Concerts with works by

Georg Friedrich Händel

Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025

Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025

Michael Spyres. Il Pomo d’Oro Tenore assoluto

Michael Spyres's golden voice effortlessly produces exquisite high notes, explores rich depths, and utilizes the countless timbres of his three-octave range in a spectacular baroque bravura program. His virtuosity rivals that of the castrati, celebrating lyrical moments and showcasing forgotten masters like Gaetano Latilla and Antonio Mazzoni. Il Pomo d’Oro joins Spyres on this fiery vocal journey, contributing instrumental gems. An artist talk with Spyres and Anselm Cybinski follows at the festival center.

Chor des Bach-Vereins Köln

Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Friedrich Händel, both born in 1685, created captivating vocal works at the age of 22. These works, including "Christ lag in Todesbanden," "Gloria," and "Dixit Dominus," composed in 1707, showcase their mastery of dramatic and vivid musical interpretations.

Maurice Steger. Emőke Baráth. Zürcher Kammerorchester Barock auf Speed

Zauberer auf der Blockflöte, charismatischer Dirigent, engagierter Pädagoge und leidenschaftlicher Anwalt der Alten Musik: Maurice Steger ist in vielen musikalischen Missionen unterwegs – am besten in allen gleichzeitig. Und überall springt der Funke der Begeisterung sofort auf sein Publikum über. Gemeinsam mit dem Zürcher Kammerorchester und der ungarischen Sopranistin Emőke Baráth, Gewinnerin des OPUS KLASSIK 2019 und eine ebenso passionierte Interpretin der Alten Musik, kreiert der Schweizer Blockflötenvirtuose ein erlesenes Programm mit bekannten und weniger bekannten Perlen des Barocks, das sowohl Arien als auch Instrumentalmusik zu einem sinnlichen Hörgenuss arrangiert.Im Anschluss findet ein Künstlergespräch mit Maurice Steger und Anselm Cybinski im Festivalzentrum statt.Ist die Blockflöte ein Tag- oder ein Nachtinstrument? Im Podcast sinniert Blockflötist Maurice Steger über sein „distanzloses“ Instrument und den unbeschreiblichen Zustand nach einem Konzert. Und dann gibt Maurice Steger noch ein Betthupferl mit auf den Nachhauseweg.

Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025

Easter Festival Baden-Baden 2025

Guest performance

Georg Friedrich Haendel / Airs allemands

For the most English of German-born composers, these intimate arias composed between 1724 and 1726 were an ode to his origins. A concentrate of grace, with Les Arts Florissants stripped down to its chamber formation, and soloists Rowan Pierce and James Way.

Lunch concert

You can simply go to a concert at the Philharmonie, spontaneously, during your lunch break – and with free admission: every Wednesday at 13:00 between September and June. The programme lasts 40 to 50 minutes: chamber music, piano works or a percussion duo – everything from Tchaikovsky to tango. Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Karajan Academy regularly perform, as well as guests from the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, the Staatskapelle Berlin and the Berlin music conservatories. As can be expected at a lunch concert, catering is available from 12 noon until shortly before the concert begins.

Georg Friedrich Haendel / La Résurrection

The Easter festivities continue with Handel’s oratorio La resurrezione, performed by Les Arts Florissants, which over the years has interpreted many of the Baroque master’s lyrical and sacred scores.

phil to explore ...at the musical fireworks

Today, the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra is really going to make some noise. Centuries ago, during big celebrations, a proper fireworks display was set off. This was also the case in April 1749, when the British King George II, who hailed from Hanover, organized a grand peace festival. Georg Friedrich Handel composed music for the occasion, which is still popular today because it puts everyone in a good mood. One can only hope that the little Philharmonic Orchestra doesn't get any silly ideas, or does it? Daniel will have a lot to do this morning. But don't worry! The fire department is always present at every concert in the Kulturpalast.

Jeanine De Bique "Mirrors"

The concert program "Mirrors" explores the same character from two mirroring perspectives. The arias depict key psychological moments of heroines like Agrippina and Cleopatra, set to music by Handel and Graun, among others. These works portray courageous, vulnerable, and passionate personalities. Soprano Jeanine De Bique, known for her bold performances, joins the specialist ensemble Concerto Köln in this musical exploration.

Handel: Jephtha

Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres star in Handel’s Jephtha – the composer's valedictory oratorio.

Guest performance

The English Concert/Bicket

A runaway hit at its 1724 premiere, Louise Alder stars in Giulio Cesare - arguably Handel’s most popular operatic creation – a drama teeming with passion and political skulduggery.

Guest performance

Handel: Solomon

Even before George Frideric Handel began his oratorio »Solomon«, he apparently knew that he would have more musicians than usual at his disposal for the premiere. And so Handel took every liberty in his composition, writing for a large wind section, additional strings and powerful double choirs. The subject is made for legendary (sonic) richness: Handel places the biblical King Solomon at the centre of the action and thus the most important stages in the life of the wise ruler – the first act opens with grandiose choruses of joy at the building of the temple in Jerusalem. The second act is full of drama, in which King Solomon has to decide between two women who are fighting over a child. In a touching aria, the composer reveals the real mother’s renounced love. And in the finale, none other than the Queen of Sheba appears to philosophise with King Solomon about the power of music.

Bach's Suite for Orchestra No. 3 and Handel's Water Music

The Sunday Morning Concert brings you wonderful and much-loved compositions, performed by top musicians from the Netherlands and abroad. Enjoy the most beautiful music in the morning! You can make your Sunday complete by enjoying a delicious post-concert lunch in restaurant LIER.The Royal Concertgebouw is one of the best concert halls in the world, famous for its exceptional acoustics and varied programme. Attend a concert and have an experience you will never forget. Come and enjoy inspiring music in the beautiful surroundings of the Main Hall or the intimate Recital Hall.

