benedetto Platti, Giuseppe Brescianello and Giorgio Antoniotto Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for two cellos in G minor

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Sunday Afternoon Baroque: Solomon's Knot

15:00-16:30 The Concertgebouw

On Sunday afternoon, a selection of musicians will bring Baroque music to life. Today, the English vocal-instrumental ensemble Solomon's Knot will perform motets by Bach. This leading …

Motet 'Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied' Motet 'Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf' Motet 'Jesu, meine Freude' Motet 'Fürchte dich nicht'

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Bach & Breakfast — Marie-Elisabeth Hecker

09:30-10:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Start your day with a Bach Cello Suite

Breakfast is included in entrance fee. Buffet is open from 8.45. Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 2 in D minor And a solo piece to be announced

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Bach & Breakfast — Emmanuelle Bertrand

09:30-10:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Start your day with a Bach Cello Suite

Breakfast is included in entrance fee. Buffet is open from 8.45. Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 3 in C And a solo piece to be announced

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Bach & Breakfast — Giovanni Sollima

09:30-10:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Start your day with a Bach Cello Suite

Breakfast is included in entrance fee. Buffet is open from 8.45. Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No 6 in D And a solo piece to be announced

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Duo Zeffiretti: sopranista Maayan Licht and harpsichordist Guy Maori

20:15-22:35 The Concertgebouw

Sopranista Maayan Licht and harpsichordist Guy Maori perform dazzling Baroque arias once written for the legendary castrati, alongside virtuoso works on a Flemish Ruckers-style harpsichord. …

Aria 'Frondi tenere...Ombra mai fu' Un pensiero nemico di pace (Bellezza) Zeffiretti che sussurate Sonate in A minor Sonata in A major, K 208 Sonata …

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Handel's Agrippina with Magdalena Kožená & Julia Lezhneva

13:00-16:25 The Concertgebouw

With star soloists Magdalena Kožená and Julia Lezhneva, the decadence and intrigue of the Roman Empire will be brilliantly brought to life in Handel's opera Agrippina.

Agrippina

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Studium Chorale

14:15-16:15 Orgelpark

Studium Chorale celebrates what would have been Ton de Leeuw's 100th birthday. To honour his oeuvre Studium Chorale presents two of his works. Also compositions by Daan Manneke, who …

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International Portative Organ Day

14:15-16:15 Orgelpark

International Portative Organ Day is a new initiative by Orgelpark in collaboration with portative organ player Catalina Vicens. This day is about introducing the portative organ that was …

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Spectra Met Nieuwe Generatie Componisten

20:15-22:15 Orgelpark

Filip Rathè and Spectra Ensemble (Gent, Belgium) return to Orgelpark after their succesful collaboration in season '24/'25. This time organist Ere Lievonen, who lives and works in the …

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Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu nostri — Pygmalion

20:15-21:45 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

The impressive masterpiece that leads to Bach

Dietrich Buxtehude Membra Jesu nostri Dietrich Buxtehude Herzlich lieb hab ich dich o Herr Johann Sebastian Bach Selection from Schemellis Gesangbuch …

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Moore — IJ-Salon

14:15-16:30 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Solistische hoogstandjes van toen en nu

Antonio Vivaldi The four seasons Kate Moore Arc-en ciel And other works

Yves Rechsteiners “explorateur”

20:15-22:15 Orgelpark

Swiss organist Yves Rechsteiner brings his impressive 'Explorateur ' to Orgelpark. Rechsteiner built this mobile organ in collaboration with Orchestrionix. His instrument is a so called …

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Yves Rechsteiners “explorateur”

14:15-16:15 Orgelpark

Swiss organist Yves Rechsteiner brings his impressive 'Explorateur ' to Orgelpark. Rechsteiner built this mobile organ in collaboration with Orchestrionix. His instrument is a so called …

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The Road to Bach: The Development of the Sonata

14:15-16:35 The Concertgebouw

Baroque violinist Sayuri Yamagata and harpsichordist Noriko Amano lead Pearls in Baroque in sparkling performances of sonatas ranging from Rosenmüller to Bach. The sonata, which originated …

Triosonate nr. 1 in g Partita nr. 5 in g Sonate nr. 10 in D Triosonate nr. 6 in G major Sonate in G major

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Yves Rechsteiners “explorateur”

