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  1. July 2026

  2. Rembrandt Organ Series – Pieter-Jelle de Boer

    15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

    Rembrandt Organ Series

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  3. Rembrandt Organ Series – Jos van der Kooy

    15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

    Rembrandt Organ Series

    • organ
  4. Rembrandt Organ Series – Maarten Wilmink

    15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

    Rembrandt Organ Series

    • organ
  5. August 2026

  6. Rembrandt Organ Series – Jos Maters

    15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

    Rembrandt Organ Series

    • organ
  7. Rembrandt Organ Series – Evan Bogerd

    15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

    Rembrandt Organ Series

    • organ
  8. 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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  9. Rembrandt Organ Series – David Strijbis

    15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

    Rembrandt Organ Series

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  10. Rembrandt Organ Series – Hayo Boerema

    15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

    Rembrandt Organ Series

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  11. Rembrandt Organ Series – Evan Bogerd

    15:00-15:30 Westerkerk

    Rembrandt Organ Series

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  12. September 2026

  13. 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 …

    • organ
    • harpsichord
  14. 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 …

    • organ
    • piano
    • violin
    • cello
  15. 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 …

    • clavichord
  16. 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 …

    • organ
  17. 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 …

    • choir
    • organ
  18. 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 …

  19. October 2026

  20. 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

  21. 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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  22. 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 …

    • organ
  23. 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 …

    • ensemble
    • organ
  24. 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, …

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    • keyboard
    • piano
  25. 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 …

    • organ
    • soprano
  26. 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 / …

    • choir
  27. 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

    • violin
  28. 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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  29. 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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  30. Lichtbende Speelt Niemandsland -premiere

    20:15-22:15 Orgelpark

    Lichtbende creates poetic performances, using unique combinations of live visuals and musical compositions. Images from ordinary objects are being manually layered and seem to come into …

    • organ
  31. 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 / …

  32. Lichtbende Speelt Niemandsland

    20:15-22:15 Orgelpark

    Lichtbende creates poetic performances, using unique combinations of live visuals and musical compositions. Images from ordinary objects are being manually layered and seem to come into …

    • organ
  33. Lichtbende Speelt Niemandsland

    20:15-22:15 Orgelpark

    Lichtbende creates poetic performances, using unique combinations of live visuals and musical compositions. Images from ordinary objects are being manually layered and seem to come into …

    • organ
  34. 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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  35. 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 …

    • piano
    • recorder
  36. 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 …

  37. 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

    • cello
    • solo
  38. November 2026

  39. 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
    • solo
  40. 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

    • cello
  41. 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'

    • vocal
    • ensemble
  42. 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

    • cello
    • solo
  43. 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

    • cello
    • solo
  44. 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

    • cello
    • solo
  45. 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 …

    • harpsichord
    • piano
  46. 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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  47. 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 …

    • organ
  48. 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 …

  49. 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 …

    • organ
  50. 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 …

    • organ
  51. 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

    • harpsichord
    • violin
  52. 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 …

    • organ
  53. December 2026

  54. 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

  55. Monteverdi's madrigals — Concerto Italiano + lecture Saskia Törnqvist

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

    ‘Songs’ on the cusp of the Renaissance and the Baroque

    19.00 uur / Grote Zaal / Early Music Lecture (Dutch spoken) Monteverdi’s poignant dissonances by Saskia Törnqvist 20.15 uur / Grote Zaal / Main …

  56. 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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  57. 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’ …

    • countertenor
  58. Misa Criolla — Música Temprana

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

    A vibrant and moving Latin American Christmas

    Ariel Ramírez Misa Criolla Baroque villancicos from Mexico: works by, among others, Antonio Salazar, Juan Antonio Zéspedes, Gaspar Fernandes and Juan …

  59. 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 …

    • organ
  60. 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 …

    • vocal
  61. 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 …

    • vocal
  62. Couperin’s Leçons de ténèbres — Le Caravansérail + Bertrand Cuiller + lecture Saskia Törnqvist