Anna Geniushene / Piano Recital

The NDR describes her as the »new star in the pianist sky« and in fact Anna Geniushene has already been attracting attention for several years. The long-standing American magazine »Musical America« selected her as the Young Artist of the Month in July 2022 and was particularly impressed by her »powerful sound« and her »musical personality«. Also, the young Russian landed in first place in major competitions, such as the Leeds Piano Competition, Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Competition and the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition. The pianist is now a guest in the »Pianomania« series for the first time – with a varied programme fully in line with the theme of »Transcriptions«, which ranges from early Handel right up to the 20th century. In addition to two opera adaptations by Franz Liszt, you can also look forward to the six extremely solemn choral preludes from the quill of Johannes Brahms, which the Italian Ferruccio Busoni – perhaps the most ingenious arranger of the early modern period – arranged for the piano are in a completely different mood. Igor Stravinsky’s ballet fairy tale »The Firebird«, for which Italian pianist Guido Agosti created an extremely virtuoso piano arrangement from its flamboyant orchestral setting, is ultimately the brilliant conclusion.

Merseburger Hofmusik, Michael Schönheit Leitung/Orgel

Kammerorchester der Neuen Philharmonie Hamburg

The Neue Philharmonie Hamburg was founded in 2003 and is made up of freelance professional musicians from all over the world. Its artistic portfolio focuses on symphonic music from the Baroque to the Modern periods. In addition, the Neue Philharmonie Hamburg also regularly appears in smaller formations, such as chamber music ensembles.

The Kanneh-Masons and Friends

In celebration of family and traditions, all seven Kanneh-Mason siblings come together for a very special evening in aid of music education charity Music Masters.

Jakub Józef Orliński

Breakdance and hip-hop fan Jakub Józef Orliński has become one of the most sought-after countertenors. His new program "#LetsBaRock" features Baroque arias by Purcell, Vivaldi & Co. arranged with a pop-song twist. Orliński collaborated with Aleksander Dębicz, covering Baroque arias similarly to pop and rock covers. The result blends baroque flair with electro sounds, creating a magical effect, reminiscent of Orliński's 2017 breakthrough with Vivaldi's "Vedrò con mio diletto."

Händel: Flavio, Rè di Longobardi

Die Musiker von Concerto Köln spielen so frisch, frech und fröhlich auf, dass man es kaum glauben kann: Das Kölner Ensemble begeht seinen 40. Geburtstag! Zu dessen Feier wird Händels leichtfüßige Oper »Flavio, Rè di Longobardi« aufgeführt, mit der unvergleichlichen Julia Lezhneva und Countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic. Tragische, komische und satirische Elemente sind auf das Schönste verwoben in Händels kurzweiliger Oper »Flavio, Rè di Longobardi« – ein Programm wie geschaffen für das Jubiläumskonzert zum 40. Geburtstag von Concerto Köln. Mit Julia Lezhneva übernimmt eine Ausnahme-Sängerin die Sopran-Partie, der die New York Times eine »engelhafte Stimme« und eine »makellose Technik« attestierte. Der virtuose österreichische Countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic singt die Titelpartie des Flavio und ergänzt Lezhneva zum Opern-Traumpaar.

Handel's Flavio with Concerto Köln

The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall offers a stage to the world’s best orchestras and musicians. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Main Hall for yourself!

Soprano Kristen Witmer sings Handel and Bach

For lovers of chamber music the Recital Hall is the venue of choice. You can hear the musicians breathe and you can practically touch them. This hall is also cherished by musicians for its beautiful acoustics and direct contact with the audience. In the Recital Hall you can hear the best musicians of our time. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Recital Hall for yourself!

Festival Strings Lucerne

Die Harfe assoziiert man meist mit himmlischen Klängen, was natürlich wunderbar zu Weihnachten passt. Dass in dem Instrument jedoch ein ungleich größerer Reichtum an Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten steckt, beweist das Adventskonzert mit Weltstar Xavier de Maistre. Der charismatische Franzose hat sich längst einen Namen gemacht als Musiker, der ebenso virtuos wie experimentierfreudig Grenzen und Repertoire seines Instruments erweitert. Da wird ein festliches Orgelkonzert kurzerhand für die Harfe umgeschrieben und sorgt für berührende neue Hörerlebnisse. Hinzu kommen Originalkompositionen von Händel und Boieldieu, die das ungeheure – und unerwartete – Klangspektrum seines Instruments auffächern: Von zart glitzernden Melodien bis hin zu satten Akkorden und donnernden Bässen. Die Festival Strings Lucerne steuern mit Tschaikowskys Streicherserenade einen echten Klassiker der Romantik bei.

Kammerorchester der Neuen Philharmonie Hamburg

The Neue Philharmonie Hamburg was founded in 2003 and is made up of freelance professional musicians from all over the world. Its artistic portfolio focuses on symphonic music from the Baroque to the Modern periods. In addition, the Neue Philharmonie Hamburg also regularly appears in smaller formations, such as chamber music ensembles.

Kammerorchester der Neue Philharmonie Hamburg

The Neue Philharmonie Hamburg was founded in 2003 and is made up of freelance professional musicians from all over the world. Its artistic portfolio focuses on symphonic music from the Baroque to the Modern periods. In addition, the Neue Philharmonie Hamburg also regularly appears in smaller formations, such as chamber music ensembles.

Vivaldi »Die vier Jahreszeiten« | Händel »Feuerwerksmusik«

In einem festlichen Konzert mit Vivaldis berühmten »Vier Jahreszeiten« und der strahlenden Feuerwerksmusik des Europäers Georg Friedrich Händel blicken wir hoffnungsvoll auf das Jahr 2026!