Brochure Utrecht Early Music Festival 2022 by Organisatie Oude Muziek

Galanterie

Introduction

UTRECHT EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022

With the apparently frivolous festival theme Galanterie we explore the refinement of eighteenth-century Rococo. This originated in France and spread throughout Europe with its new sense of life: light and free. Sanssouci’s Frederician Rococo attracts our attention with its exuberance, refinement and extravagant, naturalistic elements. Indeed, the Berlin School and Frederick the Great’s interest in the Enlightenment will form a lens through which we will consider the theme. Seen in a musical context, the complicated interplay of musical styles such as Rococo, Empfindsamkeit, Sturm und Drang and Early Romanticism is fascinating. This is an exceptionally exciting era in which tradition and innovation jostle each other. However, the concept of galant is much older. It takes us back to the medieval amour courtois and the ideal courtier from the Renaissance. This invites a broad programming in which, together with co-curator Rosi Braidotti, we explore aspects such as social codes and good manners, from a cultural-historical perspective, past and present. So this festival, as always, dives into the past to see ourselves and each other in the mirror and – who knows – to understand both a little better.

Xavier Vandamme festival director

Utrecht Early Music Festival FR 26 AUG

4 SA 27 AUG

SU 28 AUG

Build your own organ TivoliVredenburg

Summer school: dr. Karl Böhmer Janskerk

9:30

MO 29 AUG

TU 30 AUG

Summer school: dr. Michael Maul Janskerk

Summer school: dr. Michaela Völkel (I) Janskerk

Belogurov en Van Delft Fundatie van Renswoude

10.00-20.00 Bachbox Neude

Nevermind TivoliVredenburg

Il Gardellino TivoliVredenburg

Marc Mauillon, Angélique Mauillon & Pierre Hamon TivoliVredenburg

ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal

13:00

Mitzi Meyerson Lutherse Kerk

Hopkinson Smith Lutherse Kerk

Anders Muskens Lutherse Kerk

Jean Rondeau Lutherse Kerk

15:00

ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal

Belogurov en Van Delft Fundatie van Renswoude

Ensemble Leones Pieterkserk

Anne Azéma c.s. TivoliVredenburg

Azéma & Kammen TivoliVredenburg

Ala Aurea Nicolaïkerk

Ensemble Danguy TivoliVredenburg

Bosgraaf, Bezuidenhout & Iliev TivoliVredenburg

Malgosia Fiebig Domtoren (11.00h)

Frans Haagen Domtoren

Arie Abbenes Domtoren

Hans van Heemst Domtoren

Stile Antico Jacobikerk

a nocte temporis TivoliVredenburg

Pulcinella TivoliVredenburg

Le Caravansérail Geertekerk

Les Passions de l’Âme Geertekerk

ClubMediéval Pieterskerk

10:00

11:00

12:30

Belogurov en Van Delft Fundatie van Renswoude

16:00

17:00

Rosi Braidotti Fundatie van Renswoude

Scaramuccia Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh (ConcertLab)

Musica Temprana Jacobikerk

18:30

Malgosia Fiebig Domtoren

United around Bach Janskerk

20:00

Netherlands Bach Society TivoliVredenburg

Sollazzo Ensemble TivoliVredenburg

Huelgas Ensemble Domkerk

Le Concert des Nations TivoliVredenburg

Netherlands Bach Society TivoliVredenburg

Sampson & Middleton TivoliVredenburg

Pulcinella TivoliVredenburg

22:30

Belogurov en Dostaler-Lalonde TivoliVredenburg

James Johnstone Nicolaïkerk

Huelgas Ensemble Domkerk

MacLeod & Bezuidenhout TivoliVredenburg

24:00

Daria Spiridonova TivoliVredenburg

Around Bach

Middle Ages & Renaissance

Discours

French Rococo

Berlin School

Galanterie WE 31 AUG

11.00-19.00 STIMU-symposium TivoliVredenburg

5 TH 01 SEP

09.30-17:45 STIMU-symposium TivoliVredenburg

10.00-16.30 IVWC / semi finals Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh

FR 02 SEP

SA 03 SEP

SU 04 SEP

12.00-18.00 Early Music Exhibition TivoliVredenburg

10.00-18.00 Early Music Exhibition TivoliVredenburg

10.00-17.00 Early Music Exhibition TivoliVredenburg

09.30-16.30 STIMU-symposium TivoliVredenburg

09.30-12.45 Lute symposium TivoliVredenburg

10.00-16.30 IVWC / final Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh

Summer school: dr. Michaela Völkel (II) Janskerk

Summer school: dr. Christine Blanken Janskerk

Summer school: dr. Christiane Hausmann Janskerk

Summer school: Prof. dr. Frank Willaert Janskerk

10.00-20.00 Bachbox Neude

Rachel Brown TivoliVredenburg

Wills, Dostaler-Lalonde & Belogurov TivoliVredenburg

Eva Saladin c.s. TivoliVredenburg

Lenhof & Haldenwang TivoliVredenburg

Les Plaisirs du Parnasse TivoliVredenburg

ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal

Salon Rosi Braidotti Fundatie van Renswoude

Louise Acabo Lutherse Kerk

Andreas Staier Lutherse Kerk

Jean-Christophe Dijoux Lutherse Kerk

Carole Cerasi Lutherse Kerk

Aurélien Delage Lutherse Kerk

ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal

Per-Sonat Pieterskerk

Paolo Pandolfo c.s. Geertekerk

Eduardo Egüez & Butter Quartet TivoliVredenburg

laReverdie Pieterskerk

Les Buffardins Geertekerk

Moirai TivoliVredenburg

Graindelavoix Janskerk

Dansvoorstelling: Fête galante Stadsschouwburg Utrecht

Jean-Pierre van Hees c.s. TivoliVredenburg

Tijl Stynen & David van Amstel Domtoren

Gijsbert Kok Domtoren

Wim Van den Broeck Domtoren

Malgosia Fiebig Domtoren (11.00h)

Tommy van Doorn Domtoren

Officium Ensemble Domkerk

Il Pomo d’Oro TivoliVredenburg

Profeti della Quinta Pieterskerk

Ensemble Dialogos TivoliVredenburg

Il Gardellino & Olga Pashchenko Geertekerk

Cantar Lontano Domkerk

Il Convito TivoliVredenburg

Les Ambassadeurs Geertekerk

Coro Ghislieri Domkerk

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century TivoliVredenburg

Film: Van Eyck Diagrams TivoliVredenburg (20.00u)

United around Bach TivoliVredenburg ĀRT HOUSE 17 TivoliVredenburg

Les Ambassadeurs TivoliVredenburg

Gli Angeli Genève TivoliVredenburg

Ensemble Correspondances TivoliVredenburg

Netherlands Bach Society Salons in the city centre

Marc Mauillon c.s. (I) Pieterskerk

Marc Mauillon c.s. (II) Pieterskerk

Marc Mauillon c.s. (III) Pieterskerk

Saladin, Rosin & Keller TivoliVredenburg

Duo Tartini TivoliVredenburg

Graindelavoix Janskerk

Carillon

EMTV Livestream

Scenic production

Galanterie

GALANTERIE IN A CRACKLING AGE At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the oxblood red, burnt ochre and intense ultramarine of the Baroque dissolved into light pastel shades: powder pink, mint green and baby blue. Theatricality and grandiose gestures became a thing of the past. The age of man had arrived: his ingenuity would dominate the world, his feelings would be the measure of all things. The Age of Enlightenment became one of the most whirlwind episodes in the history of art, with Rococo at its zenith: a decorative, light and graceful style in architecture, painting, decorative arts, literature, theatre and music that spread from France, the frame of reference for le bon goût, throughout Europe. King Frederick the Great of Prussia was ‘infected’ and with his summer residence Sanssouci in Potsdam built the ultimate realisation of his refined Frederician Rococo. Ultra-refined or frivolous? Comfortable or coquettish? Delicate or hyper-sensitive? Galanterie or pedantry? We immerse ourselves in gold leaf and rocaille and find out on your behalf!

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URGE FOR INNOVATION MUSIC FOR A NEW ERA In the eighteenth century the ornamentation and sensuality of the Rococo inspired numerous composers, whose unashamed aim was to create feeling and pleasure. Old and new blended together in various stylistic variants. The French and Italian styles were married in les goûts réunis, which became lighter and airier, using even pastoral musettes and hurdy-gurdies. Bach senior was still writing erudite polyphony, but also ventured into the area where his sons operated. Telemann gave the French galant style and the Italian Rococo a German twist, in Mannheim guidelines were being set for the Viennese Classics, and the Sturm und Drang seemed to want to step straight into Romanticism. But first the Empfindsame Stil flourishes with its capricious melodies, daring harmonies and clashing emotions. It is the territory of the brilliant Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, who is part of the Frederician Rococo.

Galanterie

FREDERICK THE GREAT AND THE BERLIN SCHOOL You can safely describe Frederick the Great as a Francophile. The king preferred his interiors, architecture, philosophy and literature to be as French as possible. But for his music he required something different. At his court the galant style was given a unique interpretation with a splash of German Late Baroque. Essential to the development of the Berlin style was also Frederick’s admiration for August of Saxony, who had built up a magnificent music chapel in Dresden. Composers of the calibre of Pisendel, Hasse, Zelenka and Quantz worked there with superstars like Senesino and Faustina Bordoni. After August’s death many of these musicians entered Frederick’s service, including Quantz, the emperor of the traverso, who managed to train the Prussian prince to become a creditable musician. Frederick regularly performed together with members of his court chapel, including Graun, C.P.E. Bach, Benda and Fasch. In addition to the repertoire that they composed for the daily chamber music concerts, our festival programme also features works bearing the royal signature.

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FATHER AND SONS THE BACH FAMILY IN POTSDAM If your father’s name is Johann Sebastian Bach, two paths are open to you as a son: a life far away from music or a path that leads along deep footsteps and long shadows. Each of Bach’s sons paved himself a path towards the light. Carl Philipp Emanuel, alias C.P.E., was the brilliant innovator who founded the Empfindsame Stil. His dream job was as music director in Hamburg, but we also focus on the beginning of his career, when he was in the service of Frederick the Great in Potsdam. Johann Sebastian and Wilhelm Friedemann also appear in the spotlight. On their visit to Potsdam in 1747, Bach senior received the theme for his Musikalisches Opfer – his most galant work – on a silver platter. And Wilhelm Friedemann’s contribution was some fierce Sturm und Drang that leaves behind the boundaries of the usual in favour of a world of extremes.

Galanterie

MARC MAUILLON ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Distinguished, generous and galant, Marc Mauillon is the kind of musician who really warms the heart. Even more strengths: tons of bravura and enthusiasm, an infallible stylistic compass and a voice that can tackle both tenor and baritone parts. In terms of repertoire, he is one of the most versatile singers of his generation. Mauillon loves to sing medieval love songs as much as Renaissance repertoire, Baroque music or the delicate filigree work of the Rococo. Three times Mauillon issues an invitation to a latenight concert focussing on Michel Lambert’s Leçons de ténèbres. With his own hands he pulled this exuberantly ornamented repertoire out from under the dust. He also invites his sister Angélique and colleague Pierre Hamon to join him for a set of troubadour songs. He is a jury member for the International Van Wassenaer Competition and will be one of the musical guests of co-curator Rosi Braidotti during her salons.

CONCERTS Tu 30 Aug 11.00 / TivoliVredenburg La Doussa Vots We 31 Aug 22.30 / Pieterskerk Lambert: Leçons de ténèbres (I)

JURY Th 1 Sep 22.30 / Pieterskerk Lambert: Leçons de ténèbres (II) Fr 2 Sep 22.30 / Pieterskerk Lambert: Leçons de ténèbres (III)

We 31 Aug 10.00-16.30 / Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh (ConcertLab) Semi-final IVWC Fr 2 Sep 10.00-16.30 / Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh (ConcertLab) Final IVWC

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NETHERLANDS BACH SOCIETY ARTIST IN RESIDENCE A residency during the world’s largest early music festival: a fitting gift for a centenarian, don’t you think? The pride of the Dutch musical world, the Netherlands Bach Society, is celebrating its 100th birthday, which most definitely deserves a place of honour on the festival line-up. Certainly this year, because the Bach specialism of this Utrecht company fits perfectly with an edition in which Bach senior and his sons play a central role. C.P.E.’s Magnificat starts the festival off with a bang. The ensemble also presents the Pasticcio Passion Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt: a splendid work based around Graun’s Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld, which also includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Telemann. That the musicians are also very accomplished soloists can be experienced in a series of intimate salon concerts with passionate music and personal commentaries for a very limited audience. We round off the residency with the lecture series United around Bach about early music in the Netherlands, curated by Kailan Rubinoff.

Fr 26 Aug 20.00 / TivoliVredenburg Opening concert: C.P.E.’s Magnificat Tu 30 Aug 20.00 / TivoliVredenburg A wonderful score: Graun, Telemann and J.S. Bach

United around Bach Sa 27 Aug / 18.30 Su 28 Aug / 18.30 Mo 29 Aug / 18.30 Tu 30 Aug / 18.30 We 31 Aug / 18.30

Salon concerts We 31 Aug / 20.00 Th 1 Sep / 20.00 Fr 2 Sep / 20.00 Sa 3 Sep / 20.00

Galanterie

PROF. ROSI BRAIDOTTI CO-CURATOR We like to call our co-curators critical friends: kindred spirits who don’t mince their words and can unrestrainedly do as they wish. This year, Rosi Braidotti, professor at Utrecht University and post-humanist theorist and activist, has the floor. She approaches the galant ideal as a social code, looking far beyond the eighteenth century alone. She associates galanterie, courtliness and rules of behaviour with The Book of the Courtier by Renaissance author Baldassare Castiglione. These models are valid to this day. In a series of salons, Rosi Braidotti considers subjects such as conversational art, ‘soft’ diplomacy, technological (n)etiquette and contemporary manners, from GeenStijl to Beste Beatrijs. A collaboration with design students opens the doors to the world of algorithms, with the programming of galant robots as the target. Her workplace: the Rococo regent room of the Fundatie van Renswoude in Utrecht. In collaboration with Museum Speelklok, students and teachers of the college Communication & Multimedia Design Breda, Lectoraat Robotisering & Sensoring, Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design and Technology en Avans University for Applied SciencesResearch for Art, Design and Technology en Avans University for Applied Sciences Fr 26 Aug 17.00 / Fundatie van Renswoude We 31 Aug 12.30 / Fundatie van Renswoude Th 1 Sep 12.30 / Fundatie van Renswoude

Fr 2 Sep 12.30 / Fundatie van Renswoude Sa 3 Sep 12.30 / Fundatie van Renswoude Su 4 Sep 12.30 / Fundatie van Renswoude

Available via livestream on etmv.online

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FUNDATIE VAN RENSWOUDE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ROCOCO IN THE NETHERLANDS The Fundatie van Renswoude on the Agnietenstraat is a beacon in Utrecht’s Museum Quarter. Built in 1761 as a boarding school for orphaned boys, it boasts a stately exterior and sumptuous interior. With stucco work with putti, elegant mantelpieces, rocailles and mirrors, the virtually original interior is one of the most beautiful historical places in the Netherlands. This magnificent Utrecht Rococo monument forms the backdrop for the keyboard demonstrations by Menno van Delft and Artem Belogurov, and for the conversation salons by co-curator Rosi Braidotti. In the tradition of the eighteenth century, she will welcome friends and kindred spirits for stimulating exchanges about life and love, art and literature, science and politics. These salons will be live streamed on Early Music Television (EMTV), so that the whole world can get to know our co-curator and her magnificent workplace.

