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European Union Baroque Orchestra

Musica Antica gives you the opportunity to be present at a public masterclass, which will be given on december 16 in the Royal Conservatory of The Hague by flutist and conductor Alexis Kossenko.

You can find more information in the chronological agenda of concerts.

6 concerten in Voorschoten op 2 verschillende locaties

Unknown, unloved. But not allways rightly so! That is why this season brings a special theme to this series: repertoire from the Low Countries. An exploration of repertoire by composers who worked here or influenced Dutch music in one way or another. The music will sound in historic venues.

The concerts will take place in the Ambachts- en Baljuwhuis and in Oud Woelwijck on okt. 9, nov. 13, dec. 18, jan. 22, febr. 26 and march 25. You can find the programms of the individual concerts in the chronological  agenda of concerts below.

5 concerten in de Dorpskerk in Voorschoten

A series of Friday evening concerts by larger instrumental and vocal groups. Orchestras and ensembles from the Royal Conservatoire, led by leading specialists in historically informed performance practice, alternate with young, independant ensembles and soloists, who will determine the future of early music, to present diverse musical styles from the cultural centres of Europe in the 17th and 18th century: Venice, Dresden and Londen.

The concerts will take place on okt. 28, nov. 25, jan. 27, febr. 24 and april 6.
You can find the programms of the individual concerts in the chronological agenda of concerts below.

10 concerten in Den Haag op diverse locaties

A chamber music series, including concerts with larger instrumental and vocal ensembles. This is a series for true early music lovers: a voyage of discovery through recently rediscovered repertoire, performed in an invigorating manner.

The concerts will take place in the Lutherse kerk, the Paleiskerk and the Kloosterkerk. The last concert will take place in the Gemeentemuseum, on an instrument of the collection of old instruments of the museum.

The data of the concerts are: sept. 29, okt. 27, nov. 17, dec. 15, jan. 19, febr. 9, march 15, april 4, april 20 and may 10. You can find the programms of the individual concerts in the chronological agenda of concerts below.

NB: extra concert in this series of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra directed by Ton Koopman on april 20 !

8 concerten op de vrijdagmiddag om 17.00 uur

The focus of this popular series on Friday afternoon is on Johann Sebastian Bach, his composing sons Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Christian, Wilhelm Friedemann, and Johann Christoph Friedrich ànd his only grnadson: Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst. Musiacl double portraits, in which you can hear the development of father Bach's unrivalled and very personal style to that of then late Baroque, the Empfindlichkeit and even the early classicism.

The concerts will take place in the Lutherse Kerk on the following data: okt. 7, nov. 4, dec. 9, jan. 13, febr. 10, march 9, april 13 and may 11. The programms of the individual concerts will be published in due time in the chronological agenda of concerts below.

No reservation, tickets at the door only from 45 minutes before the beginning of the concert

L'art du Bois

In 2006, the musicians of L'Art du Bois were double prize winners at the International Van Wassenaer Competition in The Hague. One of them was also the winner of the Musica Antica Prize. An exciting ensemble from Germany, consisting of recorders, viola da gamba, and plucked and struck percussion instruments. On the programme: Dowland, Purcell, Handel, Blow, Corbetta and dances from English masques.

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Johann Sebastian en Johann Christoph Friedrich

Bach Ensemble Royal Conservatory directed by Jacques Ogg
Gaia Petrone, alto and Leandro Marziotte, altus

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach    Cantate "Cassandra"

Johann Sebastian Bach                Cantate BWV 170 "Vergnügte Ruh"

No advance bookings. Tickets at the door only from 16.15 hrs. CJP/students free admission

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Barokorkest, koor en solisten van het Koninklijk Conservatorium

directed by Patrick Ayrton

At the age of 14 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Thomas Linley Jr. were best friends during their stay in Florence. Mozart was visiting with his father, Linley was studying violin with Nardini. The musicologist Charles Burney mentions in the memoirs of his travels in Italy that the two boys were creating quite a stir as musical geniuses. Linley died of a fatal accident at the age of 22 in England, but left a number of surprising works which have very likely never been performed in the Netherlands. These include "Music for The Tempest" and a "Lyric Ode on the Fairies, Aerial Beings and Witches of Shakespeare”, composed 150 years after the death of the playwright.

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La Suave Melodia

Rachael Beesley (violin), Regina Albanez (theorbe), Cassandra Luckhardt (viola da gamba) and Pieter Dirksen (harpsichord)

These musicians have well and truly made their mark in the early music world with 17^th and 18^th century music by composers from the Low Countries. You will hear composers who unjustly are rarely or never found in programme books: David Petersen, Anthoni van Noordt, Johannes Schenk, Hendrik Witsenburg, Philippe Hacquart and Jacob Nozeman. A programme full of surprises!