10:00-12:00 Orgelpark

Swiss organist Yves Rechsteiner brings his impressive 'Explorateur ' to Orgelpark. Rechsteiner built this mobile organ in collaboration with Orchestrionix. His instrument is a so called …

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Hadewych van Gent — Lunchtime concert Dutch Classical Talent

12:30-13:30 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

Resonances

Music by Hildegard von Bingen, Rebecca Clarke and Fazıl Say

Bachs Triosonates

13:13-15:13 Orgelpark

Johann Sebastian Bach's Triosonates are seen as the most important works that the maestro composed for organ. Aart Bergwerff performs a selection of these sonatas on Orgelpark's Utopa …

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Christmas with John Holiday and Amsterdam Sinfonietta

20:15-22:35 The Concertgebouw

Countertenor John Holiday meets Amsterdam Sinfonietta: Baroque gems by Corelli and Vivaldi will be performed in the Main Hall alongside The After Party by composer in residence Carlos Simon. …

Brandenburgs concert nr. 6 in B-flat major Longe mala in g minor Lyric for Strings Aria 'Frondi tenere...Ombra mai fu' Excerpts from ‘The After Party’ …

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Klee Dreams Bach

20:15-22:15 Orgelpark

Klee dreams Bach is a colourful performance that combines music, image and language. Parts of Musikalisches Opfer by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) are being accompanied by projections of …

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Componistenportret Cristiano Melli

20:15-22:15 Orgelpark

Brazilian composer Christiano Melli presents his own works and that of known and un-known fellow Brazilians like Heitor Villa-Lobos and Claudio Santoro, on organ and saxophone. Musicians Ola …

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Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam Zingt Britten

14:15-16:15 Orgelpark

Yearly Christmas concert by Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam in Orgelpark is always a succes. As usual, the main work of this afternoon will be Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols. The whole of …

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Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam Zingt Britten

17:00-19:00 Orgelpark

Yearly Christmas concert by Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam in Orgelpark is always a succes. As usual, the main work of this afternoon will be Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols. The whole of …

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Bach's Christmas Oratorio with the Netherlands Chamber Choir and Cappella Mediterranea

19:30-21:50 The Concertgebouw

According to Argentine conductor Leonardo García Alarcón, time does not exist and music enables us to bring the souls of composers back to life. He will be doing just that this evening with …

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248

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Ralph Van Raat Speelt Messiaen

20:15-22:15 Orgelpark

Piano virtuoso Ralph van Raat performs Vingt regards sur l 'enfant-Jésus by Messiaen as he does every december at Orgelpark. This work consists of twenty peaces about the birth of Christ and …

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Celebrate Christmas: Wishful Singing & VOCES8 Scholars Ensemble

16:00-17:30 The Concertgebouw

Flurries of snowflakes at dusk, a frozen lake in the moonlight: Wishful Singing and the VOCES8 Scholars Ensemble present Nix Immortalis, an enchanting winter concert featuring Gregorian …

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Wibren Jonkers - Messiaens La Nativité

20:15-22:15 Orgelpark

Young organist Wibren Jonkers closes Orgelpark's concert season with Messiaen's La Nativité du Seigneur. Musician Wibren Jonkers, orgel Program Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) - La Nativit é du …

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Netherlands Handel Society: the Messiah

19:30-22:25 The Concertgebouw

The renowned conductor Ed Spanjaard will be conducting Handel’s festive Messiah this Christmas with the Dutch Handel Society. The choir has already performed this magnificent masterpiece …

Messiah, HWV 56

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The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands: Handel's Messiah

19:30-21:45 The Concertgebouw

The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands will perform Handel’s world-famous Messiah, with soloists Olga Zinovieva, Aleksan Chobanov, Martinus Leusink and Thilo Dahlmann.

Messiah, HWV 56

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Classical Christmas Concert with pianist Jan Vayne

14:45-16:45 The Concertgebouw

Enjoy an unforgettable Christmas Concert featuring the renowned Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands, accompanied by pianist Jan Vayne. Witness the impressive interplay between this …

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The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands: Handel's Messiah

19:30-21:45 The Concertgebouw

The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands will perform Handel’s world-famous Messiah, with soloists Olga Zinovieva, Aleksan Chobanov, Martinus Leusink and Thilo Dahlmann.

Messiah, HWV 56

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The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands: Handel's Messiah

14:15-16:30 The Concertgebouw

The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands will perform Handel’s world-famous Messiah, with soloists Olga Zinovieva, Aleksan Chobanov, Martinus Leusink and Thilo Dahlmann.