Fr 26 Aug 10.00 / Belogurov & Van Delft 15.00 / Belogurov & Van Delft 17.00 / The festival unravelled Sa 27 Aug 10.00 / Belogurov & Van Delft 15.00 / Belogurov & Van Delft

Su 28 Aug 10.00 / Belogurov & Van Delft 15.00 / Belogurov & Van Delft We 31 Aug 12.30 / Salon Rosi Braidotti Th 1 Sep 12.30 / Salon Rosi Braidotti

Fr 2 Sep 12.30 / Salon Rosi Braidotti Sa 3 Sep 12.30 / Salon Rosi Braidotti Su 4 Sep 12.30 / Salon Rosi Braidotti

Galanterie

GEISTER VON SANSSOUCI A PARADISE WITHOUT WORRIES? ‘My little vineyard house’ is what Frederick the Great called his summer residence in Potsdam, where he and his guests found freedom and entertainment. Sanssouci stands for Rococo in the superlative, with nature-inspired ornaments, bacchants making merry, gardens filled with Frederick’s favourite cherries and a Chinese teahouse that has to be seen to be believed. As the epicentre of the Frederician Rococo and the pinnacle of elegance, the castle forms the symbolic hub of this festival edition. ĀRT HOUSE 17, the collective that reaped jubilant reviews last year with a production of Bach’s Coffee Cantata, is creating a musical theatre performance around the royal pleasure garden with singers, musicians, actors and comedians. The commedia dell’arte – an art form that Frederick became hooked on later in life – provides characters and story lines, while top composers from the king’s entourage provide the music.

Sa 27 Aug 11.00 & 15.00 Paardenkathedraal Su 28 Aug 11.00 & 15.00 Paardenkathedraal

Th 1 Sep 11.00 & 15.00 Paardenkathedraal Fr 2 Sep 11.00 & 15.00 Paardenkathedraal

Sa 3 Sep 11.00 & 15.00 Paardenkathedraal Su 4 Sep 11.00 & 15.00 Paardenkathedraal

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FÊTE GALANTE A DANCE PERFORMANCE FOR WATTEAU Anyone who refers to galant painting thinks of Watteau’s famous painting L’embarquement pour Cythère. The scene is charming and shows several couples who are mainly interested in each other. They seem to be dancing, but what movements could these be? This is the question that French dancer and choreographer Hubert Hazebroucq explores in his dance performance Fête galante. Drawing on eighteenth-century choreographic sources and treatises on French dance and body coordination, Hazebroucq brings to life the main characters in Watteau’s painting, as well as the atmospheres of the various Parisian scenes they evoke. Two singers, in the role of actors and commentators, are the key figures in the story. They sing arias from operas, divertissements and other theatre music by French composers such as Gillier, Rebel and Mouret. By means of projected engravings, the visual universe of Watteau and his pupils will accompany the dancing and singing characters on stage.

Sa 3 Sep 15.00 / Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, Douwe Egbertszaal

Su 4 Sep 15.00 / Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, Douwe Egbertszaal

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KEYBOARD DEMONSTRATIONS FOR CONNOISSEURS AND ENTHUSIASTS The reign of Frederick the Great coincided with a period of great wealth and diversity in keyboard music. The search for expressivity led not only to new compositional styles and performance modes, but also to the building of experimental instruments. In their lecture-recitals ‘for connoisseurs and enthusiasts’, named after the keyboard volumes which C.P.E. published in Hamburg, Menno van Delft and Artem Belogurov explore the fascinating sound world of rare historical instruments from eighteenth-century Germany and replicas by today’s most prominent builders. In the radiant spotlight stand a harpsichord by Gräbner and a Friederici clavichord, (both by Geert Karman,) an original tangent grand piano from 1790 and a Silbermann fortepiano (by Kerstin Schwarz) as Bach may well have known them, alongside a unique historical clavecin royal. The setting is equally intriguing: Utrecht’s own Rococo monument, the Fundatie van Renswoude.

Fr 26 Aug 10.00 / Fundatie van Renswoude 15.00 / Fundatie van Renswoude

Sa 27 Aug 10.00 / Fundatie van Renswoude 15.00 / Fundatie van Renswoude

Su 28 Aug 10.00 / Fundatie van Renswoude 15.00 / Fundatie van Renswoude

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BACH’S VIRTUAL HIMMELSBURG BACHBOX A festival can only be a music festival when the entire city breathes music. By winning over more streets and squares, the stage for early music in Utrecht gets a little broader and more accessible every year. In 2022, also expect a new music experience on the Neude. Here you can visit the Bachbox (which is also fun for children.). This interactive installation will accompany you to the Himmelsburg: the castle chapel in Weimar that was destroyed by flames in 1774, with a grandstand especially for the musicians right at the top. Bach composed his early cantatas for this chapel. Our colleagues at the Thüringer Bachwochen have succeeded in reconstructing the chapel virtually, with the help of a group of researchers and developers. Equipped with 3D glasses and headphones, we can now travel to this lost space for which Bach created his compositions.

In cooperation with Thüringer Bachwochen Opening hours Bachbox Fr 26 Aug / 10.00-20.00 Sa 27 Aug / 10.00-20.00 Su 28 Aug / 10.00-20.00 Mo 29 Aug / 10.00-20.00

Tu 30 Aug / 10.00-20.00 We 31 Aug / 10.00-20.00 Th 1 Sep / 10.00-20.00

Fr 2 Sep / 10.00-20.00 Sa 3 Sep / 10.00-20.00 Su 4 Sep / 10.00-20.00

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EMTV THE STREAMING PLATFORM FOR EARLY MUSIC With Early Music Television, EMTV for short, you can enjoy the most beautiful early music whenever and wherever you want – this summer also live from the Utrecht Early Music Festival. The online festival programme forms the perfect complement to your physical concert visits. In the live stream agenda you’ll find the most beautiful concerts every day, live from TivoliVredenburg or one of Utrecht’s many churches. The salons of co-curator Rosi Braidotti and the International Van Wassenaer Competition can also be followed live. And there is more: a subscription to EMTV provides access to the complete catalogue with over 200 more concerts, lectures and documentaries, including never-beforeseen recordings of past festival editions and concerts recorded especially for EMTV. From this selection, you can easily put together a complete festival according to your own taste!

For more information and the livestream calendar go to etmv.online

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INSTRUMENTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT SYMPOSIA ON HISTORICAL FLUTES AND LUTES The Utrecht Early Music Festival is a festival of concerts, an epicentre of ongoing research, and a place where scientists and musicians meet and inspire each other. During this edition we focus in particular on the historical flute and lute. The Foundation for Historical Performance Practice (STIMU) is organising a three-day symposium on flutes from the Middle Ages to the present day. We look at the instruments themselves, the repertoire and the future. Symposium curator Anne Smith creates a platform where young flautists can present new perspectives on their instrument and explore connections with the modern flute and other musical genres. As part of the International Lute Days, the Dutch Lute Society is curating a symposium on the lute in the galant period, in which the instrument no longer acted only as accompaniment but took on an increasingly prominent role in chamber music.

We 31 Aug 11.00-19.00 / TivoliVredenburg STIMU-symposium Th 1 Sep 9.30-17.45 / TivoliVredenburg STIMU-symposium

Fr 2 Sep 9.30-16.30 / TivoliVredenburg STIMU-symposium

Sa 3 Sep 9.30-12.45 / TivoliVredenburg Lute symposium 15.00 / TivoliVredenburg Eduardo Egüez & Butter Quartet

Galanterie

INTERNATIONAL VAN WASSENAER COMPETITION LATE EDITION A first: this year, for the first time in its almost forty-year history, the International Van Wassenaer Competition (IVWC) will focus on post-Baroque repertoire! Young ensembles on period instruments will compete with each other, tackling music from the galant, Classical and Romantic periods, right up to Impressionism. With the many young musicians focussing on this later repertoire, we expect the level to be remarkably high. Come and sample the competition atmosphere and the sweet taste of victory during the semi-final and final rounds. Both events are free to attend and can be followed online on EMTV.

Jury Krijn Koetsveld (chair) Clive Brown Emily Worthington Marc Mauillon Richard Egarr Sylvie Brély Presentation Ab Nieuwdorp

We 31 Aug 10.00-16.30 / Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh (ConcertLab) Semi-final

Fr 2 Sep 10.00-16.30 / Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh (ConcertLab) Final

Available via livestream on etmv.online

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EARLY MUSIC CARILLON FESTIVAL GALANT BELLS The bells of the seventeenth-century Hemony carillon form the resounding voice of the Dom Tower. As a fixture on the festival programme, this year they will once again be given their own showcase of eminent carillonneurs and young talent. Full of charisma and virtuosity, the carillonneurs translate the galant concert repertoire into a robust sound world, showing festival stars like J.S. and C.P.E. Bach or the Benda brothers in a different light. The world-famous carillon accompanies visitors from one concert venue to another, but it is even nicer to listen attentively to the song of the Dom Tower, for example in Flora’s Hof on the corner of Domplein and Servetstraat: the most refined listening spot in the whole city. Please note also that on Saturday 27 August at noon all fourteen swinging bells of the Dom Tower, including the enormous Salvator Bell from 1505, will peal over the city. This great pealing is heard only a few times per year. It always provides a moving and impressive moment.

Fr 26 Aug 18.00 / Malgosia Fiebig Sa 27 Aug 11.00 / Malgosia Fiebig 12.00 / Utrechts Klokkenluiders Gilde Su 28 Aug 16.00 / Frans Haagen

Mo 29 Aug 16.00 / Arie Abbenes Tu 30 Aug 16.00 / Hans van Heemst We 31 Aug 16.00 / David van Amstel & Tijl Stynen

Th 1 Sep 16.00 / Gijbert Kok Fr 2 Sep 16.00 / Wim Van den Broeck Sa 3 Sep 11.00 / Malgosia Fiebig Su 4 Sep 16.00 / Tommy van Doorn

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FRIDAY 26 AUGUST

10.00 Festival centre TivoliVredenburg °°° Bachbox Neude °°° Artem Belogurov & Menno van Delft Fundatie van Renswoude 15.00 Artem Belogurov & Menno van Delft Fundatie van Renswoude 17.00 The festival unravelled Fundatie van Renswoude 18.00 Malgosia Fiebig Domtoren 20.00 Opening concert: Netherlands Bach Society TivoliVredenburg

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Friday 26 August

10.00 & 15.00 hrs

ARTEM BELOGUROV & MENNO VAN DELFT KEYBOARD DEMONSTRATION ‘FOR CONNOISSEURS AND ENTHUSIASTS’ Fundatie van Renswoude Circa 90 minutes

Also on 27 and 28 August at 10.00 and 15.00 hrs Language: Dutch and English

€ 19 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 01 (10.00) or 02 (15.00)

In this lecture-recital, Menno van Delft and Artem Belogurov navigate their way through the fascinating eighteenth-century keyboard spectrum, in which the search for expressivity led to the building of innovative instruments. Clavichord and tangent piano stand as brothers next to unique instruments such as the clavecin royal and a Silbermann fortepiano as Bach may well have known it.

Friday 26 August

18.00 hrs

MALGOSIA FIEBIG ORGAN SONATAS OF C.P.E. BACH ON CARILLON

Domtoren Circa 60 minutes Utrecht’s very own city carillonneur Malgosia Fiebig and the illustrious Hemony bells always know how to throw light on the festival theme in their own unique way. On this opening Friday the honorary composer of this edition, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, can captivate the entire city with his contrasting organ sonatas.

Free

Galanterie

Friday 26 August

Fundatie van Renswoude

17.00 hrs

THE FESTIVAL UNRAVELLED PROF. ROSI BRAIDOTTI AND GUESTS Free

Circa 90 minutes

From individual concert visits to day-long marathons or in-depth lectures to expand your knowledge: the rich festival programme offers many paths for exploration, and this introductory session is your road map. Co-curator Prof. Rosi Braidotti and her guests guide you through the dramaturgy, the themes and the topics of the Utrecht Early Music Festival – Galanterie. This leaves you well prepared to embark on your festival adventure!

Language: Dutch and English

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Friday 26 August

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal

20.00 hrs

OPENING CONCERT NETHERLANDS BACH SOCIETY / SHUNSKE SATO C.P.E.’S MAGNIFICAT € 39 / € 35 / € 10

Order number 03

Circa 70 minutes / no intermission

A frolicking centenarian with no sell-by date: the Netherlands Bach Society is one of the most renowned and authoritative Bach institutions of our time. With sparkling counterpoint, profound affect and razor-sharp performances, the collective manages to keep Bach’s music amazingly fresh. As the festival’s artist in residence, this Utrecht ensemble is ready to go with a festive opening spectacle based on a historical example: a concert organised by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach in 1786. This most famous of the Bach sons provided a resounding tribute to his father, but also let his own voice be heard. The jubilant sounds of C.P.E.’s Magnificat will grant our musical high summer its most refined starting signal ever! Kristen Witmer soprano Reginald Mobley alto Johannes Chum tenor Felix Schwandtke bass Post-concert talk with Shunske Sato / language: Dutch Available via livestream on etmv.online

Galanterie

SATURDAY 27 AUGUST

9.30 Summer school: dr. Karl Böhmer Janskerk 10.00 Festival centre TivoliVredenburg °°° Bachbox Neude °°° Belogurov & Van Delft Fundatie van Renswoude 11.00 Fringe Various locations °°° Malgosia Fiebig Domtoren °°° Nevermind TivoliVredenburg °°° ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal 12.00 Utrechts Klokkenluiders Gilde Domtoren/city centre 12.30 Fabulous Fringe TivoliVredenburg 13.00 Mitzi Meyerson Lutherse Kerk °°° A Guide to Early Music Instituto Cervantes

15.00 Ensemble Danguy TivoliVredenburg °°° Azéma & Kammen TivoliVredenburg °°° Belogurov & Van Delft Fundatie van Renswoude °°° ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal 15.30 Fringe Various locations 17.00 Stile Antico Jacobikerk °°° Les Passions de l’Âme Geertekerk 18.30 United around Bach: dr. Kailan Rubinoff Janskerk 20.00 Sollazzo Ensemble TivoliVredenburg °°° Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton TivoliVredenburg 22.30 Artem Belogurov & Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde TivoliVredenburg 24.00 Daria Spiridonova TivoliVredenburg

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Saturday 27 August

9.30 hrs

SUMMER SCHOOL: DR. KARL BÖHMER THE BERLIN TASTE: FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS GALANT STYLE Janskerk Circa 60 minutes

Language: English

‘France for literature, Italy for music.’ Following this motto, Frederick the Great built up a brilliant musical scene in the dual centre of Prussia: Berlin and Potsdam. Until the Seven Years’ War, the ‘Berlin taste’ led the way in galanterie. After 1763, Frederick’s conservatism created a curious imbalance between Prussia and the rest of the world of music.