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Johanh Sebastian en kleinzoon Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst

Bach Ensemble Royal Conservatory directed by Teunis van der Zwart
Maciej Wierzcholowski, orgel

W.F.E. Bach   Toccata in C major for organ (under reservation)

J.S. Bach        Cantate BWV 65 "Sie werden aus Saba allen kommen."
                    Cantate BWV 42 "Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats."

No advance bookings. Tickets at the door only from 16.15 hrs. CJP/students free admission

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Contrasto Armonico

directed by Marco Vitalea
with Stefanie True (soprano), Karolina Hartman (mezzosoprano), Mitchell Sandler (bass)

Bononcini´s La nemica Fatta amante d'amore ("The enemy of love falls in love") was first performed in Rome on August 10, 1693. A Serenata à 3, based on the story of the love between the nymph Clori and the shepherd Tirsi, in which the satyr Fileno plays a villainous role. A wonderful work in typical Italian style, which unfortunately is rarely performed. This performance is in the hands of an ensemble which specialises in this repertoire.

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Alida Schat en Anneke Veenhoff

Alida Schat (violin) and Anneke Veenhoff, (fortepiano)

Undeservedly rarely presented in the Dutch concert hall: Dutch composers from the early Romantic era, the period around 1800 which succeeded the classic style. Johann August Just, Christian Friedrich Ruppe and Antoine Fodor will be rescued from obscurity by specialists in this repertoire, performed on instruments of the period. But Mozart and even Beethoven also make their appearance in this concert. And what did Hendrik Andriessen do with his illustrious predecessors?

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Musica Poetica en Hollands Vocaal Ensemble

directed by Jörn Boysen

In the rich Dutch tradition of St. Matthew and John Passions there is unfortunately little space and attention for other music appropriate during Lent. Bach's son Carl Philipp Emanuel was surprised in 1754 that his uncle Johann Ludwig was so little known across the border... But the composer wrote extraordinary music, which survives in the Anna Amalia Library in Weimar. In a series of motets for double choir with instrumental accompaniment (including Das Blut Jesu Christi and Das ist meine Freude), interspersed with instrumental works, Musica Poetica will present an alternative passion concert which will, in any case create cause for reflection.

NB: different day and location!

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La Barca Leyden

directed by Raymond Honing
Soloists: Wendy Roobol and others (to be announced later)

In 2009, La Barca Leyden gave a remarkable performance of Bach's St. John Passion. This time the ensemble will present a completely different Passion programme on Good Friday: beautiful motets of Johann Sebastian Bach (Komm Jesu, komm) and Heinrich Schütz (Mit Tränen säen). After the interval will sound the dramatic Requiem (Messe des Morts) by the French composer Jean Gilles who died so young. A different Passion experience than you may be used, but no less impressive!

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Vader en zoon: Johann Sebastian en Carl Philipp Emanuel

Andreas Liebig (Germany, organ) and Gudrun Sidonie Otto (soprano)

Programme and explanation wil be announced later.

No advance bookings. Tickets at the door only from 16.15 hrs. CJP/students free admission

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Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra o.l.v. Ton Koopman

with Ton Koopman, Tini Mathot, Patrizia Marisaldi and Pietor Paganini, harpsichord

Johann Sebastian Bach has composed many concertros for harpsichord and strings, some of them arrangements of (meanwhile lost) violin concertoes. He frequently played them himself with his pupils. During this concert Ton koopman will be playing concertoes for two to four harpsichords with strings with some of his former students. On the programme also Koopman's own arrangement - like Bach in his concerto for four harpsichords - of a Vivaldi concerto for four strings.

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Furor Musicus

Antoinette Lohmann (violin), Sarah Walder (viola da gamba) and Vaughan Schlepp (harpsichord)

How is it that 17^th and 18^th century repertoire of homegrown Dutch composers or their contemporaries who in any way have their name connected to the Netherlands, appear so little in concert programmes? And how did this music sound on instruments by Dutch builders of that time? Enough reason for musicians who regularly perform the jewels of the Dutch heritage to request a concert on original instruments from the collection of the Gemeentemuseum. Besides music from ´The Excellent Cabinet´ they will perform Philippus van Wichel, Johann Schop and masterful violin sonatas by Jacob Nozeman.

NB: different location!

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Vader en zonen: Johann Sebastian, Carl Philipp Emanuel en Johann

Aart Bergwerff (organ) en Elma Timmers (soprano)

Programme and explanation will be announced later.

No advance bookings. Tickets at the door only from 16.15 hrs. CJP/students free admission

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