Concerto Köln

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More than 30 years of world class performances characterised by a highly individual sound and a passion for the re-discovery of forgotten repertoire mark out Concerto Köln as one of today’s leading orchestras for Historically Informed Performance. With one foot firmly rooted in Köln’s musical life, the orchestra is a regular guest at important musical venues worldwide and stands for excellence in the interpretation of early music. The "Opus Klassik" award in 2023 for the album "Pisendel," recorded by Concerto Köln with its concertmaster Mayumi Hirasaki, once again proves the ensemble's captivating joy of playing.

The concert calendar for the 2024/25 season features many highlights. The season starts with concerts with Midori Seiler at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. At the Brucknerhaus Linz, the ensemble under Kent Nagano will present Benjamin Godard's Concerto romantique for violin and orchestra (soloist: Shunske Sato) and Bruckner's 4th Symphony, among others. The multi-award-winning programme ‘Mirrors’ together with soprano Jeanine De Bique will be performed in Berlin, Brussels and Essen. In the Philharmonie Köln, the musicians will present works by Farrenc, Schumann and Mayer under the direction of Jakob Lehmann. Concerto Köln will return to the Herrenchiemsee Festival in summer 2025.

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Mayumi Hirasaki, Evgeny Sviridov, and Shunske Sato, as permanent concertmasters and soloists, along with Artistic Director Alexander Scherf, represent the characteristic orientation of the self-governing orchestra.

The performance of "Siegfried" as a continuation of the scientific-artistic grand project with Wagner's "Ring" tetralogy is certainly one of the most exciting offerings of the period in the original instruments’ scene in 2025. In collaboration with the Dresden Music Festival, Concerto Köln, under the direction of Maestro Kent Nagano, will present "Siegfried" in Paris, Amsterdam, Cologne, Dresden and Lucerne.

Concerto Köln interprets well-known repertoire in such a fresh and "striking" way (Die ZEIT), as if you were hearing it for the first time.

Since 2008, the ensemble has been closely associated with the Berlin Classics label, but also remains active for other labels. The discography now includes more than 75 often award-winning recordings, including the Grammy Award-winning recording of Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro" with René Jacobs.

No art without enthusiastic sponsors: the Federal Ministry for Culture and Science in North-Rhine Westphalia, the Kunststiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, the Goethe-Institut, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Strecker Foundation support the ensemble in the realization of its musical projects and ideas.

Since 2009, there has also been a close partnership with MBL unique high end audio, which enables the orchestra to engage intensively with the sound and reproduction of its recordings.

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Season 2024/2025

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The legendary original sound ensemble Concerto Köln

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Valkyrie in the reconstructed original sound - a milestone

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They know how to make this music sparkle

Julia Lezhneva - Concerto Köln - Zürich 27. Mai 2024 © Quim Vilar

A great moment with Julia Lezhneva and Concerto Köln in the Tonhalle Zurich

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Unequal rivals: Bach versus Johann Adolph Scheibe

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Concerto Köln in BASF Feierabendhaus

Concerto Köln publishes album „Mozart 1791“

Bayreuth Baroque 2023 - Julia Lezhneva und Max Cencic © Clemens Manser

Live broadcast of Handel's "Flavio, Re de' Langobardi" with Julia Lezhneva and Concerto Köln in Bayreuth on 17.09.23

Pisendel © Berlin Classics

Opus Klassik 2023 for Concerto Köln!

Pisendel © Berlin Classics

NDR CD of the Week: Pisendel Album by Concerto Köln

„Weigold & Böhm“ - artists in German Top 20 Classical Charts

Pisendel © Berlin Classics

„Pisendel“ - the new album of Concerto Köln

„Masters of the Baroque“ - Giuliano Carmignola and Concerto Köln in Koblenz

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„Devotion to Music“ - Concerto Köln and Jeanine De Bique in Bayreuth

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Touching concert by Concerto Köln at the Mosel Musikfestival

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Julia Lezhneva and Concerto Köln provide „one of the most beautiful evenings in the life of a music enthusiast“ at the Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele

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„Rousing Passion“ by Concerto Köln and Midori Seiler in Maulbronn