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

    Light in the darkness

    19.00 uur / Grote Zaal / Early Music Lecture (Dutch spoken) The Eclipse of the Sun King by Saskia Törnqvist 20.15 uur / Grote Zaal / Main program …

  63. 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

    • choir
    • orchestra
  64. Magnificat — Nederlandse Bachvereniging

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

    Christmas with the Bach family

    Anonymous Ave Maris Stella Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Sinfonia in D minor Fk 65 Johann Sebastian Bach Magnificat BWV 243 with the addition of Bach’s …

  65. 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 …

    • ensemble
  66. ¡Feliz Navidad! — Cantoría

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

    Festive Baroque from 16th-century Spain

    José de San Juan A la fiesta, zagales / Céfiros corra / Una noche que los Reyes (Xácara de Reyes) Traditional Españoletas instrumentaal (arr. Jeremy …

  67. 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

    • choir
  68. Nativity Play — Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam + Holland Baroque

    15:00-16:30 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    Heartwarming theatrical family concert

    Ancient Christmas music, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque era Attention: Dutch spoken

    • vocal
  69. Nativity Play — Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam + Holland Baroque e

    19:30-21:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    Heartwarming theatrical family concert

    Ancient Christmas music, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque era Attention: Dutch spoken

    • vocal
  70. 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

    • solo
    • choir
    • orchestra
  71. Nativity Play — Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam + Holland Baroque

    10:30-12:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    Heartwarming theatrical family concert

    Ancient Christmas music, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque era Attention: Dutch spoken

    • vocal
  72. Nativity Play — Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam + Holland Baroque

    13:30-15:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    Heartwarming theatrical family concert

    Ancient Christmas music, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque era Attention: Dutch spoken

    • vocal
  73. 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

    • solo
    • choir
    • orchestra
  74. 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

    • solo
    • choir
    • orchestra
  75. 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

    • violin
  76. January 2027

  77. Huygens’ passion — Laurens de Man, Ben Kazez + Eva Saladin

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

    Historical performance practice at its most modern

    Constantijn Huygens Parts of Pathodia sacra et profana Johann Jakob Froberger Capriccio in G, FbWV 501 / Capriccio in g, FbWV 508 Charles van …

    • violin
  78. 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

  79. Brahms and Poulenc with Maxim Emelyanychev — IJ-Salon

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

    A musical jack-of-all-trades with soloists from the Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Johannes Brahms Piano quartet in C Minor Op. 60 Francis Poulenc Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Dolcissimo ben mio And …

    • solo
    • orchestra
    • piano
  80. Machos — Pynarello

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

    Baroque composers flex their muscles

    Music by Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Tartini, Pietro Locatelli, Barbara Strozzi and others

  81. 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 …

    • ensemble
    • countertenor
  82. Dido and Aeneas — Vox Luminis + lecture Saskia Törnqvist

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

    Henry Purcell's musical masterpiece

    19.00 / Grote Zaal / Early Music Lecture The formula for Dido and Aeneas by Saskia Törnqvist 20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program Henry Purcell Dido and …

  83. 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'

    • solo
  84. February 2027

  85. 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 …

    • ensemble
    • harpsichord
  86. Combattimento — Orkest van de Achttiende Eeuw, Ian Bostridge + Anna Prohaska

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

    Gesualdo and Monteverdi in a fever dream

    Claudio Monteverdi Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda And other compositions by, among others, Claudio Monteverdi and Carlo Gesualdo

    • orchestra
  87. Enough — Nederlandse Bachvereniging + Václav Luks

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

    About ambition

    Jan Dismas Zelenka Orchestral Suite in F major ZWV 188 / Lamentationes pro hebdomada sancta ZWV 53 Johann Georg Pisendel Violin concerto in G minor …

    • violin
  88. Fasch, Graupner and Telemann — Sweelinck Barokorkest

    14:15-16:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    Three contemporaries of the late Baroque era in a versatile programme

    Johann Friedrich Fasch Concerto in D Christoph Graupner Cantate Aus der Tiefen rufen wir Georg Philipp Telemann Die Donner-Ode

  89. 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.