Messiah, HWV 56

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Sunday Afternoon Baroque: Shunske Sato and Friends

16:00-17:15 The Concertgebouw

On Sunday afternoon, a selection of musicians brings Baroque music to life. Today, the inventive violinist Shunske Sato and his friends perform royal music. In the atmosphere of the …

Trio Sonata in c minor Sonata in e minor, SpiF 75 selectie Sonata in b minor, Wq. 65/13 Musikalisches Opfer

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From Muffat to Beethoven: Richard Egarr and Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya

20:15-22:35 The Concertgebouw

Before recordings existed, four-hand piano arrangements brought orchestral music into the home. Duo Pleyel explores this tradition on their 1848 Pleyel piano. Duo Pleyel Richard Egarr and …

selectie Suite in E major Sonata in C major, op. 15, No. 6, CW A18 Sonata in D major, KV 381 Symphony No. 6, op. 68 'Pastoral' (arr. C. Czerny)

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Vivaldi’s last opera: Rosmira Fedele

13:00-16:20 The Concertgebouw

Vivaldi adapts music by Hasse, Pergolesi and Handel as building blocks for his final opera: Rosmira Fedele.

Rosmira Fedele, RV 731

Jakub Józef Orliński sings works by Giovanni Alberto Ristori

20:15-22:35 The Concertgebouw

Jakub Józef Orliński, the breakdancing countertenor, is winning the hearts of classical music lovers, including a new generation of fans. Traditional Baroque music and modern flair go hand …

A quest'ombre che di pena son cagione in F major, IGR 25 Temistocle, IGR 29 Adriano in Siria, IGR 1 Un Pazzo ne fa cento ovvero Don Chisciotte …

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Chœur de Chambre de Namur & Il Gardellino: Bach's Hohe Messe - The Concertgebouw

15:00-17:00 The Concertgebouw

Baroque specialists such as Il Gardelino and Chœur de Chambre de Namur, together with top soloists Tim Mead, Joanne Lunn and Krešimir Stražanac, perform Bach's beloved Hohe Messe.

J.S. Bach Mass in b minor, BWV 232 'Hohe Messe'

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Heavenly sounds: Vivaldi, Corelli and their French contemporaries

20:15-22:35 The Concertgebouw

A festive programme celebrating French and Italian Baroque, in which style, imagination and instrumental virtuosity come together. Masterpieces by Jean-Philippe Rameau and François Couperin …

Quatrième concert (from 'Pièces de clavecin en concert') Tombeau pour Monsieur de Lully Le Parnasse, ou L'Apothéose de Corelli Triosonate nr. 8 in D …

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An imaginary Vespers with Pygmalion

14:15-16:00 The Concertgebouw

Raphaël Pichon represents a fresh approach to early music. Today, he and his ensemble Pygmalion present an imaginary vespers, an encounter between Italian and German composers around 1600.

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Sunday Afternoon Baroque: Ensemble Diderot

16:00-17:15 The Concertgebouw

On Sunday afternoon, a selection of musicians will bring Baroque music to life. Today, the renowned Ensemble Diderot will perform trio sonatas. The musicians from Paris, praised for their …

Trio Sonate in C major Trio sonate nr. 3 in D major, op. 4 Trio Sonata No. 5 in C major, BWV 529 Trio Sonate in d minor ''La Convalescente'' Trio …

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Pergolesi's Stabat Mater with Maarten Engeltjes, Julia Lezhneva and PRJCT Amsterdam

20:15-22:00 The Concertgebouw

Pergolesi's Stabat Mater: music that does not sound distant, but touches the heart directly, written at the end of his short life. This is not marble church music, but pure emotion. Maarten …

In furore iustissimae irae Nisi Dominus in g minor, RV 608 Stabat Mater in F major

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The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands: St Matthew Passion

14:15-17:15 The Concertgebouw

Bach’s St Matthew Passion is certainly the Netherlands’ favourite composition during the pre-Easter (‘Passion’) season, and it’s firmly embedded in our culture. Today, you can hear it …

St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

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Countertenor Tim Mead sings the most beautiful Baroque arias: from Monteverdi to Purcell

15:00-17:00 The Concertgebouw

Tim Mead and Korneel Bernolet have put together a programme of the most beautiful Baroque arias especially for this concert. It includes well-known arias such as 'Oblivion soave' and …