€5 Order number 04

Saturday 27 August

10.00 & 15.00 hrs

ARTEM BELOGUROV & MENNO VAN DELFT KEYBOARD DEMONSTRATION ‘FOR CONNOISSEURS AND ENTHUSIASTS’ Fundatie van Renswoude Circa 90 minutes

Also on 26 and 28 August at 10.00 and 15.00 hrs Language: Dutch and English

€ 19 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 05 (10.00) or 11 (15.00)

Galanterie

11.00 hrs

Saturday 27 August

NEVERMIND CONVERSATIONS GALANTES: QUENTIN & GUILLEMAIN

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

Available via livestream on emtv.online

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 06

Luxurious armchairs, coquettish tabourets, commodes with curled legs: Regency style combines spirit with refinement, natural motifs with exotic materials and classical techniques with new decorative arts. The music of Quentin and Guillemain also excels in originality and grace. The young chamber music stars of Nevermind hand the floor over to these pioneers who spice up French finesse with a generous helping of Italian flair. Saturday 27 August

11.00 & 15.00 hrs

ĀRT HOUSE 17 / MICHAEL HELL GEISTER VON SANSSOUCI

Paardenkathedraal Circa 70 minutes Iris Vermillion the old Frederik Dietrich Henschel the Soldier King Philipp Mathmann the young Frederik Thomas Höft narrator

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 07 (11.00) or 10 (15.00)

With the Sanssouci Palace, Frederick the Great established his own Eden in Potsdam. Surrounded by a terraced garden that is actually a vineyard, the king created a haven for philosophy and music. ĀRT HOUSE 17 enters the enchanting park of Sanssouci to the music of Graun, Quantz, Bach and Gluck in a music theatre performance around the complex figure of Frederick, with a surprising touch of commedia dell’arte.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Saturday 27 August

13.00 hrs

MITZI MEYERSON STEFFAN: SPECTACULAIR INNOVATOR

Lutherse Kerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 19 / € 17 / € 10 2: € 17 / € 15 / € 10 Order number 08

Josef Antonín Štěpán exchanged his Bohemian homeland for a life as a court composer in Vienna, where he even taught Marie-Antoinette. It was here that he wrote his brilliant sonatas, which are now regarded as some of the most interesting keyboard music of the eighteenth century. Mitzi Meyerson serves up her personal top three in a recital in which timing, touch and tempo push the harpsichord close to the pianoforte.

Saturday 27 August

13.00 hrs

A GUIDE TO EARLY MUSIC WITH SASKIA TÖRNQVIST

Instituto Cervantes All-day programme

Also on 28, 29, 30 and 31 August and on 1, 2, 3 and 4 September. Language: Dutch

€ 130 / € 114 incl. book and dinner Order number 09

What are the differences between the various style periods? What exactly is historical performance practice? You will attend three concerts, and during dinner there will be time to discuss your experiences with others. 13.00 hrs 15.00 hrs 17.00 hrs 18.00 hrs 20.00 hrs

Introduction Ensemble Danguy Les Passions de l’Âme Dinner Sollazzo Ensemble

Galanterie

Saturday 27 August

15.00 hrs

ENSEMBLE DANGUY / TOBIE MILLER THE GALANT HURDY-GURDY

TivoliVredenburg, Cloud Nine Circa 60 minutes Whether you like early music, traditional Celtic songs or folk metal, the hurdy-gurdy has a unique sound that immediately transports you to distant horizons. In her search for the most virtuoso and fashionable hurdy-gurdy repertoire of the eighteenth century, Tobie Miller came across idyllic soundscapes of French origin, which she revives together with her Ensemble Danguy. € 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 12

Saturday 27 August

15.00 hrs

ANNE AZÉMA & SHIRA KAMMEN TROUBADOURS: LOVE ON A PEDESTAL

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 13

In the eleventh century the troubadours of southern France developed a new way of singing about love, its passions and its pains. Anne Azéma and Shira Kammen are focussing on the perspective of the woman in this early minstrel music. With voice, hurdy-gurdy, vielle and harp, they give voice to works by Bernatz de Ventadorn, Raimbaut Vacqueiras, Contessa de Dia and Giraut Riquier, among others.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Saturday 27 August

17.00 hrs

STILE ANTICO FOR AND BY WOMEN: SONGS FROM THE RENAISSANCE

Jacobikerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 28 / € 25 / € 10 2: € 25 / € 22 / € 10 Order number 14

Much of the repertoire of sixteenth-century Europe owes its existence to powerful ladies who either commissioned talented musicians, or put pen to paper themselves. The ever excellent British Stile Antico combines music by composers with female patrons – Pierre de la Rue, John Sheppard and William Byrd – with work by composers such as Leonora d’Este, Sulpitia Cesis and Raffaella Aleotti.

Saturday 27 August

17.00 hrs

LES PASSIONS DE L’ÂME / MERET LÜTHI GEMINIANI’S LA FORÊT ENCHANTÉE

Geertekerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 28 / € 25 / € 10 2: € 25 / € 22 / € 10 Order number 15

With fervour and a taste for adventure, the Swiss Baroque orchestra Les Passions de l’Âme reignite the past. Meret Lüthi leads the expedition through La forêt enchantée (1754): spectacular music for a pantomime based on Torquato Tasso’s epic Gerusalemme liberata. Francesco Geminiani depicts the enchanted forest with a unique blend of French and Italian styles..

Galanterie

Saturday 27 August

18.30 hrs

UNITED AROUND BACH: DR. KAILAN RUBINOFF HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE IN THE NETHERLANDS OF THE 1960s Janskerk Circa 30 minutes

Language: English

With Figures like Gustav Leonhardt, Frans Brüggen and Anner Bylsma, the Early Music movement of the 1960s was strongly influenced by Dutch musicians. Rubinoff examines how cultural trends like secularization, the end of the Verzuiling and anti-Vietnam War sentiment interacted with the ideals of historical performance and the quest to rediscover the of music of the past.

Free

Saturday 27 August

WORKSHOP ORGELKIDS BUILD YOUR OWN ORGAN!

TivoliVredenburg For children aged 8 to 12

Also on 28 August

Free

In this children’s workshop we build a real working wooden organ. Under the guidance of an enthusiastic organist, the children themselves get to work. The tasks are divided into groups: sorting the pipes, sorting the keys, assembling the framework. Then we bring all the parts together to create a genuine instrument. And then... get playing!

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Saturday 27 August

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal

20.00 hrs

FRIENDS’ CONCERT SOLLAZZO ENSEMBLE / ANNA DANILEVSKAIA UNDER THE SAME SKY € 39 / € 29 / € 10

Order number 16

Circa 75 minutes / no intermission

Like the canopy under which we rest every night, the expressive power of music connects generations and centuries. With this in mind the young Sollazzo Ensemble presents a monumental fresco in which past and present meet. The starting point of this scenically conceived concert is a panorama of medieval frescoes and paintings in which biblical protagonists are joined by angels playing music. These angels accompany the scenes with imaginary heavenly music. Vielle specialist Anna Danilevskaia’s celebrated ensemble brings this iconography to life: each part of the concert presents a medieval image, which is first expressed as a tableau vivant and then portrayed by means of ballads and liturgical chants by Francesco Landini, Matteo da Perugia and Johannes Ciconia.

Post-concert talk with Anna Danilevskaia / language: English Available via livestream on etmv.online

Galanterie

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Saturday 27 August

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz

20.00 hrs

CAROLYN SAMPSON & JOSEPH MIDDLETON VERLAINE: FÊTES GALANTES € 23 / € 20 / € 10

Order number 17

Circa 60 minutes

The aristocracy’s dreamlike parties in the country were a rewarding theme within the field of Rococo painting. This fête galante style, with Antoine Watteau as its standard-bearer, inspired French poet Paul Verlaine a century later to write his iconic book of poetry Fêtes galantes. British star soprano Carolyn Sampson and her regular pianist Joseph Middleton present an anthology from Verlaine’s collection in settings by composers including Debussy, Fauré and Hahn.

Post-concert talk with Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton

Galanterie

Saturday 27 August

22.30 hrs

ARTEM BELOGUROV, OCTAVIE DOSTALER-LALONDE & VICTOR GARCIA RHAPSODIC SONATAS FOR CELLO AND FORTEPIANO TivoliVredenburg, Cloud Nine Circa 60 minutes

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 18

How glad we are to see them back: Artem Belogurov on fortepiano and Octavie DostalerLalonde and Victor Garcia on cello. With chamber music by two generations of composers, they bring into focus the heart of German Empfindsamkeit. In a four-part set of sonatas, éminences grises Christoph Schaffrath and Franz Benda feature alongside youngsters Anton Fils and Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach.

Saturday 27 August

24.00 hrs

DARIA SPIRIDONOVA TWELVE STROKES OF THE CLOCK, ONE VIOLIN

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal Circa 40 minutes

€ 15 / € 13 / € 10 Order number 19

Despite an age difference of a mere ten years, the Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan’s music was already material for Georg Philipp Telemann to reuse. Violinist Daria Spiridonova shares with these composers a fascination with sound worlds in which folk traditions and great art meet. Her listeners are given the unique opportunity of joining her on the stage of the Great Hall for an intimate midnight reverie.

Galanterie

SUNDAY 28 AUGUST

10.00 Festival centre TivoliVredenburg °°° Bachbox Neude °°° Artem Belogurov & Menno van Delft Fundatie van Renswoude 11.00 Fringe Various locations °°° ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal °°° Nevermind TivoliVredenburg

15.00 ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal 15.30 Fringe Various locations 16.00 Frans Haagen Domtoren 17.00 ClubMediéval Pieterskerk °°° a nocte temporis TivoliVredenburg

12.30 Fabulous Fringe Janskerk

18.30 United around Bach: dr. Jed Wentz Janskerk

13.00 Hopkinson Smith Lutherse Kerk °°° A Guide to Early Music Instituto Cervantes

20.00 Huelgas Ensemble Domkerk °°° Pulcinella TivoliVredenburg

15.00 Erik Bosgraaf, Kristian Bezuidenhout & Ivan Iliev TivoliVredenburg °°° Ala Aurea Nicolaïkerk °°° Artem Belogurov & Menno van Delft Fundatie van Renswoude

22.30 James Johnstone Nicolaïkerk

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Sunday 28 August

10.00 hrs

BACH’S VIRTUAL HIMMELSBURG BACHBOX

Neude 10.00-20.00 hrs

Opening hours: 10.00 until 20.00 hrs In cooperation with Thüringer Bachwochen Free

This interactive installation takes you to the Himmelsburg: the chapel in Weimar that was destroyed by flames in 1774 and for which Bach composed his early cantatas. The Thüringer Bachwochen have succeeded in creating a virtual reality version of the chapel. Equipped with 3D glasses and headphones, we can now travel to this lost space where Bach’s compositions can be heard in the acoustics for which they were intended. Sunday 28 August

10.00 & 15.00 hrs

ARTEM BELOGUROV & MENNO VAN DELFT KEYBOARD DEMONSTRATION ‘FOR CONNOISSEURS AND ENTHUSIASTS’ Fundatie van Renswoude Circa 90 minutes

Also on 26 and 27 August at 10.00 and 15.00 hrs Language: Dutch and English

€ 19 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 20 (10.00) or 26 (15.00)

Galanterie

Sunday 28 August

Paardenkathedraal

11.00 & 15.00 hrs

ĀRT HOUSE 17 / MICHAEL HELL GEISTER VON SANSSOUCI

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10

Order number 22 (11.00) or 25 (15.00)

Circa 70 minutes

Iris Vermillion the old Frederik / Dietrich Henschel the Soldier King Philipp Mathmann the young Frederik / Thomas Höft narrator

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Sunday 28 August

11.00 hrs

NEVERMIND IMPASSIONED QUARTETS BY C.P.E. BACH

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 21

For decades Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach lived in Berlin and Potsdam with a royal patron who did not care for his ‘empfindsame’ style. It was not until he became music director in Hamburg that he could bring his vision to life. His three quartets for harpsichord, flute, viola and cello date from 1788, the year of his death. At the height of his powers, Bach creates character, contrast and seductive lyricism on a large scale: the ideal canvas for Nevermind. Sunday 28 August

13.00 hrs

HOPKINSON SMITH A GOLDEN BEGINNING: LUTE MUSIC IN PRINT

Lutherse Kerk Circa 60 minutes

Available via livestream on emtv.online

1: € 19 / € 17 / € 10 2: € 17 / € 15 / € 10 Order number 23

In his Libro del cortigiano, Castiglione explains that the exemplary courtier is not only a good hunter and soldier, but also a perfect dancer, speaker and, if possible, lutenist. Hopkinson Smith plays music by Castiglione’s contemporaries Spinacino and Dalza from the very first lute anthologies printed in Italy and France. Great master Smith flawlessly fills in the loose ends, missing pages and unwritten ornamentation.

Galanterie

Sunday 28 August

13.00 hrs

A GUIDE TO EARLY MUSIC WITH SASKIA TÖRNQVIST

Instituto Cervantes All-day programme

Also on 27, 29, 30 and 31 August and on 1, 2, 3 and 4 September. Language: Dutch

€ 130 / € 120 incl. book and dinner Order number 24

Introduction Ala Aurea a nocte temporis Dinner Pulcinella

Sunday 28 August

15.00 hrs

ERIK BOSGRAAF, KRISTIAN BEZUIDENHOUT & IVAN ILIEV BACH & SONS: A SHORT HISTORY OF STYLE

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes Johann Sebastian Bach composed Baroque, his sons W.F. and C.P.E. Rococo: this is the kind of clarity history books love. But reality is a lot more complex. Recorder phenomenon Erik Bosgraaf, harpsichordist Kristian Bezuidenhout and viola player Ivan Iliev mix paternal profundities with youthful swagger in this fascinating ‘trialogue’ between Bach and his two eldest sons. € 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 27

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Sunday 28 August

15.00 hrs

ALA AUREA / MARIA JONAS CUNDRÎE: SORCERESS, SAGE, HEROINE

Nicolaïkerk Circa 60 minutes Though a model of elegance herself, superficial gallantries leave her cold: Cundrîe, the mythical messenger from the Parzival legend and key figure in the search for the Grail. The medieval specialists of Ala Aurea invoke this heroic maverick with text and music by Hildegard von Bingen, Wolfram von Eschenbach and Chrétien de Troyes. 1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 28

Sunday 28 August

17.00 hrs

CLUBMEDIÉVAL / THOMAS BAETÉ GRUUTHUSE: BEFORE THE HEART GIVES UP THE GHOST

Pieterskerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 29

Galanterie: an invention of the Enlightenment? Courtliness in music goes back centuries! ClubMediéval explores the dos and don’ts of courtly love as recorded in the Gruuthuse manuscript: an audio record of middle-class life in Bruges around 1400. Crude peasant farces clash with refined love lyrics, and farewell songs almost guaranteed to create goosebumps.

Galanterie

Sunday 28 August

18.30 hrs

UNITED AROUND BACH: DR. JED WENTZ GUSTAV MARIA LEONHARDT AND THE NETHERLANDS BACH SOCIETY Janskerk Circa 30 minutes

Language: English

Free

The Leonhardt family had strong ties to the Netherlands Bach Society. Indeed, the musical and spiritual goals of the ensemble influenced a young Gustav Maria Leonhardt to the point that he chose music as a career, rather than entering the world of business. In this talk, Wentz throws light on the intertwined lives of the Leonhardts (father and son) and the organist, composer and conductor of the Netherlands Bach Society, Anthon van der Horst. Sunday 28 August

22.30 hrs

JAMES JOHNSTONE THE GALANT CHORALE

Nicolaïkerk Circa 60 minutes

€ 19 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 33

While the galant style effortlessly won over the courts and homes of eighteenth-century Europe, it infiltrated more subtly into the repertoire for the church. Organist James Johnstone shows how successful composers such as J.S. Bach, Krebs, Homilius and C.P.E. Bach incorporated galant elements in chorale melodies, thus finding themselves on the dividing line between trendy and ostentatious, subdued and introverted, glorious and glorifying.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Sunday 28 August

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal

17.00 hrs

A NOCTE TEMPORIS / REINOUD VAN MECHELEN JÉLIOTE, RAMEAU’S HAUTE-CONTRE € 28 / € 25 / € 10

Order number 30

Circa 60 minutes

In mid-eighteenth-century France, Pierre de Jéliote shot through the opera firmament like a comet. His strength was his voice: a voluminous, agile and expressive high tenor or ‘haute-contre’ with a silver lining. With that unique sound Jéliote became the apple of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s eye. Hautre-contre Reinoud Van Mechelen and a nocte temporis have assembled an exquisite sample of the music that Rameau and his contemporaries composed for Jéliote. With this Rococo concert programme they once again prove that they justly belong among the showpieces of the early music scene: with an eye for detail, substance and urgency, instrumental craftsmanship and a front man with a one-in-a-thousand voice.

