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Concerto Köln and Julia Lezhneva at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam

Photo: © Ksenia Zasetskaya

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Concerto Köln and Julia Lezhneva at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam

On April 30, Concerto Köln and Julia Lezhneva were guests at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Under the title "The Baroque Virtuoso" Concerto Köln performed thematically finely tuned orchestral works ranging from Vivaldi's pupil Johan Georg Pisendel, Georg Friedrich Händel, Jan Dismas Zelenka, Johann Adolf Hasse to Antonio Vivaldi himself. The instrumental soloists were Mayumi Hirasaki and Emilio Percan. Julia Lezhneva performed Vivaldi's brilliant mottet "In furrore iustissimae irae" as well as arias from Hasse's opera IRENE - a true rarity.The complete concert of the NTR ZaterdagMatinee was recorded by NPO Radio 4 and can be listened to here:https://www.nporadio4.nl/concerten/0ae9575d-a9df-4190-8aff-e6464c2b225f/barokke-virtuositeit-met-julia-lezhneva The Dutch press also found that Julia Lezhneva and Concerto Köln are a well-rehearsed team and that their joint performances are an expression of a quasi "organic" bond, speaking of "chemistry of the greatest beauty and expressiveness": "Almost like an instrumentalist, Lezhneva blended into the orchestra with her almost veiled, dark timbre in the lower registers and her sparkling, radiant high notes. She sang both the slow and fast parts with virtuosity and flawlessness, and everything was in the spirit of the music."The entire article can be read here:https://www.operamagazine.nl/featured/58051/concerto-koln-en-julia-lezhneva-stralen/ Photo: © Ksenia Zasetskaya

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Julia Lezhneva at the Tongyeong Festival in Korea

Julia Lezhneva is a guest at the Tongyeong Festival in Korea and has been given the opportunity at short notice to present herself in a small portrait: the first concert was on 30 March with virtuoso baroque arias together with La Voce Strumentale - Ensemble/Orchestra of the Nizhny Novgorod Opera under the direction of Dmitry Sinkovsky. This will be followed on 1 April by a recital accompanied by Peter Ovtcharov on the piano with a programme ranging from baroque arias to Schumann and bel canto; the series will conclude on 3 April with an orchestra concert with the Festival Orchestra conducted by Markus Stenz, where the artist will perform her bravura arias by Mozart. Up-to-date information can be found on the Festival website: https://www.timf.org/kr/index.asp. Photo: © Emil Matveev

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Andrea Marcon and La Cetra Barockorchester with 'La Merope' in Basel and Amsterdam's Concertgebouw

Andrea Marcon and the La Cetra Barockorchester Basel have delighted their audience with a rediscovery of a very special kind:The Dramma per Musica in three acts "La Merope" by Geminiano Giacomelli which was first performed in Venice in 1734. With the performance in the Martinskirche in Basel on February 3rd, 2022, the audience enjoyed the modern premiere which was described by the Online-Merker as "a memorable evening which can easily compete with the premiere!" The Dutch premiere took place at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam on February 5, 2022. The stellar cast made the production an unforgettable experience: Magdalena Kožená, Rachele Raggiotti, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya and Juan Sancho, among others, made glowing appearances. The opera magazine says: "The La Cetra Barockorchester Basel once again played at the highest level and confirmed the excellent reputation it enjoys in the music world. Andrea Marcon is suffused with music and knows how to transfer this energy to his musicians. One can give unqualified praise to all involved in this performance."

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BR Klassik names "Mirrors" by Concerto Köln among the best classical albums of 2021

At the end of the year, BR Klassik chose the best classical music albums of 2021. In the field of voice and opera, the album "Mirrors" by Jeanine de Bique and Concerto Köln is one of them: "The exciting concept album lets famous Handel heroines meet lesser-known mirror images: Mirrors is the title of the programme that revives Cleopatras, Rodelindas and Alcinas from operas by Handel's contemporaries and juxtaposes them with his protagonists." (BR-Klassik, 25.12.2021)

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Julia Lezhneva shines with the Concerto Köln in the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

With the Concerto Köln, Julia Lezhneva gave an inspiring concert at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg on 24.11.2021, with an exciting programme of works by Graun, Porpora, Vivaldi and Handel. A delightful concert experience for the audience, who only let the musicians leave the stage for five encores and standing ovations!

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