Lamento d' Arianna 'L'asciate mi morire' Oblivion soave O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice Crown the Alter If Music Be the Food of Love E pur io torno qui …

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Pergolesi's Stabat Mater

19:30-21:30 The Concertgebouw

Experience Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s moving Stabat Mater at The Concertgebouw. This world-famous Baroque work is one of the most beloved religious compositions ever written. The music is …

Stabat Mater in F major Stabat Mater, RV 621 Stabat Mater in f minor, G. 532, op. 61

The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands: St Matthew Passion

19:30-22:15 The Concertgebouw

Bach’s St Matthew Passion is certainly the Netherlands’ favourite composition during the pre-Easter (‘Passion’) season, and it’s firmly embedded in our culture. Today, you can hear it …

St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

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Bach's St Mattew Passion with the Concertgebouw Orchestra

19:30-21:50 The Concertgebouw

Baroque specialist Leonardo García-Alarcón steps into the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s great Passion tradition when he leads Bach’s St Matthew Passion, with vocal contributions from the …

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Bach's St Matthew Passion with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

19:30-22:30 The Concertgebouw

Every year, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra performs Bach's Passion music. This year, the orchestra is collaborating with its regular artistic partner Cappella Amsterdam and conductor …

St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

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Bach's St Mattew Passion with the Concertgebouw Orchestra

12:00-14:20 The Concertgebouw

Baroque specialist Leonardo García-Alarcón steps into the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s great Passion tradition when he leads Bach’s St Matthew Passion, with vocal contributions from the …

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• orchestra

Bach's St Matthew Passion with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

19:30-21:50 The Concertgebouw

Every year, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra performs Bach's Passion music. This year, the orchestra is collaborating with its regular artistic partner Cappella Amsterdam and conductor …

St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

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• orchestra

Bach's St Matthew Passion with Ton Koopman and Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

19:30-21:50 The Concertgebouw

The internet is the new church, the smartphone seems to be everyone's God. In addition to that fact, Bach's St Matthew Passion is a comforting phenomenon. The Dutch St Matthew tradition is a …

St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

• choir
• orchestra

The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands: St Matthew Passion

13:30-16:15 The Concertgebouw

Bach’s St Matthew Passion is certainly the Netherlands’ favourite composition during the pre-Easter (‘Passion’) season, and it’s firmly embedded in our culture. Today, you can hear it …

St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

• choir
• orchestra

The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands: St Matthew Passion

14:15-17:15 The Concertgebouw

Bach’s St Matthew Passion is certainly the Netherlands’ favourite composition during the pre-Easter (‘Passion’) season, and it’s firmly embedded in our culture. Today, you can hear it …

St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

• choir
• orchestra

Pergolesi's Stabat Mater

19:00-21:00 The Concertgebouw

Experience Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s moving Stabat Mater at The Concertgebouw. This world-famous Baroque work is one of the most beloved religious compositions ever written. The music is …

Stabat Mater in F major Stabat Mater, RV 621 Stabat Mater in f minor, G. 532, op. 61

The Bach Choir & Orchestra of the Netherlands: Handel's Messiah

14:15-16:30 The Concertgebouw

Experience Handel’s world-famous Messiah on Easter Sunday at The Concertgebouw. This special performance brings a centuries-old tradition back to life. Although the Messiah is often …

Messiah, HWV 56

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• orchestra

Vivaldi's Four Seasons

14:15-16:15 The Concertgebouw

Enjoy Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, performed by The Bach Orchestra of the Netherlands, with soloist Enrique Gómez-Cabrero Fernández. He’ll bring this music to life as it never has been before …

The Four Seasons, op. 8 aria's

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• orchestra

Rising Stars: soprano Elionor Martínez

20:15-21:20 The Concertgebouw

In the Rising Stars series, the stars of the future present themselves with personal and idiosyncratic programmes. Spanish soprano Elionor Martínez sings about love, accompanied by lutenist …

Si dolce è'l tormento Quel sguardo sdegnosetto An Evening Hymn: Now That The Sun Hath Veiled His Light Dear pretty youth Amor dormiglione, amor non …

• lute
• soprano
• solo

Italian Fire with Alon Sariel and Combattimento - The Concertgebouw

14:15-16:35 The Concertgebouw

Mandolin virtuoso Alon Sariel and Combattimento form a dream partnership in a dazzling Baroque programme. Music by Vivaldi and his contemporaries Barbella, Albinoni and Arrigoni creates a …

Albinoni Sinfonia in g minor Colizzi Concerto in D major Vivaldi Concert in d minor, RV 128 Barbella Show all works

• mandolin

Netherlands Bach Society & Lucie Horsch: Bach then & now

14:15-16:35 The Concertgebouw

The Netherlands Bach Society shares the stage with Lucie Horsch. They will perform music by Bach and Stravinsky and present the world premiere of a new work by Mathilde Wantenaar!