Galanterie

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Sunday 28 August

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz

20.00 hrs

PULCINELLA / OPHÉLIE GAILLARD ATHLETE OF THE AFFECT: SYMPHONIES BY C.P.E. BACH € 28 / € 25 / € 10

Order number 31

Circa 70 minutes / no intermission

Pulcinella, the orchestra brought together by cellist Ophélie Gaillard, links the Sturm und Drang of two late symphonies by J.S. Bach’s bestknown offspring to a cello concerto with Vivaldian touches. The icing on the cake is a sonata for two violins and basso continuo: one of the rare programmatic works by C.P.E. in which ‘a hothead and a melancholic’ enter into a wordless dialogue.

Post-concert talk with Ophélie Gaillard / language: English

Galanterie

Sunday 28 August

Domkerk

20.00 hrs

HUELGAS ENSEMBLE / PAUL VAN NEVEL SUPREME ENGLISHNESS 1: € 39 / € 35 / € 10 - 2: € 37 / € 33 / € 10

Order number 32

Circa 70 minutes / no intermission

With late-medieval repertoire in the ‘florid style’ the Huelgas Ensemble taps into the core of English music tradition. An infinite number of twigs, leaves and buds spring from the melodies, together forming an ultra-refined complex. Ornamentation elevated to its essence: this euphonious but refined concert programme ranges from the iconic canon Sumer is icumen in to the Missa Ave Maria by Tudor composer Thomas Ashwell.

Post-concert talk with Paul Van Nevel / language: Dutch Available via livestream on emtv.online

MONDAY 29 AUGUST

Galanterie

9.30 Summer school: dr. Michael Maul Janskerk

17.00 Pulcinella TivoliVredenburg

10.00 Festival centre TivoliVredenburg °°° Bachbox Neude

18.30 United around Bach: dr. Kailan Rubinoff Janskerk

11.00 Fringe Various locations °°° Il Gardellino TivoliVredenburg 12.30 Fabulous Fringe TivoliVredenburg 13.00 Anders Muskens Lutherse Kerk °°° A Guide to Early Music Insituto Cervantes 15.00 Ensemble Leones Pieterskerk 15.30 Fringe Various locations 16.00 Arie Abbenes Domtoren

20.00 Le Concert des Nations TivoliVredenburg 22.30 Huelgas Ensemble Domkerk

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Monday 29 August

9.30 hrs

SUMMER SCHOOL: DR. MICHAEL MAUL J.S. BACH, FREDERICK THE GREAT AND THE POLITICS OF MUSIKALISCHES OPFER Janskerk Circa 60 minutes

Language: English

€5 Order number 34

Musikalisches Opfer is an iconic work that resulted from a famous trip: Bach’s performance before Frederick the Great is the stuff of legend, celebrated in films and novels and kept alive in the imagination by this magnificent score. Michael Maul puts Bach’s travels to Berlin into a political perspective, opening up the creation of Opfer to contemplation of a different kind: why did Bach, who was officially composer to the Dresden court, make an offering to a rival King? Monday 29 August

11.00 hrs

IL GARDELLINO BACH’S MUSIKALISCHES OPFER

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

Available via livestream on etmv.online

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 35

7 May 1747. Johann Sebastian Bach had barely set foot in Potsdam when Frederick the Great asked him to improvise on a long and complex theme. Back in Leipzig, Bach developed this royal theme even further in his Musikalisches Opfer. Jan De Winne, Evgeni Sviridov, Anna Camporini and Lorenzo Ghielmi focus on the ricercares, canons and the trio sonata for flute, violin and basso continuo from this prestigious collection.

Galanterie

Monday 29 August

13.00 hrs

ANDERS MUSKENS BACH 3

Lutherse Kerk Circa 60 minutes With the stormy emotions of Wilhelm Friedemann, the haunting melancholy of Carl Philipp Emanuel and the tender warmth of Johann Christian, three Bachs tell their story as they learned it from their father: at the keyboard. Anders Muskens makes a plea in favour of the three juniors, who were by turns considered the greatest among the Bachs. 1: € 19 / € 17 / € 10 2: € 17 / € 15 / € 10 Order number 36

Monday 29 August

13.00 hrs

A GUIDE TO EARLY MUSIC WITH MARK BROUWERS

Instituto Cervantes All-day programme

Also on 27, 28, 30 and 31 August and on 1, 2, 3 and 4 September. Language: Dutch € 134 / € 120 incl. book and dinner Order number 37

Introduction Ensemble Leones Pulcinella Dinner Le Concert des Nations

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Monday 29 August

15.00 hrs

ENSEMBLE LEONES / MARC LEWON BINCHOIS & DUFAY: RENDEZ-VOUS IN BURGUNDY

Pieterskerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 38

Intellect, insight and a golden intuition: Ensemble Leones has it all, including an irrepressible passion for masterpieces from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. This will be an enjoyable virtual encounter between the Burgundian greats Gilles Binchois and Guillaume Dufay, two eminent songsmiths who have been commemorated by subsequent generations in the form of numerous musical revisions.

Monday 29 August

18.30 hrs

UNITED AROUND BACH: DR. KAILAN RUBINOFF (RE)CLAIMING JOSQUIN: THE ‘NETHERLANDIC SCHOOL’ OF RENAISSANCE COMPOSERS Janskerk Circa 30 minutes

Language: English

Free

Nationalism rose in the nineteenth century as a means to secure political unity through feelings of ethnic and cultural identity; this in turn spurred musicians on to search for the ‘soul’ of a people in the music of the past. The Netherlands was no exception. In this lecture Rubinoff holds the magnifying glass up to Josquin and his annexation by Dutch musicology in the early twentieth century.

Galanterie

Monday 29 August

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz

17.00 hrs

PULCINELLA / OPHÉLIE GAILLARD BACH AFTER BACH: SYMPHONIES BY C.P.E. AND W.F. € 28 / € 25 / € 10

Order number 39

Circa 60 minutes

‘Never before did a brilliant mind conceive music of such grandeur, daring and fantasy,’ observed Gottfried van Swieten after hearing a symphony by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. In addition, the symphony in F major (‘the dissonant one’) by his brother Wilhelm Friedemann must have sounded quite alienating to his contemporaries. With C.P.E.’s cello concerto in A major, Pulcinella completes the eulogy to the Bach brothers.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Monday 29 August

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal

20.00 hrs

LE CONCERT DES NATIONS / JORDI SAVALL REBEL, TELEMANN, GLUCK € 46 / € 38 / € 10

Order number 40

Circa 80 minutes / no intermission

During this galant festival edition Jordi Savall and his orchestra present imposing soundscapes that explore the boundaries of the Baroque and then... go beyond them. Listen to Jean-Féry Rebel, who as an eight-yearold drew the attention of the great Lully. In his famous ballet Les Élémens Rebel makes earth, fire and air fight with chaos. It is one of Rebel’s last compositions: it is 1737 and the composer is now over 70. But with the shocking opening chord that depicts chaos, he heralds a new chapter in musical history. Telemann has been called the father of galant music. In his Hamburger Ebb’ und Fluth, seas and rivers form the backdrop for enticing mermaids, swooning sea gods and raging waves. With Gluck we go a step further. In his revolutionary ballet Don Juan ou le festin de Pierre the fire flares up during the descent into the underworld. From now on music will never be the same.

Post-concert talk with Jordi Savall / language: English

Galanterie

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Monday 29 August

Domkerk

22.30 hrs

HUELGAS ENSEMBLE / PAUL VAN NEVEL THE EAR OF BALDASSARE CASTIGLIONE 1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 - 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10

Order number 41

Circa 60 minutes

In the gallery of honour of Renaissance literature, Il libro del Cortegiano (1528) can be found on the most important shelf. Baldassare Castiglione wrote the compendium, which deals with courtly notions of morality and etiquette exactly one year before his death. Since then he himself has become the subject of countless studies and novels, and is now receiving a musical portrayal from the Huelgas Ensemble. Van Nevel’s skill meets Castiglione’s musical world in a programme that visits various places where the top author and diplomat worked. The court of the House of Este in Milan forms the starting point of a journey that leads, through motets, masses, chansons and Italian songs by Loyset Compère, Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Antoine Bruhier and Francisco de Peñalosa, as far as Toledo, where Baldassare died in 1529.

Galanterie

TUESDAY 30 AUGUST

Galanterie

9.30 Summer school: dr. Michaela Völkel Janskerk

15.30 Fringe Various locations

10.00 Festival centre TivoliVredenburg °°° Bachbox Neude

16.00 Hans van Heemst Domtoren

11.00 Fringe Various locations °°° Marc Maullion, Angélique Maullion & Pierre Hamon TivoliVredenburg 12.30 Fabulous Fringe TivoliVredenburg 13.00 Jean Rondeau Lutherse Kerk °°° A Guide to Early Music Instituto Cervantes 15.00 Anne Azéma, Shira Kammen, Susanne Ansorg & Mara Winter TivoliVredenburg °°° Scaramuccia Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh (ConcertLab)

17.00 Música Temprana Jacobikerk °°° Le Caravansérail Geertekerk 18.30 United around Bach: dr. Kailan Rubinoff Janskerk 20.00 Dutche Bachvereniging TivoliVredenburg 22.30 Stephan MacLeod & Kristian Bezuidenhout TivoliVredenburg

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Tuesday 30 August

9.30 hrs

SUMMER SCHOOL: DR. MICHAELA VÖLKEL SANSSOUCI: THE PALACE FROM WHICH WORRIES ARE BANISHED Janskerk Circa 60 minutes

Language: English

Fredrick the Great’s Sanssouci palace is an icon of eighteenth-century architecture in general and of the Prussian Rococo in particular. It is a place of beauty but also a place of contradictions. Michaela Völkel, curator of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg takes us by the hand to show us Sans Souci from an insider’s perspective.

€5 Order number 42

Tuesday 30 August

11.00 hrs

MARC MAUILLON, ANGÉLIQUE MAUILLON & PIERRE HAMON LA DOUSSA VOTZ

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 43

The twelfth-century oeuvre that sprang from the minds of poet-performers south of the Loire was the cradle of Western art music. Troubadours such as Marcabru, Bernart de Ventadorn and Giraut de Bornelh wrote and collected a wealth of songs. Artist in residence Marc Mauillon, his sister Angélique, and eminent recorder player Pierre Hamon bring together the most beautiful of these in a medieval aubade.

Galanterie

Tuesday 30 August

13.00 hrs

A GUIDE TO EARLY MUSIC WITH SASKIA TÖRNQVIST

Instituto Cervantes All-day programme

Also on 27, 28, 29, 31 August and on 1, 2, 3 and 4 September. Language: Dutch

€ 130 / € 120 incl. book and dinner Order number 45

Introduction Scaramuccia Música Temprana Dinner Netherlands Bach Society

Tuesday 30 August

13.00 hrs

JEAN RONDEAU SIGNED, C.P.E.

Lutherse Kerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 19 / € 17 / € 10 2: € 17 / € 15 / € 10 Order number 44

There was no way the French ambassador of the harpsichord could be missing from our menu of stars. Jean Rondeau applies his already legendary natural and unshakable insight into style to the intuitive and emotional sonatas of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. His brother Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, whose solo works for keyboard require superhuman dexterity, also makes an appearance.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Tuesday 30 August

15.00 hrs

ANNE AZÉMA, SHIRA KAMMEN, SUSANNE ANSORG & MARA WINTER THE AMOROUS GARDEN OF GUILLAUME TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes Loving is something you do according to the rules of art: that is the message of the Roman de la Rose. This legendary epic by Guillaume de Lorris is the starting point for an adventure against a background of trouvère songs. Supported by an ensemble of vielle, rebec, harp and flute, Anne Azéma might just succeed in discovering the legendary rose! € 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 46

Tuesday 30 August

15.00 hrs

SCARAMUCCIA / JAVIER LUPIÁÑEZ THE RETURN OF PISENDEL

Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh (ConcertLab) Circa 60 minutes

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 47

Johann Georg Pisendel was not only the most illustrious violinist of the early eighteenth century, but he was also the apple of Telemann’s and Vivaldi’s eye and the teacher of Benda and C.P.E. Bach. Pisendel specialist Javier Lupiáñez selects a number of violin sonatas that he himself rediscovered, mixing German, French and Italian styles with late Baroque and pre-Classical elements.

Galanterie

Tuesday 30 August

16.00 hrs

CARILLON FRINGE: HANS VAN HEEMST BACH, BENDA AND MOZART ON CARILLON

Domtoren Circa 60 minutes Hans van Heemst, city carillonneur of Goedereede, has put together a surprising programme that ranges from Johann Sebastian Bach to Mozart. Fascinating stops along the way are the Sonatinas by Jiří Antonín Benda, an oboe sonata by his brother Franz Benda and work by Daniel Gottlob Türk: the author of Klavierschule, the keyboard guide of the classical period. Free

Tuesday 30 August

18.30 hrs

UNITED AROUND BACH: DR. KAILAN RUBINOFF A PASSION ACCORDING TO ST. MARX? ANDRIESSEN’S MATTHEUS PASSIE Janskerk Circa 30 minutes

Language: English Free

In the course of the twentieth century, the Passion music of Bach has been used in many ways that Bach himself could never have imagined, forming the basis for staged works and other ‘reimaginings’. Composer Andriessen went a step further and composed his own Mattheus Passie. Rubinoff looks at the creation and reception of this work, and further reflects on the enduring importance of Bach’s Passions in our cultural life.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Tuesday 30 August

17.00 hrs

Jacobikerk

MÚSICA TEMPRANA / ADRIÁN RODRÍGUEZ VAN DER SPOEL CANCIONERO DE PALACIO: GALANT CONFESSIONS 1: € 28 / € 25 / € 10 - 2: € 25 / € 22 / € 10

Order number 48

Circa 60 minutes

Música Temprana is known for its thrilling performances, with a southern tint, which are always a source of discovery. That promises to be so more than ever in this festival edition, because with a selection of songs from the late fifteenth-century Cancionero de Palacio, Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel’s ensemble serves up some unique repertoire. In a particularly poetic genre, young women tell their mothers about facts and feelings related to the transition from childhood to adulthood. They confess their amorous exploits and intimate desires, while their mothers comfort, advise and warn of male mischief. Five hundred years later these secrets from the Spain of the Reyes Católicos are revealed once more.

Available via livestream on emtv.online

Galanterie

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Tuesday 30 August

Geertekerk

17.00 hrs

LE CARAVANSÉRAIL / BERTRAND CUILLER FOUR BACHS IN BERLIN 1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 - 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10

Order number 49

60 minutes

Le Caravansérail has selected music from the varied oeuvre of Johann Christian Bach that is reminiscent of what his brother C.P.E. wrote for the Berlin court. A sinfonia by Wilhelm Friedemann for two flutes, plus canons by Johann Sebastian Bach, remind one of their visit to Frederick the Great in 1747. Their pupil Johann Gottlieb Goldberg rounds off the programme with a concerto for harpsichord and strings.

