Early Music Concerts

Early Music in North Rhine-Westphalia

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  1. Prologue: What Do I Ask of the World?

    19:30€39Beethovenfest Bonn (Bonner Münster)Ensemble CONTINUUM; Marie-Luise Werneburg; Franz Vitzthum

    »The world seeks honour and glory among highly exalted people«, wrote the text author 300 years ago for Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantata. The Ensemble CONTINUUM brings the timeless messages of Bach’s music into an exciti…

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    Ensemble CONTINUUM artist Marie-Luise Werneburg artist Franz Vitzthum artist Raphael Höhn artist Tobias Berndt artist
    Ensemble CONTINUUM artist Marie-Luise Werneburg artist Franz Vitzthum artist Raphael Höhn artist Tobias Berndt artist
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    Caroline Shaw composer Franz Vitzthum artist

  2. Late Night: Tunes & Tears

    22:00€19Beethovenfest Bonn (Namen-Jesu-Kirche)Barock’n’Roll; Tabea Wink; Dominik Heidl

    400 years ago, John Dowland died, having left his mark on an entire era of British music. In this country’s Baroque music, recorder player Tabea Wink perceives »a fine sense of nuances, quiet melancholy without grand ge…

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    Tabea Wink artist William Williams: Sonate d-Moll search John Dowland: Flow My Tears, Come Again & Time Stands Still search Henry Purcell: Ground c-Moll für Cembalo search James Paisible: Sonate Nr. 5 D-Dur search
    Tabea Wink artist William Williams: Sonate d-Moll search John Dowland: Flow My Tears, Come Again & Time Stands Still search Henry Purcell: Ground c-Moll für Cembalo search James Paisible: Sonate Nr. 5 D-Dur search
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    John Dowland composer Henry Purcell composer Anonymous composer Georg Friedrich Händel composer Arcangelo Corelli composer

  3. October 2026

  4. Jupiter Ensemble | Thomas Dunford

    20:00-21:45€39Kölner PhilharmonieMélissa Petit; Hugh Cutting; Thomas Hobbs

    400 Years of Dowland: Timeless Lute Songs Rediscovered 2026 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of John Dowland, the great British bard of the Elizabethan era. His wonderful songs, with their sweet melancholy, insp…

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    Mélissa Petit artist Hugh Cutting artist Thomas Hobbs artist Florian Störtz artist Myriam Rignol artist
    Mélissa Petit artist Hugh Cutting artist Thomas Hobbs artist Florian Störtz artist Mathilde Vialle artist
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    John Dowland composer Myriam Rignol artist Thomas Dunford artist

  5. The Farrencs in Paris and the HIP-Movement

    19:30-20:30zamus Köln (VENTANA)Trio Laflamme; Annie Laflamme; Jarosław Thiel

    How old is the fascination with the music of the past and Historically Informed Performance Practice (HIP)? Already in the 19th century, artists were engaged in the search for the original sound. The life and work of th…

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    Trio Laflamme artist Annie Laflamme artist Jarosław Thiel artist Katarzyna Drogosz artist Louise Farrenc: op. 45 Trio in e-Moll für Flöte, Violoncello und Klavier search
    Trio Laflamme artist Annie Laflamme artist Jarosław Thiel artist Louise Farrenc: op. 45 Trio in e-Moll für Flöte, Violoncello und Klavier search Louise Farrenc composer
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    Louise Farrenc composer

  6. Hip-Hop trifft Rameau

    19:00-21:30€24 – €57Kölner PhilharmonieAmandine Sanchez; Ana Quintans; Mathias Vidal

    Rameau Decolonised: Baroque meets K.R.U.M.P., hip-hop and modern energy A hip-hop crew from the Parisian banlieue dances to magnificent Baroque music: this production has recently caused quite a stir, and not just in Fr…

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    Ana Quintans artist Mathias Vidal artist Edwin Crossley-Mercer artist Chœur de Chambre de Namur artist Cappella Mediterranea artist
    Ana Quintans artist Mathias Vidal artist Edwin Crossley-Mercer artist Cappella Mediterranea artist Leonardo García Alarcón artist
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    Chœur de Chambre de Namur artist Leonardo García Alarcón artist

  7. Tenebrae

    19:30-20:30zamus Köln (St. Gregorius im Elend)Lumière noire; Henning Jendritza; Friederike Mauss

    Rituals have always helped us humans process uncertainty and loss. With this musical meditation, the Ensemble Lumière noire aims to give its audience space for personal feelings. Here, French Baroque meets the spiritual…

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    Lumière noire artist Henning Jendritza artist Lorena Padron artist Ira Givol artist Andreas Gilger artist
    Andreas Gilger artist

  8. Tanz durch die Jahreszeiten

    11:00-12:15€34Kölner PhilharmonieLe Concert de la Loge; Julien Chauvin; Compagnie Käfig

    Four Seasons like never before: Baroque, street dance & acrobatic energy They are so delighted that summer has arrived that they immediately perform a few backflips. The French dance Compagnie Käfig transforms Antonio V…

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    Le Concert de la Loge artist Julien Chauvin artist Antonio Vivaldi: op. 3 Concerto für vier Violinen, Violoncello, Streicher und Basso continuo h-Moll,10 RV 580 search Antonio Vivaldi: RV 151 Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 “Concerto alla rustica” search Antonio Vivaldi: RV 43 Sonate für Violoncello und Basso continuo a-Moll search
    Le Concert de la Loge artist Julien Chauvin artist Antonio Vivaldi: op. 3 Concerto für vier Violinen, Violoncello, Streicher und Basso continuo h-Moll,10 RV 580 search Antonio Vivaldi: RV 151 Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 “Concerto alla rustica” search Antonio Vivaldi: RV 43 Sonate für Violoncello und Basso continuo a-Moll search
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    Antonio Vivaldi composer Julien Chauvin artist

  9. November 2026

  10. »Jauchzet, frohlocket!«

    11:00-12:00€9 – €18Kölner PhilharmonieSusanne Ellen Kirchesch; Matthias Jahrmärker; Franziska Markowitsch

    Bachs Weihnachtsoratorium für die ganze Familie Rejoice and be glad – Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, retold in a fresh and new way and condensed to around an hour. Costumes and props bring the production to life, appealing…

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    Matthias Jahrmärker artist Franziska Markowitsch artist Frank Markowitsch artist Sascha von Donat artist
    Matthias Jahrmärker artist Frank Markowitsch artist Sascha von Donat artist

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