Composer

Founded in 2019, Ensemble Augelletti were New Generation Baroque Ensemble in partnership with BBC Radio 3, the National Centre for Early Music, and the Royal College of Music and City Music Foundation Artists 2024-5. They are now regarded as among the most innovative and exciting period instrument ensembles and specialise in creating engaging programmes that tell the everyday stories of people living in the 17th and 18th centuries through baroque chamber music.

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Ensemble Augelletti

St. Mary's Church

In our tumultuous modern era, the pleasures of German Baroque music offer a refined, soothing balm. Ivars Taurins conducts a program that includes Handel’s bright-hued Music for the Royal Fireworks, written for King George II to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession, as well as his stately Organ Concerto, composed for performances at Covent Garden. Telemann’s Wassermusik pays tribute to Hamburg and its river, the Elbe. Telemann portrays mythological figures like tritons and naiads before turning to the city’s “merry boat-people.” The Sinfonia in G Minor by Hasse, best known for his role in developing opera seria, stirs up a whirlwind with energetic strings.

Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks

Benaroya Hall

Dive into the rich tapestry of classical music with "Mozart and His Mentors," a captivating concert series presented by Music of the Baroque. Under the baton of the esteemed Dame Jane Glover, this series shines a spotlight on the profound influence that composers Josef Myslivecek and Johann Adolph Hasse had on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The program features a selection of symphonies by Mozart's mentors alongside his own compositions, including the Symphony in F Major by Myslivecek, the Symphony in G Major by Hasse, and Mozart's own Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K.415, and Symphony No. 31 in D Major, "Paris," K.297.

The talented Imogen Cooper graces the stage, returning to Music of the Baroque to perform Mozart's playful and virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 13, showcasing the intricate dialogues and delightful melodies that characterize Mozart's work. This concert series not only highlights the musical dialogues between Mozart and his mentors but also offers audiences a unique opportunity to explore the connections and influences that shaped the classical music landscape.

Join us for this musical journey on the following dates and venues:
- Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 7:30 PM at the North Shore Center in Skokie.
- Monday, April 7, 2025, at 7:30 PM at the Harris Theater in Chicago.
- Friday, April 11, 2025, at 5:00 PM available On Demand.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the legacy of Mozart and his mentors through the exquisite performances of the Music of the Baroque Orchestra, led by Dame Jane Glover with Imogen Cooper on piano.

Mozart and His Mentors

Harris Theater for Music and Dance

North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie

Mozart learned a great deal from talented musicians around him. Dame Jane Glover explores symphonies by two of his most admired mentors—Josef Mysliveček and Johann Adolph Hasse. Imogen Cooper returns to Music of the Baroque for Mozart’s playful and virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 13.

Music of the Baroque: Mozart and his Mentors

North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

In Praise of Virtue features soprano Hannah DePriest and countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen in two rarely heard solo cantatas: J. S. Bach’s beautifully reflective Ich bin vergnügt (BWV 84) and G. F. Handel’s glittering Splenda l’alba in oriente (HWV 166). Excerpts from Johann Adolph Hasse’s Marc-Antonio e Cleopatra set this noble love story with luscious melodies and spectacular virtuosity, in arias and duets for both soloists.

In Praise of Virtue

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

The period instruments of the AHE and two brilliant singers in a ravishing program of familiar and neglected gems, including Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater.

Jewels of the sacred Baroque repertoire with Celeste Lazarenko, soprano and Helen Sherman, mezzo soprano.

Heavenly Sopranos

Berry Uniting Church

Bowral Memorial Hall

Wesley Music Centre

Riverside Theatres

City Recital Hall

The Art House Theatre Wyong

Mozart learned a great deal from talented musicians around him. Dame Jane Glover explores symphonies by two of his most admired mentors—Josef Myslivecek and Johann Adolph Hasse. Imogen Cooper returns to Music of the Baroque for Mozart's playful and virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 13.

Mozart & His Mentors

Acclaimed Soprano Sherezade Panthaki invokes the fabled queen with Colburn artist Blake Pouliot on Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe, all in the masterful hands of Conductor Nicholas McGegan. Highly regarded as “one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” (London Independent), you won’t want to miss the “King” of Baroque interpretation at his finest.

Baroque Around the World

Ambassador Auditorium

In the BFO’s early music concert, ethereal dance movements alternate with arias about burning passion. Jonathan Cohen, the orchestra’s returning guest conductor and a British expert on Baroque music, will ensure historically faithful interpretations, while Sigrid T’Hooft, an indispensable contributor to the series, will be responsible for historical gestures. The star of the night will be Vivica Genaux; the Alaska-born mezzo-soprano captured public attention with her CD featuring baroque arias associated with the repertoire of the famous castrato Farinelli. Her recordings are regarded as gems of historic performance. Genaux, a specialist in the Baroque and bel canto repertoires, captivates listeners instantly even when singing arias taken out of their original context. Following the orchestral suites with which the program opens, audiences can enjoy her beautiful voice and extraordinary technical prowess in arias by Vivaldi and Hasse, which alternate between sorrowful and fiery, lyrical and unstoppably virtuosic.

Composer

Johann Adolph Hasse

Events

Upcoming events

5 - 6 Feb, 2027

Jonathan Cohen and the BFO’s Baroque Ensemble · Budapest Festival Orchestra

Past events

May 18, 2026

Ensemble Augelletti · Newbury Spring Festival

16 - 18 Oct, 2025

Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks · Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra

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