Frank Theuns, Barbara Ferraz flute Bertrand Cuiller harpsichord

Galanterie

Tuesday 30 August

22.30 hrs

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz

STEPHAN MACLEOD & KRISTIAN BEZUIDENHOUT C.P.E. BACH: SONG & INVENTION € 23 / € 20 / € 10

Order number 51

Circa 60 minutes

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was not only a fabulous musician, but also a brilliant inventor. He laid the foundations of the form that would later develop into the German Lied. In his poetic miniatures the music tells its story with sophisticated accompaniment and word-sensitive melodies. Bass-baritone Stephan MacLeod and fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout are the dream ambassadors of this ground-breaking repertoire.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Tuesday 30 August

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal

20.00 hrs

NETHERLANDS BACH SOCIETY / SHUNSKE SATO A WONDERFUL SCORE: GRAUN, TELEMANN AND J.S. BACH € 39 / € 35 / € 10

Order number 50

Circa 80 minutes / no intermission

After a century of performance history, Bach’s Passion music and the Netherlands Bach Society are inseparable. What the next hundred years have in store? More of that mastery, also in broader explorations. The mission of Shunske Sato and his faithful followers to bring alternative Passion repertoire into the limelight starts with a pasticcio of works by the Thomaskantor himself. The compiler of the pasticcio Passion Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt was particularly well informed about recent developments in music. Compositions by Graun, Telemann and Johann Sebastian Bach together form a wonderful score that Bach himself probably performed in Leipzig.

Kristen Witmer soprano Reginald Mobley alto Johannes Chum tenor Felix Schwandtke bass Post-concert talk with Shunske Sato / Language: Dutch Available via livestream on emtv.online

Galanterie

WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST

Galanterie

9.30 Summer school: dr. Michaela Völkel Janskerk

15.00 Jean-PIerre Van Hees c.s. TivoliVredenburg

10.00 Festival centre TivoliVredenburg °°° Bachbox Neude °°° International Van Wassenaer Competition Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh (ConcertLab)

15.30 Fringe Various locations

11.00 Fringe Various locations °°° Rachel Brown TivoliVredenburg °°° STIMU-symposium TivoliVredenburg 12.30 Fabulous Fringe TivoliVredenburg °°° Salon Rosi Braidotti Fundatie van Renswoude 13.00 Louise Acabo Lutherse Kerk °°° A Guide to Early Music Instituto Cervantes

16.00 David van Amstel & Tijl Stynen Domtoren 17.00 Officium Ensemble Domkerk °°° Il Gardellino & Olga Pashchenko Geertekerk 18.30 United around Bach: dr. Kailan Rubinoff TivoliVredenburg 20.00 ĀRT HOUSE 17 TivoliVredenburg °°° Salon concerts Netherlands Bach Society Various locations 22.30 Marc Mauillon c.s. Pieterskerk

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Wednesday 31 August

9.30 hrs

SUMMER SCHOOL: DR. MICHAELA VÖLKEL CLASSICAL LITERATURE AND THE SELF-STAGING OF FREDERICK THE GREAT Janskerk Circa 60 minutes

Language: English

Frederick the Great was one of the most wellread monarchs of his time. And neither did he miss an opportunity to flaunt this erudition. Especially classical literature was full of myths and philosophical views which the king used in his letters, poems and artistic programs. Michaela Völkel shows how Frederick built an image of himself through classical literature.

€5 Order number 52

Wednesday 31 August

10.00 hrs

INTERNATIONAL VAN WASSENAER COMPETITION – LATE EDITION SEMI FINALS

Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh (ConcertLab) 10.00-16.30 hrs

Ab Nieuwdorp presentation Available via livestream on emtv.online Free

Candidates at their best, fiery performances, jury commentary on stage: who doesn’t like a bit of competition? During this festival edition, for the first time the International Van Wassenaer Competition for young talent will focus on Rococo, galant, Classical, Romantic and even Impressionist repertoire. The best ensembles will be going for gold in the final on Friday.

Galanterie

Wednesday 31 August

11.00 hrs

STIMU-SYMPOSIUM NEW PERSPECTIVES ON HISTORICAL FLUTES

TivoliVredenburg, Club Nine 11.00-19.00 hrs

Anne Smith curator Language: English

€ 34 / € 32 / €25 incl. concert Rachel Brown Order number 53

This symposium on historical flutes breaks through the artificial barrier between historically orientated and modern flautists. Topics include composing and improvising in historical styles, musical exchange between modern and historical players, and inspiration from folk music. In this way we create a forum for flautists of all ages, times and genres.

Wednesday 31 August

11.00 hrs

RACHEL BROWN TRAVERSO GOES SOLO

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

€ 19 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 54

Eighteenth-century music for solo wind instruments is hard to find. Peerless flautist Rachel Brown skims off the finest cream of this exquisite repertoire for her solo traverso recital. Works by father Johann Sebastian and son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach flank highlights from the catalogues of Baroque monument Georg Philipp Telemann and Johann Joachim Quantz, the embodiment of ‘empfindsame’ flute music.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Wednesday 31 August

12.30 hrs

SALON ROSI BRAIDOTTI CASTIGLIONE’S IL LIBRO DEL CORTEGIANO

Fundatie van Renswoude Circa 90 minutes

Available via livestream on emtv.online Language: English

Totally true to eighteenth-century tradition, cocurator Rosi Braidotti’s conversation salons form the backdrop for discussions about life and love, art and literature, science and politics. Today she tackles Baldassare Castiglione’s Il libro del cortegiano (1528), the reference work for courtly notions about morality and etiquette.

Free

Wednesday 31 August

13.00 hrs

LOUISE ACABO GASPARD VERSUS ELISABETH

Lutherse Kerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 19 / € 17 / € 10 2: € 17 / € 15 / € 10 Order number 55

Baroque, Rococo, galant style: handy labels for designing history books. Up-and-coming harpsichord talent Louise Acabo refutes the canon with a soundscape of early eighteenthcentury France which reveals that contemporaries did not always compose in unison. The typically French composing style of Gaspard Le Roux and the experimental keyboard oeuvre of Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre prove her point.

Galanterie

Wednesday 31 August

13.00 hrs

A GUIDE TO EARLY MUSIC WITH MARK BROUWERS

Instituto Cervantes All-day programme

Also on 27, 28, 29, 30 August and on 1, 2, 3 en 4 September. Language: Dutch

€ 130 / € 120 incl. book and dinner Order number 56

Introduction Bach Academie Alden Biesen Il Gardellino & Olga Pashchenko Dinner ĀRT HOUSE 17

Wednesday 31 August

15.00 hrs

JEAN-PIERRE VAN HEES & BACH ACADEMIE ALDEN BIESEN MUSETTE’S MOVE

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

Alice Foccroulle soprano Jean-Pierre Van Hees musette

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 57

The theme of the Rococo? Arcadia: a green paradise of plenty, where the sun always shines, birds chirp a charming background song and love is tender and innocent. With the musette – the most elegant member of the bagpipe family – as their guide, Jean-Pierre Van Hees and Bach Academie Alden Biesen traverse the Late Baroque utopia of Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Nicolas Chédeville and contemporaries.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Wednesday 31 August

Domkerk

17.00 hrs

OFFICIUM ENSEMBLE / PEDRO TEIXEIRA RENAISSANCE POLYPHONY WITH GREAT ORNAMENTATION 1: € 28 / € 25 / € 10 - 2: € 25 / € 22 / € 10

Order number 58

Circa 60 minutes

The almost obsessive ornamentation of the galant style finds its Renaissance counterpart in finely tuned rhythmic details and vivid word-painting that lend a generous curl to the vocal polyphony. The Portuguese Officium Ensemble pairs sumptuously ornamented motets by Byrd, Philips, Guerrero, Sweelinck and De Victoria with an exceptionally richly adorned mass for double choir by Duarte Lobo.

Galanterie

Wednesday 31 August

Geertekerk

17.00 hrs

IL GARDELLINO & OLGA PASHCHENKO JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH THROUGH MOZART’S EYES 1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 - 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10

Order number 59

Circa 60 minutes

When the eight-year-old Mozart travelled through London, he admired the charming music of Johann Christian Bach. The three concertos for piano and orchestra from K. 107 show Mozart’s efforts to make Bach’s style his own. They were originally piano sonatas by J.C. Bach, which the very young Mozart transformed into unique Bach/Mozart concertos by adding short interludes, a coda and orchestral accompaniment.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Wednesday 31 August

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal

20.00 hrs

ĀRT HOUSE 17 / MICHAEL HELL UTRECHTER PASSION € 39 / € 35 / € 10

Order number 60

Circa 120 minutes including short tuning break

Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion moves hundreds of thousands of concertgoers every year. To Bach’s unworldly music, dramatist Thomas Höft – in 2019 still co-curator of the Utrecht Early Music Festival – has written a new text that drags the score into a universal no man’s land, somewhere between secular practice and committed experience. The author shifts the focus from the church to the city square with a scenario based around events that took place in Utrecht in 1730 and 1731, when the persecution of homosexuals degenerated into the notorious Utrecht sodomy trials, many of which ended in execution. Together with top soloists, ĀRT HOUSE 17 gives expression to a message that needs to be heard today.

Susanne Elmark soprano / Yosemeh Adjei countertenor Raphael Höhn tenor (narrator) / Markus Schäfer tenor Dietrich Henschel baritone Post-concert talk with Michael Hell and Thomas Höft / Language: English Available via livestream on emtv.online

Galanterie

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Wednesday 31 August

100

20.00 hrs

Salons in the city centre

SALON CONCERTS NETHERLANDS BACH SOCIETY WITH MUSIC, TEXT AND EXPLANATION € 23 / € 20 / € 10

Order number 61

Circa 60 minutes

Standard-bearers of the Netherlands Bach Society present intimate salon concerts as they should be: in a special location, for a limited audience, with a drink and in the company of one or two musicians who give the best of themselves in word and music. Who will play for you on the evening itself remains a surprise, but one thing is certain: it doesn’t get more personal or interactive than this!

Also on 1, 2 and 3 September

Galanterie

101

Wednesday 31 August

18.30 hrs

UNITED AROUND BACH: DR. KAILAN RUBINOFF SITUATING THE UTRECHTER PASSION: A CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS HÖFT TivoliVredenburg Circa 30 minutes

Language: English

Dramatist Thomas Höft created a new text to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion, shifting the focus to the infamous Utrecht sodomy trials that took place in 1730 and 1731. Would you like to know more about Thomas Höft’s motivations and methods in creating this adaptation? Rubinoff invites the audience to enter into the spirit of the author in this pre-concert interview.

Free

Wednesday 31 August

22.30 hrs

MARC MAUILLON C.S. LAMBERT: LEÇONS DE TÉNÈBRES I

Pieterskerk 60 minutes

Available via livestream on emtv.online

1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 1: € 20 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 62

What we find so fantastic about Marc Mauillon? His distinctive and versatile voice. His gift for extracting not only poetic finesse but also stunning melodies from the score. And his passion for chamber music, which brings him to Utrecht three times! Our artist in residence chose music from Michel Lambert’s Leçons de ténèbres to close this festival day.

Galanterie

103

THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER

9.30 STIMU-symposium TivoliVredenburg °°° Summer school: dr. Christine Blanken Janskerk 10.00 Festival centre TivoliVredenburg °°° Bachbox Neude 11.00 Fringe Various locations °°° Aysha Wills, Artem Belogurov & Octavie DostalerLalonde TivoliVredenburg °°° ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal 12.30 Fabulous Fringe TivoliVredenburg °°° Salon Rosi Braidotti Fundatie van Renswoude 13.00 Andreas Staier Lutherse Kerk °°° A Guide to Early Music Insituto Cervantes

15.00 Per-Sonat Pieterskerk °°° Les Buffardins Geertekerk °°° ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal 15.30 Fringe Various locations 16.00 Gijsbert Kok Domtoren 17.00 Cantar Lontano Domkerk °°° Il Pomo d’Oro TivoliVredenburg 20.00 Les Ambassadeurs TivoliVredenburg °°° Salonconcerten Netherlands Bach Society Various locations 22.30 Marc Mauillon c.s. Pieterskerk

Utrecht Early Music Festival

104

Thursday 1 September

9.30 hrs

STIMU-SYMPOSIUM NEW PERSPECTIVES ON HISTORICAL FLUTES

TivoliVredenburg, Club Nine 9.30-17.45 hrs

Anne Smith curator Language: English

incl. concert Aysha Wills c.s. Order number 64

Thursday 1 September

9.30 hrs

SUMMER SCHOOL: DR. CHRISTINE BLANKEN C.P.E. BACH AND THE MUSICAL LIFE OF PRUSSIA

Janskerk Circa 60 minutes

Language: English

€5 Order number 63

Wilhelm Friedemann may have been Johann Sebastian Bach’s favorite son, but Carl Philipp Emanuel was better known during his lifetime and his music had a profound influence on contemporaneous musical life. Christine Blanken of the Bach-Archiv Leipzig places C.P.E.’s music in the context of musical life in the Prussian capital, Berlin.

Galanterie

105

11.00 hrs

Thursday 1 September

AYSHA WILLS, OCTAVIE DOSTALER-LALONDE & ARTEM BELOGUROV FLUTE SONATAS BY FREDERICK AND WILHELMINE TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes More than anyone, warrior and artist Frederick II ‘the Great’ of Prussia lent colour to the galant era represented at this festival. The king was a gifted flautist and composer, and his sister Wilhelmine also had a flair for music. During this concert the Canadian flute talent Aysha Wills will play a copy of an instrument that was made for Frederick by his illustrious teacher J.J. Quantz. € 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 65

Thursday 1 September

11.00 and 15.00 hrs

ĀRT HOUSE 17 / MICHAEL HELL GEISTER VON SANSSOUCI

Paardenkathedraal Circa 70 minutes Iris Vermillion the old Frederic Dietrich Henschel the Soldier King Philipp Mathmann the young Frederic Thomas Höft narrator

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 66 (11.00) or 69 (15.00)

Utrecht Early Music Festival

106

Thursday 1 September

12.30 hrs

SALON ROSI BRAIDOTTI GALLANTRY AND COURT LIFE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

Fundatie van Renswoude Circa 90 minutes

With Prof. Jeroen Duindam Available via livestream on emtv.online Language: English

Totally true to eighteenth-century tradition, co-curator Rosi Braidotti welcomes inspiring guests to her conversation salons for stimulating discussions about life and love, art and literature, science and politics. Today, the Leiden historian Jeroen Duindam joins us for a discussion about galant ideals and the eighteenth-century courtesy codes at court.

Free

Thursday 1 September

13.00 hrs

ANDREAS STAIER UNTAMED | WELL-TEMPERED

Lutherse Kerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 19 / € 17 / € 10 2: € 17 / € 15 / € 10 Order number 67

Andreas Staier, keyboard player par excellence, is aiming to achieve Bach squared this summer: Johann Sebastian underpins the programme with preludes and fugues from Das wohltemperirte Clavier and Carl Philipp Emanuel fills the heart with sonatas that scatter the imagination in all directions. With his twelve variations on Les Folies d’Espagne, C.P.E. reveals his most experimental side.

