Le Consort

Le Consort & Adèle Charvet: Vivaldi

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Adèle Charvet | Le Consort

The French baroque ensemble Le Consort recreates Venice's Teatro Sant'Angelo at the Cologne Philharmonie. Featuring mezzo-soprano Adèle Charvet, they perform arias by Vivaldi and his contemporaries, reviving the spirit of this 18th-century Venetian opera hub.

Voces Suaves / Capricornus Consort Basel

With their warm and clear choral sound, Voces Suaves bring century-old works to life. And it is often cause for goosebumps from the very first tones. For their performance at the Hamburg International Music Festival, the singers devote their attention to a collection of choral works by Claudio Monteverdi. Specialising in solo performances in the repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the Baroque, Voces Suaves have a reputation as one of the most outstanding early music ensembles for good reason. This time around they in Hamburg with a first-class group of instrumentalists in tow: Like Voces Suaves, the Capricornus Consort Basel was founded at the legendary Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. In keeping with the theme of the music festival, »War and Peace«, the two renowned ensembles perform Monteverdi‘s enchanting »Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi« (Madrigals of War and Love). The Italian composer stands on the cusp between the Renaissance and the Baroque with his expressive musical language. In this collection of non-ecclesiastical songs, he juxtaposes dramatic soundscapes of war with atmospheric songs about love and passion.

Le Dictateur

The Great Dictator was Charlie Chaplin’s first talking picture—a clear-sighted, satirical warning at the outset of the Second World War. Timothy Brock and the Orchestre National d'île-de-France are fascinated with the original score Chaplin composed for the film.

Le Dictateur

The Great Dictator was Charlie Chaplin’s first talking picture—a clear-sighted, satirical warning at the outset of the Second World War. Timothy Brock and the Orchestre National d'île-de-France are fascinated with the original score Chaplin composed for the film.

Hathor Consort / Dorothee Mields / Romina Lischka

What traces do wars leave on the music of the time? The Hathor Consort, a viol ensemble of to which harp, organ and cornett are added, joins forces with soprano Dorothee Mields to look for echoes of the Thirty Years’ War in the works of composers who witnessed this catastrophic period in European history. With his »Trostgedichten in Widerwertigkeit deß Kriegs«, the poet Martin Opitz wrote an influential treatise of edification in the midst of this fierce conflict that claimed the lives of around a third of the population. The composers of the age attempted to process the deep trauma of violence, hunger and utter defencelessness through their music. This programme brings together four musical witnesses of the time:Heinrich Schütz, Samuel Scheidt, Andreas Hammerschmidt and Heinrich Albert. The acclaimed Hathor Consort focuses mainly on Renaissance and Baroque music, but it regularly combines this with music from other cultures as well as with contemporary works. Dorothee Mields likewise focuses entirely on Early Music, and her clear and intimate soprano is regarded as one of today’s top voices in the field of historic performing practice.

Le Trio Joubran

A major ambassador for Palestinian culture, the vibrant Trio Joubran—made up of three brothers, all remarkable oud players—celebrates 20 years of impassioned existence with a special guest concert.

Le dernier Mozart

Maxime Le Forestier

'Showtime at last' celebrates French singer Maxime Le Forestier’s return to recording and performing after the pandemic. The project features new versions of his best-loved songs.