Singer

Italian-born Lorenza Borrani is fast becoming one of the SCO’s closest friends and collaborators. She returns for her second concert this Season with an evening of wit, humour and magical evocations.

Borrani & Beethoven

The Queen's Hall

City Halls

Traditional German baroque holiday music in an intimate and exquisite concert that combines vocal and instrumental compositions from Bach, Handel and Telemann featuring our Maestro Martin Haselböck on the organ together with other special guest artists. Celebrate the magic sounds of the season during this special time of year.

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A Baroque Christmas in Germany | Los Angeles

First Congregational Church of Los Angeles

For our season finale, we invite you to one of Handel's most popular operas, Ariodante, a Scottish tale of love’s triumph over evil. Our spectacular cast includes Megan Moore as Ariodante, Amanda Forsythe as Ginevra, and Ann McMahon Quintero as Polinesso. You won’t want to miss Boston Baroque’s first-ever performance of this significant work.

Handel Ariodante

GBH Calderwood Studio

Leipzig (DE) : ABO&C - Bach Festival

St. Nicholas Church

Taking part in the series of chorale cantata performances by Bach choirs from all over the world is the world-famous conductor and president of the Leipzig Bach Archive, Ton Koopman. With his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, he will present eight selected cantatas portraying the master chorale writer Bach at different periods in his career. The programme includes Bach’s earliest chorale cantata, »Christ lag in Todesbanden« (»Christ lay in the snares of death«), written in Mühlhausen around 1707, as well as the moving »Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid« (»Ah God, how much heartbreak«) from 1725 and the magnificent nine-verse chorale »In allen meinen Taten« (»In all my deeds«), which Bach composed in 1734.

“Erbarme dich, mein Gott ...” This monumental oratorio offers an extremely human perspective on Christ’s suffering, tugging at our heart strings. Hans-Christoph Rademann is an internationally respected Bach expert, in addition to being the founder of the world-renowned Dresdner Kammerchor. Together with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and some of the world’s leading soloists, he performs an extremely moving interpretation of this musical masterpiece. Bach’s St Matthew Passion is often performed in the run-up to Easter! Save the date on your concert calendar!

Bachs St Matthew Passion

Queen Elisabeth Hall

Washington, D.C.’s favorite holiday tradition returns! Laurence Equilbey makes her much-anticipated debut conducting the NSO, the University of Maryland Concert Choir, and an all-star lineup of soloists in Handel’s greatest oratorio celebration. Composed in 1741, Messiah is as potent today as it was more than 280 years ago, inspiring joy and wonder from both first-time listeners and those who return every year.

Handel’s Messiah

Kennedy Center

Soprano Robin Johannsen & Pianist Tomoko Kanamaru

Phelps Mansion Museum

Got Bach? We do–and Telemann too! Enjoy the unparalleled H+H Orchestra led by Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen as they share their “consistently fresh and vital” takes on Baroque music (The Boston Globe). Embrace the warm comfort of Bach cantatas perfectly paired by the grace of Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. To send us off, Telemann’s Du aber Daniel gehe hin reminds the soul of blessed bliss!

Soprano

Robin Johannsen

Events

Upcoming events

15 - 16 May, 2026

Bach + Telemann · Handel and Haydn Society

Past events

5 - 6 Mar, 2026

Borrani & Beethoven · Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Dec 21, 2025

A Baroque Christmas in Germany | Los Angeles · Musica Angelica

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Symphony No. 8 by Beethoven

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Singer in St. Matthew Passion by Bach

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Singer in Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge by Britten

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Singer in Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen by Bach

Musica Angelica

Singer in The Barber of Seville by Rossini

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Singer in Ah! perfido by Beethoven

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Singer in Let the Bright Seraphim by Handel

Musica Angelica

Singer in Gloria in excelsis Deo by Handel

Musica Angelica

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