Galanterie

107

Thursday 1 September

Instituto Cervantes

13.00 hrs

A GUIDE TO EARLY MUSIC WITH MARK BROUWERS

€ 130 / €120 incl. book and dinner

Order number 68

All-day programme

This is the perfect introduction to the three concerts you are going to hear. What are the differences between the various style periods? What exactly is historical performance practice? You will attend three concerts, and during dinner there will be time to discuss your experiences with others. 13.00 hrs 15.00 hrs 17.00 hrs 18.00 hrs 20.00 hrs

Introduction Les Buffardins Il Pomo d’Oro Dinner Les Ambassadeurs

Also on 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 August and on 2, 3, 4 September Language: Dutch

Utrecht Early Music Festival

108

Thursday 1 September

15.00 hrs

PER-SONAT / SABINE LUTZENBERGER MINNESONG BY WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE

Pieterskerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 70

Enough of his brilliant verses have survived to make our mouths water, but the music of the legendary minnesinger Walther von der Vogelweide has largely been lost. With a voice that effortlessly pierces the decks of time, mezzosoprano Sabine Lutzenberger explores the shreds that remain of Walther’s songs and dares to create reconstructions inspired by the work of his contemporaries.

Thursday 1 September

15.00 hrs

LES BUFFARDINS / FRANK THEUNS BUFFARDIN VERSUS BLAVET

Geertekerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 71

One rooted in French tradition, the other with both feet in Germany’s Italophile scene. One a regular guest of Le Concert Spirituel in Paris, the other the key figure of the court orchestra in Dresden. What connects Michel Blavet and Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin? Their contribution to Rococo flute music: perfect and inspiring material for Frank Theuns’ traverso.

Galanterie

Thursday 1 September

109

Domkerk

17.00 hrs

CANTAR LONTANO / MARCO MENCOBONI ULTIMI MIEI SOSPIRI 1: € 28 / € 25 / € 10 - 2: € 25 / € 22 / € 10

Order number 72

Circa 60 minutes

Festival favourite Cantar Lontano makes the Dom Cathedral reverberate with expressive, richly decorated Renaissance polyphony. Marco Mencoboni and his ensemble present a programme with counterpoint from the circles of Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa. With a mass by Rocco Rodio and motets by composers such as Scipione Stella, Scipione Dentice and Carlo Gesualdo himself, they paint a picture of aristocrats who devoted themselves to the most refined art: music. Ornamentation and improvisation play an essential role in this.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

110

Thursday 1 September

16.00 hrs

GIJSBERT KOK MOZART’S HIGHLIGHT IN THE HAGUE

Domtoren Circa 60 minutes In The Hague, Scheveningen, Voorschoten and Zoetermeer, the bells regularly sound under the fists of Gijsbert Kok. This summer the carillonneur will also visit Utrecht with a copious selection of his own arrangements. Alongside polonaises by C.P.E. Bach and concertos by Pergolesi and Haydn, the programme also includes the symphony that Mozart is said to have written as a ten-year-old in The Hague. Free

Thursday 1 September

17.00 hrs

IL POMO D’ORO / FRANCESCO CORTI THE BENDAS IN BERLIN

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

Anna Besson flute Egveny Sviridov violin Francesco Corti harpsichord

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 73

Brothers Franz and Georg Benda belonged to the small army of top musicians that Frederick the Great had assembled at his court in Potsdam. Il Pomo d’Oro, flautist Anna Besson, violinist Evgeny Sviridov and harpsichordist Francesco Corti make contrast and drama sizzle in various concertos by the Bendas, and also drop in on J.S. Bach, who ventures into the same territory with his concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord.

Galanterie

111

Thursday 1 September

20.00 hrs

SALON CONCERTS NETHERLANDS BACH SOCIETY WITH MUSIC, TEXT AND EXPLANATION

Salons in the city centre Circa 60 minutes

Also on 31 August & 2 and 3 September

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 75

Thursday 1 September

22.30 hrs

MARC MAUILLON C.S. LAMBERT: LEÇONS DE TÉNÈBRES II

Pieterskerk Circa 60 minutes

Available via livestream on emtv.online

1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 76

It took a whole lot of searching, experimentation and guesswork, but the result is worth it: thanks to Marc Mauillon and his trio of top instrumentalists the music of Michel Lambert, which has puzzled musicologists for decades, is given a new lease of life. In this second concert of his Leçons de ténèbres, vocal virtuosity becomes a source of mindfulness.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Thursday 1 September

112

20.00 hrs

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal

LES AMBASSADEURS ~ LA GRANDE ÉCURIE / ALEXIS KOSSENKO A GALANT GIANT ORCHESTRA € 39 / € 35 / € 10

Order number 74

Circa 75 minutes / no intermission

We like to do things on a grand scale at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, but it doesn’t often turn out to be quite as massive as this concert with Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie. With four orchestral suites, the 70-strong orchestra is aiming for an evening of exuberant musical entertainment à la Versailles, where important occasions were celebrated in breath-taking splendour. King Louis XV pulled out all the stops for the wedding of his grandson, the Count of Artois. His ‘surintendant de la musique’ François Francœur was given carte blanche to provide the luxurious dinners with a perfect soundtrack. The result: sparkling orchestral pages distilled from the operas of Mondonville, Rameau and other iconic masters. Their compositions are given a festive look, tailored according to the latest fashion, entirely to the taste of a royal court situated between Baroque, Rococo and Classical.

Post-concert talk with Alexis Kossenko / Language: English Available as livestream on emtv.online

Galanterie

113

Galanterie

115

FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER

9.30 STIMU-symposium TivoliVredenburg °°° Summer school: dr. Christiane Hausmann Janskerk 10.00 Festival centre TivoliVredenburg °°° Bachbox Neude °°° International Van Wassenaer Competition Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh (ConcertLab) 11.00 Fringe Various locations °°° Eva Saladin c.s. TivoliVredenburg °°° ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal 12.00 Early Music Exhibition TivoliVredenburg 12.30 Fabulous Fringe TivoliVredenburg °°° Salon Rosi Braidotti Fundatie van Renswoude 13.00 Jean-Christophe Dijoux Lutherse Kerk

13.00 A Guide to Early Music Instituto Cervantes 15.00 Paolo Pandolfo c.s. Geertekerk °°° Moirai TivoliVredenburg °°° ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal 15.30 Fringe Various locations 16.00 Wim Van den Broeck Domtoren 17.00 Profeti della Quinta Pieterskerk °°° Il Convito TivoliVredenburg 20.00 Gli Angeli Genève TivoliVredenburg °°° Van Eyck Diagrams TivoliVredenburg °°° Salon concerts Netherlands Bach Society Various locations 22.30 Marc Mauillon c.s. Pieterskerk 24.00 Duo Tartini TivoliVredenburg

Utrecht Early Music Festival

116

Friday 2 September

9.30 hrs

STIMU-SYMPOSIUM NEW PERSPECTIVES ON HISTORICAL FLUTES

TivoliVredenburg, Club Nine 9.30-16.30 hrs

Anne Smith curator Language: English

€ 38 / € 35 / € 25 Incl. concert Moirai Order number 78

Friday 2 September

9.30 hrs

SUMMER SCHOOL: DR. CHRISTIANE HAUSMANN FREDERICK THE GREAT AND THE FLUTE

Janskerk Circa 60 minutes

Language: English

€5 Order number 77

Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, has gone down in history primarily as an enlightened monarch and disciplined soldier. But the versatile educated man was also an exceptionally good and enthusiastic flute player. Who was also active as a composer: more than 120 sonatas for flute and harpsichord are known. In this lecture, Christiane Haussmann takes a closer look at Frederick’s relationship with the musical developments of his time in general and to the flute in particular.

Galanterie

117

Friday 2 September

10.00 hrs

INTERNATIONAL VAN WASSENAER COMPETITION – LATE EDITION FINAL

Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh (ConcertLab) 10.00-16.30 hrs

Ab Nieuwdorp presentation Available via livestream on emtv.online

The International Van Wassenaer Competition – this year for the first time with repertoire from after the High Baroque – challenges young musicians to push their boundaries in a live competition. During the dénouement four ensembles will compete for the prizes: various cash prizes, masterclass vouchers and, as a highlight, a tour during the Early Music Season. Will you come and cheer on your favourites?

Free

Friday 2 September

11.00 hrs

EVA SALADIN, GEORG FRITZ, SONOKO ASABUKI & DANIEL ROSIN THE EARLY OBOE QUARTET

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 79

It is a historical phenomenon: brilliant ideas often take root in different places at the same time. For example, in the eighteenth century chamber music for four flourished in different countries in parallel with each other. With one foot in the Baroque trio sonata and the other in concerto literature, Eva Saladin and her fellow musicians follow the development of the oboe quartet on the basis of works by Albrechtsberger, Johann Christian Bach and Boccherini.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

118

Friday 2 September

11.00 & 15.00 hrs

ĀRT HOUSE 17 / MICHAEL HELL GEISTER VON SANSSOUCI

Paardenkathedraal Circa 70 minutes Iris Vermillion the old Frederic Dietrich Henschel the Soldier King Philipp Mathmann the young Frederic Thomas Höft narrator

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 80 (11.00) or 83 (15.00)

Friday 2 September

12.00 hrs

EARLY MUSIC EXHIBITION TIVOLIVREDENBURG

TivoliVredenburg 12.00-18.00 hrs

Also on 3 and 4 September Free

Do richly decorated harpsichords make your heart beat faster? Or would you like to try your hand at the lute? Then the Early Music Exhibition in TivoliVredenburg is a must. Fifty exhibitors will be displaying their instruments, study materials and bins full of sheet music that you can search through to your heart’s content. An overview of the exhibitors can be found from 11 August on oudemuziek.nl/markt.

Galanterie

119

Friday 2 September

12.30 hrs

SALON ROSI BRAIDOTTI À L’AMOUR COMME À LA GUERRE!

Fundatie van Renswoude Circa 90 minutes

With dr. Joke Hermsen Available via livestream on emtv.online Language: English

Totally true to eighteenth-century custom, cocurator Rosi Braidotti welcomes inspiring guests to her conversation salons for stimulating discussions about life and love, art and literature, science and politics. Today, writer and philosopher Joke Hermsen, who studied in Paris, enters the Rococo décor of the Fundatie van Renswoude for reflections on love... and war.

Free

Friday 2 September

13.00 hrs

JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DIJOUX JOHANN MATTHESON: GALANTERIE UP FOR DISCUSSION

Lutherse Kerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 19 / € 17 / € 10 2: € 17 / € 15 / € 10 Order number 81

His most famous book, Der vollkommene Capellmeister, is permeated with the ideals of the Enlightenment. But in his music Mattheson also shows himself to be a modernist. In this harpsichord recital Jean-Christophe Dijoux argues in favour of Mattheson’s progressive and daring style, sometimes in dialogue with French colleagues such as Lully and Couperin, sometimes engaged in a polemic with Buttstett, his traditionalist opposite.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

120

Friday 2 September

13.00 hrs

A GUIDE TO EARLY MUSIC WITH MARK BROUWERS

Instituto Cervantes All-day programme

Also on 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 August and on 1, 3 and 4 September Language: Dutch

€ 130 / € 120 incl. book and dinner Order number 82

Introduction Moirai Il Convito Dinner Gli Angeli Genève

Friday 2 September

15.00 hrs

PAOLO PANDOLFO C.S. CARL FRIEDRICH ABEL UNHEARD

Geertekerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 84

Before the history of the viola da gamba was locked up, the instrument experienced a final peak period thanks to Carl Friedrich Abel. Until a few years ago only 30 sonatas of his spectacular solo oeuvre remained. But after recent discoveries, 38 finds could be added to the catalogue of works without any problem. Gamba genius Paolo Pandolfo opens the treasure chest in a breathtaking recital.

Galanterie

121

Friday 2 September

15.00 hrs

MOIRAI / HANNA MARTI & MARA WINTER THE LAYS OF MARIE DE FRANCE

TivoliVredenburg, Cloud Nine Circa 60 minutes The young ensemble Morai gives expression to two Anglo-Norman lays – short, narrative poems – as recorded by the courtier Marie de France. The twelfth-century poet heard these epic tales performed by Breton minstrels and translated them into the language of the court, so that they would be ‘remembered forever’. Ensemble Morai proves that these lays can still excite us. € 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 85

Friday 2 September

16.00 hrs

WIM VAN DEN BROECK GRAUN FOREVER!

Domtoren Circa 60 minutes 1,200 thalers, that was the annual salary of Johann Gottlieb Graun as Kapellmeister at the court of Frederick the Great. Wim Van den Broeck – carillonneur of no fewer than three Belgian cities – has in store for us a concerto and a sonata by the legendary violin virtuoso, as well as organ works by C.P.E. Bach and an orchestral overture by Telemann. Free

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Friday 2 September

122

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz

17.00 hrs

IL CONVITO / MAUDE GRATTON THE BEST BACH? CONCERTOS BY WILHELM FRIEDEMANN € 23 / € 20 / € 10

Order number 87

Circa 60 minutes

His most talented descendant? Wilhelm Friedemann, according to Johann Sebastian Bach himself. But the innovative and extremely difficult music of his eldest son has never managed to move the masses. Il Convito, with Maude Gratton at the helm, ventures into W.F.’s exquisite oeuvre of concertos for harpsichord and strings: music that defies classification and proves that one family can produce several geniuses.

Galanterie

123

Friday 2 September

17.00 hrs

PROFETI DELLA QUINTA GALANT LOVE IN THE HANDS OF VERDELOT

Pieterskerk Circa 60 minutes We know almost nothing about his date of birth, his youth or his reasons for leaving France for Italy. What is certain is that in no time at all Philippe Verdelot became the most prominent madrigal composer of the mid-sixteenth century. Profeti della Quinta links his amorous songs to those of Jacques Arcadelt, that other madrigal maestro. 1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 86

Friday 2 September

20.00 hrs

GRAINDELAVOIX / BJÖRN SCHMELZER FILM: VAN EYCK DIAGRAMS

TivoliVredenburg, Cloud Nine Circa 90 minutes

Introduction by Björn Schmelzer Dutch with English subtitles

€ 15 / € 13 / € 10 Order number 89

The film Van Eyck Diagrams is a cross between documentary, road movie, whodunnit and black comedy. It is a tribute to art historian Gerard Van den Acker, whose death put an abrupt end to sensational Van Eyck research. While graindelavoix front man Björn Schmelzer gets entangled in the most absurd situations, his singers work on their Renaissance repertoire without a care.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Friday 2 September

124

20.00 hrs

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal

GLI ANGELI GENÈVE / STEPHAN MACLEOD C.P.E. BACH: DIE ISRAELITEN IN DER WÜSTE € 39 / € 35 / € 10

Order number 88

Circa 90 minutes including short tuning break

How do you stay fresh and sharp? By constantly challenging yourself. Just ask Gli Angeli Genève: a benchmark in the field of Baroque music, that likes to step out of its comfort zone. This Swiss ensemble has been singing the music of Bach senior for years. With Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach they are now crossing paths with the flagbearer of Empfindsamkeit. The performance of the oratorio Die Israeliten in der Wüste at the consecration of Hamburg’s Lazarethkirche in 1769 was a kind of musical showpiece for C.P.E.: he had just been appointed musical director, succeeding his godfather Telemann. The work is not only considered his first success in Hamburg, but is also the first major German oratorio intended for performance in both church and concert hall.