    • ensemble
  90. Scarlatti from Scratch — under the baton of Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel

    10:30-15:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    Sing Alessandro Scarlatti’s choral music yourself

    Alessandro Scarlatti Parts of Missa Defunctorum and other choral works

    • choir
  91. Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas — Francesco Corti

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

    Bending without breaking

    Harpsichord sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti

    • keyboard
    • harpsichord
  92. Scarlatti’s Arcadia — Scherzi Musicali

    14:00-15:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    Intimate cantatas about heartbroken shepherds

    Alessandro Scarlatti Imagini d’orrore / O penosa lontananza / Sovra carro stellato / Tu resti, o mio bel nume

  93. 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 …

    • ensemble
  94. Stabat Mater — Voces Suaves

    20:15-21:30 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    The Scarlattis during Lent

    Domenico Scarlatti Laudate pueri à 8 Alessandro Scarlatti Missa à 8 / Salve Regina à 4 Antonio Lotti Crucifixus à 8 Gregorio Allegri Miserere Domenico …

  95. March 2027

  96. 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

    • orchestra
  97. 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
  98. 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 …

    • countertenor
  99. St. Matthew Passion — The Netherlands Bach Society + Lars Ulrik Mortensen

    19:00-22:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    A universal masterpiece

    Johann Sebastian Bach St Matthew Passion BWV 244

  100. Northern Light — Ensemble Correspondances, Sébastien Daucé + Lucile Richardot + lecture Saskia Törnqvist

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

    Sacred music from the Stockholm court

    19.00 uur / Grote Zaal / Early Music Lecture (Dutch spoken) The Athens of the North by Saskia Törnqvist 20.15 uur / Grote Zaal / Main program David …

    • ensemble
  101. 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

  102. 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

    • choir
    • orchestra
  103. 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 …

    • vocal
    • solo
    • choir
    • orchestra
  104. 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

    • ensemble
    • orchestra
  105. 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 …

    • vocal
    • solo
    • choir
    • orchestra
  106. Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah — Huelgas Ensemble + Paul Van Nevel

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

    Lamentations full of hope

    Orlando di Lasso Lamentationes Hieremiae Prophetae

    • ensemble
  107. 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

    • ensemble
    • orchestra
  108. 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
  109. Seven Last Words — Dudok Quartet

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

    Haydn staged as a contemplative drama

    Joseph Haydn Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze

  110. 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
  111. 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
  112. 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

  113. Johannes-Passion — a nocte temporis + Chœur de Chambre de Namur

    19:30-21:30 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    A dream line-up for 'Bach's only opera'

    Johann Sebastian Bach St Johns Passion

  114. 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

    • choir
    • orchestra
  115. 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

    • solo
    • orchestra
  116. April 2027

  117. 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
  118. 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
  119. Händel’s Neun Deutsche Arien — PRJCT Amsterdam + Maarten Engeltjes

    20:15-21:30 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    Personal and contemplative work by a great Baroque composer

    Georg Friedrich Händel Neun deutsche Arien HWV 202–210 / Hoboconcert HWV 287 / Vioolsonate HWV 364a

  120. 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 …

  121. 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
  122. May 2027

  123. 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 …

  124. 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

    • orchestra
    • violin
  125. Bach’s motets — Nederlands Kamerkoor

    14:15-16:00 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

    A demonstration of vocal strength and spiritual expression

    Johann Sebastian Bach Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225 / Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachtheit auf BWV 226 / Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227 / Fürchte …

    • vocal
    • choir
  126. Morales’s Requiem — Vox Luminis

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

    Grandeur and the rich colours of the Spanish Renaissance

    Cristóbal de Morales Officium defunctorum / Missa pro defunctis

  127. Transition — Nederlandse Bachvereniging + Grete Pedersen

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

    Two seemingly clashing worlds converge

    Johann Sebastian Bach Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225 / Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf BWV 226 / Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227 / Komm, …

  128. 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

    • solo
    • orchestra
  129. 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
  130. 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

    • ensemble
  131. June 2027

  132. 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
  133. 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
  134. 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
  135. 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

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