Projects

  • Concerto Köln (47 Musiker) - Harry Ogg (Leitung) - Olga Pashchenko (Fortepiano)

    Mendelssohn & Clara Schumann

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    Program:

    F. Mendelssohn - Hebriden Ouvertüre
    C. Schumann - Konzertsatz in f-Moll für Klavier und Orchester
    R. Schumann - Klavierquintett in Es-Dur op. 47, 3. Satz Andante Cantabile
    Soloklavierwerk N.N.
    C. Schumann - aus den 3 Romanzen für Violine und Klavier Nr. 1 Andante Molto
    F. Chopin - Klavierkonzert in e-Moll op. 11, 3. Satz Rondo (vivace)
    ~
    F. Mendelssohn - Sinfonie Nr. 4 in A-Dur "Italienisch"

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  • The Wagner Cycles – Dresdner Festspielorchester & Concerto Köln – Kent Nagano (Leitung) - Solisten tbc

    Ein Projekt der Dresdner Musikfestspiele

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    Program:

    Wagner - Siegfried

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  • The Wagner Cycles – Dresdner Festspielorchester & Concerto Köln – Kent Nagano (Leitung) - Solisten tbc

    Ein Projekt der Dresdner Musikfestspiele

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    Program:

    Wagner - Siegfried

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  • Concerto Köln - Rheinische Kantorei - Edzard Burchards (Leitung)

    # We celebrate 2025: Händel & Scarlatti - zum 300. Gedenkjahr von Alessandro Scarlatti

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    Program:

    Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759) - Dixit Dominus HWV 232 g-Moll
    Pause
    Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 – 1725) - Messa di Santa Cecilia

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  • Further dates upon request

    Concerto Köln (16 - 18 Musiker)

    # We celebrate 2025: Das Scarlatti Vermächtnis - zum 300. Gedenkjahr von Alessandro Scarlatti

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    Program:

    Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725) prägte die Musikgeschichte Italiens und Europas maßgeblich und gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Komponisten seiner Zeit. Dieses Programm webt ein musikalisches Beziehungsgeflecht zwischen dem Jubilar Alessandro Scarlatti und seinen Nachfolgern Avison, Geminiani und Händel und macht hörbar, welche Einflüsse Scarlattis sich in der Concerto-grosso-Tradition wiederfinden lassen. Auch die geheimnisvolle Komponistin Mrs. Philarmonica, die in London anonym veröffentlichte, fügt sich in dieses faszinierende Netzwerk ein.

    Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) - Concerto grosso Nr 6 a Moll für Flöte, Streicher und b.c. aus den 12 Sinfonie di concerto grosso
    Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) - Concerto grosso in F-Dur op. 6 Nr 2
    Johann Adolf Hasse (1699 – 1783) - Sinfonia g-Moll op. 5 Nr. 6
    Mrs Philharmonica (* unsicher: 17. Jahrhundert; † unsicher: 18. Jahrhundert) - Sonata Sesta G-Dur arr. als Concerto Grosso
    Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) - Minuet, aus Sonata a quattro Nr. 4 d-Moll aus Sonate à Quattro per due Violini, Violetta, e Violoncello
    Dieses Minuet wird zitiert im letzten Satz von:
    Charles Avison (1709-1770) - Concerto Nr. 5 aus 12 concerti grossi d-Moll nach Domenico Scarlatti
    PAUSE
    Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) - Concerto grosso Nr 8 G-Dur für Flöte, Streicher und b.c. aus den 12 Sinfonie di concerto grosso
    Mrs Philharmonica (* unsicher: 17. Jahrhundert; † unsicher: 18. Jahrhundert) - Sonata Terza G-Moll arr. als Concerto Grosso
    Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757, Sohn von Alessandro) - Presto aus Cembalosonate K 29
    wird verarbeitet in:
    Charles Avison (1709-1770) - Concerto grosso Nr. 6 D-Dur
    Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) - Concerto XII Follia d-Moll aus den Concerti grossi nach Corellis op. 5

    84 Minuten reine Spielzeit

    Optional mit Konzerteinführung vorab, in der die Bezüge zwischen den Werken erläutert werden.

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