Post-concert talk with Stephan MacLeod / Language: English Available via livestream on emtv.online

Galanterie

125

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Friday 2 September

126

Pieterskerk

22.30 hrs

MAUILLON, RIGNOL, ROUSSEL & MANKAR-BENNIS LAMBERT: LEÇONS DE TÉNÈBRES III 1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 - 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10

Order number 91

Circa 60 minutes

Michel Lambert’s Leçons de ténèbres were originally performed by three singers. Festival resident Marc Mauillon does it all on his own, with a voice that can handle both tenor and baritone registers. The theorbo and viola da gamba make the craftsmanship of Lambert’s colleague Nicolas Hotman resound: in this last concert of the trilogy his instrumental works alternate with the Leçons and the Gregorian responsoria.

Available via livestream on emtv.online

Galanterie

127

Friday 2 September

20.00 hrs

SALON CONCERTS NETHERLANDS BACH SOCIETY WITH MUSIC, TEXT AND EXPLANATION

Salons in the city centre Circa 60 minutes

Also on 31 August and 1 & 3 eptember

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 90

Friday 2 September

24.00 hrs

DUO TARTINI CONTINUO, ADDIO!

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal Circa 40 minutes

€ 15 / € 13 / € 10 Order number 92

Violinist David Plantier and cellist Annabelle Luis take on the role of the legendary duo Giuseppe Tartini and Antonio Vandini. With music by Tartini, his pupil Johann Gottlieb Graun and fellow violin legend Francesco Antonio Bonporti, they show that basso continuo could consist of more than just a harpsichord or organ. The cello had already taken over this role without any problems, and before you know it, you end up with a full-blown string duet.

Galanterie

129

SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER

9.30 Lute symposium Instituto Cervantes °°° Summer school: dr. Frank Willaert Janskerk 10.00 Festival centre TivoliVredenburg °°° Bachbox Neude °°° Early Music Exhibition TivoliVredenburg 11.00 Fringe Various locations °°° Noémi Lenhof & Guillaume Haldenwang TivoliVredenburg °°° ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal °°° Malgosia Fiebig Domtoren 12.30 Fabulous Fringe TivoliVredenburg °°° Salon Rosi Braidotti Fundatie van Renswoude 13.00 Carole Cerasi Lutherse Kerk °°° A Guide to Early Music Instituto Cervantes

15.00 Eduardo Egüez & Butter Quartet TivoliVredenburg °°° Graindelavoix Janskerk °°° Dance performance: Fête galante Stadsschouwburg Utrecht °°° ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal 15.30 Fringe Various locations 17.00 Les Ambassadeurs Geertekerk °°° Dialogos TivoliVredenburg 20.00 Ensemble Correspondances TivoliVredenburg °°° Salon concerts Netherlands Bach Society Various locations 22.30 Eva Saladin, Daniel Rosin & Johannes Keller TivoliVredenburg 24.00 Graindelavoix Janskerk

Utrecht Early Music Festival

130

Saturday 3 September

9.30 hrs

LUTE SYMPOSIUM THE LUTE IN TWILIGHT

TivoliVredenburg, Club Nine 9.30-12.45 hrs

Language: English part of the Internationale Luitdagen

€ 10

During the galant period the possibilities of the lute sound were exploited to the full. New musical forms, such as concertos with a leading role for the lute, saw the light of day. This symposium in cooperation with the Dutch Lute Society focuses on this new role of the lute, the further development of the instrument, the social context in which people made music and the role of women in lute music.

Order number 93

Saturday 3 September

9.30 hrs

SUMMER SCHOOL: PROF. FRANK WILLAERT COURTLY LOVE IN WESTEUROPEAN LYRICISM FROM THE MIDDLE AGES Janskerk Circa 60 minutes

Language: Dutch

€5 Order number 94

‘Monotonous’ is how the courtly love lyrics of the Middle Ages are often described. But a closer look reveals a surprising diversity hidden beneath an apparently similar surface. Frank Willaert dissects some highlights from Occitan, French and German minstrelsy, showing the many faces of courtly love.

Galanterie

131

Saturday 3 September

10.00 hrs

EARLY MUSIC EXHIBITION TIVOLIVREDENBURG

TivoliVredenburg 10.00-18.00 hrs

Also on 2 and 4 September

Free

Saturday 3 September

11.00 hrs

NOÉMIE LENHOF & GUILLAUME HALDENWANG THE CROWN OF THE VIOLA DA GAMBA

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 95

Although he did not want to travel to Berlin, he did receive the nephew of Frederick the Great. In 1766 the 67-year-old gamba legend Jean-Baptiste Forqueray received a visit from pretender to the throne, Frederick William. Gambiste Noémie Lenhof and harpsichordist Guillaume Haldenwang dig into the music that Frederick William might have found on his music stand, from the High Baroque gems of Forqueray to the empfindsame inventions of Graun and Schaffrath.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

132

Saturday 3 September

11.00 & 15.00 hrs

ĀRT HOUSE 17 / MICHAEL HELL GEISTER VON SANSSOUCI

Paardenkathedraal Circa 70 minutes Iris Vermillion the old Frederic Dietrich Henschel the Soldier King Philipp Mathmann young Frederic Thomas Höft narrator Available via livestream on emtv.online

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 96 (11.00) or 99 (15.00)

Saturday 3 September

12.30 hrs

SALON ROSI BRAIDOTTI WAR AS GALLANTRY

Fundatie van Renswoude Circa 90 minutes

Available via livestream on emtv.online Language: English Free

Utrecht’s own Rococo monument, the Fundatie van Renswoude, is the setting for the salons of co-curator Rosi Braidotti. Following the tradition of the eighteenth century, she welcomes inspiring guests for stimulating discussions. Today’s theme, unfortunately all too topical, is rules of engagement, or waging war ‘according to the rules of art’.

Galanterie

133

Saturday 3 September

13.00 hrs

CAROLE CERASI DUPHLY, THE GRACIOUS

Lutherse Kerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 19 / € 17 / € 10 2: € 17 / € 15 / € 10

As the brand-new organist of St.-Éloi in Rouen, Jacques Duphly was locked out of the choir loft by his disgruntled predecessor. This did not stop the teenager from building a top-quality career as a musician. Duphly’s oeuvre, together with those of his contemporaries Balbastre and Foucquet, is sometimes dismissed as ‘decadent’, but Carole Cerasi proves that this description does not do justice to its elegance and sensitivity.

Order number 97

Saturday 3 September

13.00 hrs

A GUIDE TO EARLY MUSIC WITH SASKIA TÖRNQVIST

Instituto Cervantes All-day programme

Also on 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 August and on 1, 2 and 4 September Language: Dutch

€ 130 / € 120 incl. book and dinner Order number 98

Introduction Eduardo Egüez & Butter Quartet Les Ambassadeurs Dinner Ensemble Correspondances

Utrecht Early Music Festival

134

Saturday 3 September

15.00 hrs

EDUARDO EGÜEZ & BUTTER QUARTET A LUTE FOR BAYREUTH

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 100

We like to share early music news farm-fresh. And so the Butter Quartet – in 2019 finalists in the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition – is already a highlight of the festival programme. Together with lute guru Eduardo Egüez, the quartet is setting course for Bayreuth at the time of Wilhelmine, the sister of Frederick the Great, with unique music for lute and ensemble by composers such as Falckenhagen and Kleinknecht. Saturday 3 September

15.00 hrs

GRAINDELAVOIX / BJÖRN SCHMELZER ORNAMENT UND VERBRECHEN I: PLASTICITY OF THE NYMPHS

Janskerk Circa 60 minutes

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 101

Not a normal concert with graindelavoix, but an open rehearsal, with commentary by Schmelzer himself. This experimental session offers a glimpse into the creative process of the early music ensemble. In his essay Ornament und Verbrechen (Ornament and Crime) the Viennese architect Adolf Loos dismissed ornamentation as primitive and simplistic. Graindelavoix responds to this provocation: what if decoration is not outward show, but actually the essence?

Galanterie

Saturday 3 September

135

Stadsschouwburg Utrecht

15.00 hrs

HUBERT HAZEBROUCQ & EXIT / EMMANUEL RESCHE-CASERTA DANCE PERFORMANCE: FÊTE GALANTE 1: € 28 / € 25 / € 10 - 2: € 25 / € 22 / € 10

Order number 102

Circa 70 minutes

Which types of dance are the characters from Watteau’s famous painting L’embarquement pour Cythère dancing? With five dancers and live music, the French dancer and choreographer Hubert Hazebroucq brings to life the figures in Watteau’s painting, evoking various Parisian scenes. By means of projected engravings, the visual universe of Watteau and his pupils will accompany the dancing and singing characters on stage.

Also on 4 September at 15.00 hrs

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Saturday 3 September

136

Geertekerk

17.00 hrs

LES AMBASSADEURS ~ LA GRANDE ÉCURIE / ALEXIS KOSSENKO C.P.E.’S CONCERTOS FOR TRAVERSO 1: € 28 / € 25 / € 10 - 2: € 25 / € 22 / € 10

Order number 104

Circa 60 minutes

Today Alexis Kossenko is performing not only as a musical director but also as a soloist with Les Ambassadeurs ~ La Grande Écurie. With his traverso he takes the lead in two concertos for flute and orchestra that C.P.E. Bach composed in Berlin. With their energetic opening, virtuosic solo passages and punctuated rhythms, Wq 22 and 169 deliver some of the most turbulent pages in Wotquenne’s catalogue.

Galanterie

Saturday 3 September

137

17.00 hrs

TivoliVredenburg, Cloud Nine

DIALOGOS / KATARINA LIVLJANIĆ LA BELLE ÉPOQUE… MÉDIÉVALE € 23 / € 20 / € 10

Order number 103

Circa 60 minutes

In this musical evocation of a Parisian salon, singer Katarina Livljanić and pianist Danijel Detoni view the Middle Ages through the eyes of the belle époque. The central figure is the chanteuse Yvette Guilbert (1865-1944), who performed medieval songs in Parisian cafés. The sometimes frivolous, sometimes sensual music selection leads from Satie and Debussy to the wings of the famous Montmartre cabaret Le Chat Noir.

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Saturday 3 September

138

20.00 hrs

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal

ENSEMBLE CORRESPONDANCES / LES PAGES ET LES CHANTRES DU CMBV / SÉBASTIEN DAUCÉ THE CORONATION OF LOUIS XIV € 39 / € 35 / € 10

Order number 105

Circa 100 minutes / no intermission

1654. Rheims is preparing for the coronation of Louis XIV. Following a solemn ceremony and a glorious entry into the city, this sixteen-year-old boy is to become the Sun King. We do not know exactly what music was heard at the ceremony, but Sébastien Daucé and Ensemble Correspondances have discovered numerous clues. On the basis of testimonies, song texts, liturgies, coronation traditions, archival research and music sources, they present their version of the strictly codified soundtrack that accompanies the Sun King to the throne. His retinue includes iconic French masters such as Étienne Moulinié and Charles d’Helfer, but also international heroes including Orlandus Lassus and Francesco Cavalli. From the joyous entry, to the cathedral ceremony and the handing over of the regalia, the musicians accompany Louis until the Vivat rex! resounds.

Post-concert talk with Sébastien Daucé / Language: English

Galanterie

139

Utrecht Early Music Festival

140

Saturday 3 September

20.00 hrs

SALON CONCERTS NETHERLANDS BACH SOCIETY WITH MUSIC, TEXT AND EXPLANATION

Salons at the city centre Circa 60 minutes

Also on 31 August and on 1 and 2 September

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10

Order number 106

Saturday 3 September

22.30 hrs

EVA SALADIN, DANIEL ROSIN & JOHANNES KELLER SOIRÉE SARASIN

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 107

Whenever Eva Saladin drops by we roll out the red carpet. The Dutch violinist, last year our artist in residence in Utrecht, dives into the legacy of the eighteenth-century Swiss silk manufacturer, amateur musician and collector, Lucas Sarasin. His collection of scores was lost, but the catalogue remained intact: the ideal guide for a Soirée Sarasin with galant sonatas by Locatelli, De Fesch, Benda and others.

Galanterie

Saturday 3 September

141

Janskerk

24.00 hrs

GRAINDELAVOIX / BJÖRN SCHMELZER JOSQUIN, THE UNDEAD € 15 / € 13 / € 10

Order number 108

Circa 60 minutes

In life, Josquin was already a legend. After his death he remained such a rising star that a lot of music was wrongly attributed to him. An artist with so much hype becomes untouchable: not alive, not dead, but ‘undead’. Graindelavoix performs five- and six-part chansons which the Antwerp music printer Tielman Susato published in 1545 as works by Josquin, but of which the origin is not always certain.

Galanterie

143

SUNDAY 4 SEPTEMBER

10.00 Festival centre TivoliVredenburg °°° Bachbox Neude °°° Early Music Exhibition TivoliVredenburg 11.00 Fringe Various locations °°° Les Plaisirs du Parnasse TivoliVredenburg °°° ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal 12.30 Fabulous Fringe TivoliVredenburg °°° Salon Rosi Braidotti Fundatie van Renswoude 13.00 Aurélien Delage Lutherse Kerk °°° A Guide to Early Music Instituto Cervantes

15.00 Dance performance: Fête galante Stadsschouwburg Utrecht °°° laReverdie Pieterskerk °°° Graindelavoix Janskerk °°° ĀRT HOUSE 17 Paardenkathedraal 15.30 Fringe Various locations 16.00 Tommy van Doorn Domtoren 17.00 Coro Ghislieri Domkerk °°° Dialogos TivoliVredenburg 20.00 Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century TivoliVredenburg

Utrecht Early Music Festival

144

Sunday 4 September

10.00 hrs

BACH’S VIRTUAL HIMMELSBURG BACHBOX

Neude 10.00-20.00 hrs

Opening hours: every day from 10.00 until 20.00 hrs In cooperation with Thüringer Bachwochen Free

10.00 hrs

EARLY MUSIC EXHIBITION TIVOLIVREDENBURG

TivoliVredenburg 10.00-17.00 hrs

Also on 2 and 3 September

Free

Galanterie

145

11.00 hrs

Sunday 4 September

LES PLAISIRS DU PARNASSE / DAVID PLANTIER LECLAIR BETWEEN FRIEND AND FOE

TivoliVredenburg, Hertz Circa 60 minutes

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 110

Inspired by what he had heard in Italy, JeanMarie Leclair prised French violin music out of its deep-rooted traditions. In the second quarter of the eighteenth century he established the French violin school, which produced dedicated disciples but also ardent sceptics. Les Plaisirs du Parnasse reunites Leclair with rivals Aubert, Quentin and Boismortier for a round of highly strung squabbling.

Sunday 4 September

11.00 and 15.00 hrs

ĀRT HOUSE 17 / MICHAEL HELL GEISTER VON SANSSOUCI

Paardenkathedraal Circa 70 minutes Iris Vermillion the old Frederic Dietrich Henschel the Soldier King Philipp Mathmann the young Frederic Thomas Höft narrator

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 109 (11.00) or 113 (15.00)

Utrecht Early Music Festival

146

Sunday 4 September

12.30 hrs

SALON ROSI BRAIDOTTI FREDERICK THE GREAT

Fundatie van Renswoude Circa 90 minutes

With Prof. Marian Füssel Available via livestream on emtv.online Language: English

Totally true to eighteenth-century tradition, cocurator Rosi Braidotti welcomes inspiring guests to her salon. With Galanterie as the festival theme, she also cannot ignore Frederick the Great. With Marian Füssel from the University of Göttingen, she talks about the warlord and art lover, adored and despised, and with a long and sometimes dubious influence beyond the grave.