Prelude in b Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 Fuga in b new composition (Commissioned by the NTR SaturdayMatinee and the Netherlands …

From Bach to Handel with the Concertgebouw Orchestra

20:15-22:35 The Concertgebouw

Jan Willem de Vriend leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra in exceptional and exciting music from the eighteenth century, including works by Rebel, Handel and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. …

Les élémens Vioolconcert in d minor Sinfonia Symfonie in D major Concerto a due cori in F major, HWV 333

• orchestra
• violin

The Tallis Scholars sing Palestrina & Muhly

14:15-16:15 The Concertgebouw

The Tallis Scholars have been a fixture for years, worldwide and certainly also on Dutch stages. But rarely do they present a programme in which Renaissance music is so interwoven with …

Surge illuminare Jerusalem Stabat mater Dum complerentur Marrow Rough Notes Lamentations a 6 (Lectio III Sabbato Sancto) Recordare, domine A Glorious …

From Bach to Handel with the Concertgebouw Orchestra

14:15-16:35 The Concertgebouw

Jan Willem de Vriend leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra in exceptional and exciting music from the eighteenth century, including works by Rebel, Handel and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. …

Les élémens Vioolconcert in d minor Sinfonia Symfonie in D major Concerto a due cori in F major, HWV 333

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• violin

Vivaldi's Four Seasons

14:15-16:15 The Concertgebouw

Enjoy Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, performed by The Bach Orchestra of the Netherlands, with soloist Enrique Gómez-Cabrero Fernández. He’ll bring this music to life as it never has been before …

The Four Seasons, op. 8 aria's

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• orchestra

Sunday Afternoon Baroque: Bach's Goldberg Variations with Justin Taylor

16:00-17:30 The Concertgebouw

Bach's Goldberg Variations have been described as 'a Rubik's cube of ingenuity and architecture'. During this Sunday afternoon concert, Justin Taylor will play them on harpsichord. Reviews …

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

• harpsichord

Andrea Marcon & La Cetra: Vivaldi & Muffat

14:15-16:20 The Concertgebouw

Imagine yourself in Venice with Andrea Marcon and La Cetra. The programme includes Vivaldi's exuberant Gloria and a polyphonic mass by Muffat, for which the ensemble spreads out across the …

Gloria in D major Missa in labore requies

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From canon to concerto: Pachelbel, Bach, Vivaldi & Leclair

20:15-22:35 The Concertgebouw

A sparkling Baroque programme in which virtuosity and ensemble playing take centre stage. From Johann Pachelbel’s famous Canon to Antonio Vivaldi’s effervescent concertos: the richness of …

Canon and gigue in D major Sonata per il violino e violone (uit 'Concerti ecclesiastici') Concerto in E major, BWV 1053 Concerto in A minor, RV 522, …

• ensemble
• violin

Stabat Mater & Nisi Dominus: altus Alexander Chance & soprano Silvia Frigato

15:00-17:00 The Concertgebouw

Alexander Chance and Silvia Frigato will give an unforgettable performance of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and Vivaldi's Nisi Dominus. They will be accompanied by Il Gardelino, conducted by …

Stabat Mater in F major Nisi Dominus in g minor, RV 608 Laudate Pueri Dominum in c minor, RV 600 Concert in d minor, RV 406 Concerto grosso in d minor …

• soprano

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons

20:15-21:20 The Concertgebouw

One of the most delightful pieces in classical music is Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. These four short violin concertos from 1723 depict seasons full of hope, blossoming, and growth, but also …

The Four Seasons, op. 8

• violin

Masterpieces Unboxed: Vivaldi's The Four Seasons

20:30-21:45 The Concertgebouw

In Masterpieces Unboxed, we dissect masterpieces of chamber music. Tonight: Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Together with the ADAM Quartet, double bassist Gabriel Abad Varela and harpsichordist …

The Four Seasons, op. 8

• harpsichord
• violin