Free

Sunday 4 September

13.00 hrs

AURÉLIEN DELAGE PARISIAN ROCAILLE AT THE KEYBOARD

Lutherse Kerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 19 / € 17 / € 10 2: € 17 / € 15 / € 10 Order number 111

The Rococo is a feast of grace and playfulness, capricious curls and intricate detail work. The ever-poetic Aurélien Delage sprinkles a layer of mother-of-pearl over the harpsichord keyboard with the delicate and evocative concoctions of Louis-Claude Daquin, alongside the whimsical, imaginative and hyper-virtuosic music of Antoine ‘le père’ and Jean-Baptiste ‘le fils’ Forqueray.

Galanterie

147

Sunday 4 September

Instituto Cervantes

13.00 hrs

A GUIDE TO EARLY MUSIC WITH SASKIA TÖRNQVIST

€ 130 / € 120 incl. book and dinner

Order number 112

All-day programme

Introduction laReverdie Coro Ghislieri / Giulio Prandi Dinner Orkest van de Achttiende Eeuw

Also on 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 August and on 1, 2 and 3 September Language: Dutch

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Sunday 4 September

148

Stadsschouwburg Utrecht

15.00 hrs

HUBERT HAZEBROUCQ & EXIT / EMMANUEL RESCHE-CASERTA DANCE PERFORMANCE: FÊTE GALANTE 1: € 28 / € 25 / € 10 - 2: € 25 / € 22 / € 10

Order number 114

Circa 70 minutes

Also on 3 September at 15.00 hrs

Galanterie

149

Sunday 4 September

15.00 hrs

LA REVERDIE & CHRISTOPHE DESLIGNES LANDINI’S PARADISE

Pieterskerk Circa 60 minutes

1: € 23 / € 20 / € 10 2: € 20 / € 17 / € 10 Order number 115

Humanist Antonio Alberti’s garden in Florence, 1389: this was the final destination of the five-part epic Il Paradiso degli Alberti written by Giovanni Gherardi da Prato around 1425. Against this background, laReverdie and organetto specialist Christophe Deslignes paint a tableau focussing on the blind composer Francesco Landini: one of the historical celebrities that Giovanni presents in his philosophical paradise.

Sunday 4 September

15.00 hrs

GRAINDELAVOIX / BJÖRN SCHMELZER ORNAMENT UND VERBRECHEN II: SQUEEZING OUT THE SCORE Janskerk Circa 60 minutes Style, structure and ornament: where does what begin? And where does art reside? In this open rehearsal graindelavoix scrutinises our obsession with clear structure, visible construction and an almost obscene desire for transparency. Isn’t the moveable exterior precisely what we see, hear and feel? Ornamentation and decoration are an art. Perhaps they are the genuine art. € 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 116

Utrecht Early Music Festival

Sunday 4 September

150

Domkerk

17.00 hrs

CORO GHISLIERI / GIULIO PRANDI GALANT CHORAL MUSIC FROM THE MILAN CATHEDRAL 1: € 28 / € 25 / € 10 - 2: € 25 / € 22 / € 10

Order number 117

Circa 70 minutes

Thanks to an illustrious dynasty of composers connected with Milan Cathedral, the shadows of the galant style spread there into the nineteenth century. Coro Ghislieri reconstructs a mass as it might have sounded from the cathedral’s choir balconies in 1805-1813. Expect traditional cantus firmus repertoire, one-part Ambrosian chants and rousing concertato music from Fioroni to Quaglia.

Federico Fiorio soprano / Maximiliano Baños alto Raffaele Giordani tenor / Matteo Bellotto bass Available via livestream on emtv.online

Galanterie

151

Sunday 4 September

17.00 hrs

DIALOGOS / KATARINA LIVLJANIĆ LA BELLE ÉPOQUE… MÉDIÉVALE

TivoliVredenburg, Cloud Nine Circa 60 minutes

Also on 3 September

€ 23 / € 20 / € 10 Order number 118

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Utrecht Early Music Festival

Sunday 4 September

152

TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal

20.00 hrs

ORCHESTRA OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FESTIVE SINFONIAS AND CONCERTOS BY C.P.E. € 39 / € 35 / € 10

Order number 119

Circa 70 minutes / no intermission

A gala of galanterie without the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century is unthinkable. The collective – now with more than 40 years under its belt – is the perfect master of ceremonies to lead this festival edition to its ultimate climax. Guest of honour Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach is given a lap of honour with a regal orchestral programme drenched in rhetoric and sentiment. Two sinfonias constantly wrong-foot the listener with their contrasting episodes that make sparks fly. The flute can also reap its rewards just once more in a concerto on the cutting edge. The exotic double concerto for harpsichord and fortepiano from the last year of C.P.E.’s life crowns the festival.

Michael Schmidt-Casdorff flute Christian Rieger harpsichord Andreas Staier fortepiano Available via livestream on emtv.online

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TICKET SALES & PRACTICAL INFORMATION For more information about ticket sales, online ordering and a video with instructions: oudemuziek.nl/kaartverkoop

FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE The festival box office is situated in the festival centre TivoliVredenburg, open daily from Friday 26 August to 4 September from 10.00 until 20.00 hrs. After 19.00 hrs people attending the 20.00hrs concert are given priority. For concerts not in TivoliVredenburg, you can pick up bookings and buy tickets at the festival box office until two hours prior to the concert. After that you can only do this at the location itself, which opens 30 minutes before the concert begins. From 15 minutes ahead tickets not picked up bay be resold.

START TICKET SALES The ticket sales for the Utrecht Early Music Festival starts on 1 June at 10.00 hrs. You can easliy buy tickets online via our website: oudemuziek.nl

FRIENDS OF EARLY MUSIC As a Friend of Early Music you can buy tickets before the official start on 1 June. Friends that donate € 80 or more can order from Tuesday 17 May, 10.00 hrs onwards. Friends that donate € 40 can start buying on 24 May, 10.00 hrs. As a Friend you can enjoy your Friend’s discount by filling in your unique Friend’s code. This has been mailed to you and is stated on your Friend’s card.

If you have lost your Friends’s code, you can ask to have it sent to you via vrienden@oudemuziek.nl or +31 (0)30 232 9010 (on weekdays from 10.00 to 16.00 hrs). The Friend’s discount is valid for two tickets per concert.

ORDERING IN WRITING Fill in the order form (included with this brochure) and send it off. You can choose between e-tickets and tickets by post (see below). Having received your order we will send you a summery of the tickets ordered for you to check, plus a payment link. It is also possible to pay for your order via bank tranfer, once you’ve received confirmation of the reservation. You can indicate this preference on the order form.

ORDERING BY PHONE From Wednesday 1 June it is possible to order tickets by phone via +31 (0)30 232 9010, from Monday to Friday from 10.00 until 16.00 hrs. You can choose between e-tickets or tickets by post (see below). The festival booking line +31 (0)30 232 9010 is reachable daily from Friday 26 August from 10.00 until 18.00 hrs.

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND DELIVERY Having completed your order, you can pay with iDEAL, credit card or Podium Cadeaukaart, and you can choose between: • E-tickets: you will pay € 2 per order and receive an email via which you can download your e-tickets. When you attend the concert ameks sure to take your e-ticket with you or show the ticket on your smartphone. • Tickets by post: you will pay € 4,50 per order and receive an email confirmation. The tickets will be sent to you by post within a few weeks. If you are requesting tickets for a concert which is taking place within five days after ordering, postal delivery is no longer possible and you can only order e-tickets or order by phone.

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Give an encore When ordering tickets you can choose to make a voluntary contribution of € 12,50 to De Toegift (The Encore). With the money collected in this way we pay for tickets for someone with limited income. The tickets reach those eligible by way of the Festival’s partnerships with locally based organizations such as the Armoedecoalitie Utrecht and the Voedselbank Cultuur.

REDUCED RATES

FREE EVENTS

The reduced rate for Friends is valid for a maximum of two tickets per concert. For students, Ambassadors of Early Music and holders of the CJP- or U-pas can profit from an extra low rate.

A few events are free, but you need to make a reservation upfront to get a ticket. From 11 August onwards the programme with free events (such as the Fringe and the International Van Wassenaer Concours) will be published on our website and we will announce how to order tickets. From this date onwards the list with all our exhibitors at the Early Music Exhibition in TivoliVredenburg will be publised on oudemuziek.nl/ markt.

EARLY MUSIC TELEVISION (EMTV) Watch the best early music has to offer unlimited online. With a subscription to EMTV you have access to the complete catalog of more than 175 titles from the Early Music Festival, 10 live streams during the Early Music Season, and the complete online program of the Utrecht Early Music Festival 2022 Galanterie. More information about the livestreams during the festival: emtv.online.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR THE DISABLED Unfortunately, some concert venues are not sufficiently accessible to disabled people. The location map in this brochure shows by location whether it has wheelchair access, whether there are disabled parking places in the immediate vicinty, and wheter there is a loop system installed to support the hard of hearing. Do you have questions or do you wish to make use of an allocated wheelchair space? Contact us via 030 232 9010. We will look at the possibilities together.

CONCERT DURATION Most concerts last an hour and have no intermission. The 20.00 hrs concerts are longer and generally finish before 22.00 hrs. Information about each concert’s duration can be found in the brochure also whether it has an intermission or not.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS Take good care of your tickets. Contact us immediately if you lose them or do not receive them. Once issued, tickets can not be returned. Read our conditions on oudemuziek.nl/kaartverkoop.

TICKET SALES SEASON CONCERTS Tickets for the Early Music Season can be purchased via oudemuziek.nl/seizoen. All details and conditions can be found on oudemuziek.nl.

TICKET SALES & COVID At oudemuziek.nl/coronamaatregelen you will find the latest COVID-19 measures. In case we have to cancel one or more concerts due to this virus, you will receive a full refund of your purchase price.

STAY INFORMED Do you want to receive our monthly newsletter? Register via oudemuziek.nl/nieuwsbrief or place a cross in the box on the order form. You can follow us online via Facebook (Utrecht Early Music Festival), Twitter (@ oudemuziek), Instagram (@oudemuziek) and YouTube (youtube.com/FestivalOudeMuziek). Send your completed and signed order form to: Organisatie Oude Muziek Plompetorengracht 4 3512 CC Utrecht The Netherlands

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COLOFON Brochure Utrecht Early Music Festival 2022: Galanterie © 2022 Early Music Organization Editors Laura van den Boogaard, Sofie Taes, Xavier Vandamme, Robert Coupe, Hitske Aspers Concept design & design cover Doretta Rinaldi Lay-out Patrick Hoogduin (BCM) Images Xavier Vandamme, Simon van Boxtel, Marieke Wijntjes, Foppe Schut, Wojciech Bednarski, Sally Tsoutas, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Artem Belogurov, Yat Ho Tsang, Josep Molina, Axel De Schrijver, Michael Grau, C. Doutre, Inanis, Susanna Drescher, Nikolaj Lund, Reto Marti, MathieuVouzelaud, DYOD, Remke Spijkers, Lukasz Rajchert, Aurélie Rémy, Samuel Dohte, Fabio Fuser, Agostini, Marco Borggreve, Rita Cuggia, Dan Bursler, Martin Chiang, Guillaume Perret, Alexander Ivanov, Stefan Schweiger, Luk Van Eeckhout, Eduardus Lee, Chewig fotodesign, David Iganaszweski, Clement Vayssieres, David Morales Urbaneja, Jean-Baptiste Millot, Chris Christodoulou, Rita Carmo, Johannes Gellner, Archief Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Stephan Koch, Merlijn Doomernik, Jelmer de Haas, Hohenzollernmuseum, Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, Ed van Rijswijk, Hans Bach Print BCM Date of publication 13 mei 2022, changes reserved The 41st edition of the Utrecht Early Music Festival is a production by the Early Music Organization and is made possible with the support of Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, Provincie Utrecht, Gemeente Utrecht (Culturele Zaken), Stichting Vrienden Oude Muziek, Fonds 21, VSBfonds, K.F. Hein Fonds, Jacoba van Wassenaer Fonds, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Thurkowfonds, J.C.P. Stichting, Gravin van Bylandt Stichting, Van den Berch van Heemstede Stichting, Mr. August Fentener van Vlissingenfonds, Carel Nengerman Fonds, Stichting Zabawas. In co-production with TivoliVredenburg, AVROTROS, NPO Radio 4, Stichting Internationaal Van Wassenaer Concours, De Tussenvoorziening, New Faces, Concerto Media, Universiteit Leiden, Concertzender, Le Guess Who?, Internationale Luitdagen, Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Thüringer Bachwochen, Utrechts Klokkenluiders Gilde, Utrecht 900. Special thanks to Rosi Braidotti, Jeroen Bartelse, Margriet van Kraats, Suzanne van Dommelen, Peter Tra, Bert Begeman en alle medewerkers van TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht Marketing, Malgosia Fiebig, Dick Hoek, Frederik de Grote, Anne Smith, Kailan Rubinoff, Leo Folgering, Theo Poort, Arent van Wassenaer, Michaela van Wassenaer, Daniël Moolenburgh, Jumpstart Jr. Foundation, Henk Klop klavecimbels & orgels, Jan Kalsbeek klavecimbels, Pascal de Boer, Dennis de Boer, Lex van Diepen, Communication & Multimedia Design Breda, Lectoraat Robotisering & Sensoring, Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design and Technology, Avans University for Applied Sciences, Bach-Archiv Leipzig, Robin Bekker, Eric San Giorgi, beheerders, kosters en medewerkers van de genoemde instellingen en festivallocaties en alle festivalvrijwilligers. Media partners AVROTROS, NPO Radio 4 Organisatie Oude Muziek Plompetorengracht 4 3512 CC Utrecht Early Music Television

T 030 232 9000 info@oudemuziek.nl emtv@oudemuziek.nl

IBAN NL35 RABO 0394 4761 15 oudemuziek.nl emtv.online

Organization Director-manager: Xavier Vandamme Adjunct-director: Juliëtte Dufornee Artistic advisor: Jed Wentz Planning: Hitske Aspers Production: Fenneke Maurice, Danielle dos Santos, Jaap van Scherpenzeel, Tineke Teerink, Meta Koopmans Box office: Wilmer de Jong, Tamar Tarenskeen, Louise Godschalk

Editor: Laura van den Boogaard Marketing and communication: Vera Vos, Loni Verweij Office: Judith Heeres Administrative office: Mark Achterstraat Transport: Matthijs Kappers Light: James Murray Assistence office: Ellen Vogelenzang, Marjan Tesser, Mick Symonds, Mariëtte Koenders Coordination volunteers: Yvonne Postma

Supervisory Board Organisatie Oude Muziek Dhr. Johan van de Gronden, chair Mevr. Clairy Polak, member Mevr. Hesje van der Meer, member

Board Vrienden Oude Muziek Dhr. Dick Hoek, chair Dhr. Hans Tromp, member Mevr. Trilce Navarrete, member

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SPECIAL THANKS TO We owe a big thank you to all the persons and institutions that make the Utrecht Early Music Festival 2022 possible. For their substancial support, we want to express an extra word of thanks to:

our subsidizers,

our main sponsors,

our project sponsors,

our partners,

and all our Friends: the Vrienden Oude Muziek.

The Utrecht Early Music Festival is a member of REMA (Réseau Européen de Musique Ancienne), EFA (European Festival Association), the Utrechts Festival Overleg, the Utrechts Muziek Overleg and the Verenigde Podiumkunstenfestivals.

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17-12

Tenebrae

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Marie Lys & Abchordis Ensemble ODE AAN DE BAROKSOPRAAN

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