The threat to Austria from Napoleon’s army is vividly rendered in the turbulent opening of Haydn’s choral tour de force the ‘Nelson Mass’, but it’s Nelson’s victory we hear in the celebratory ending.

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Nelson Mass at the BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall

Chamber Concert 4

WDR Funkhaus

The world of Baroque music will be brought to life in the Suk Hall by Czech Philharmonic bassoonist Martin Petrák and Ensemble Haydn. Their programme centres on the trio sonata—one of the era’s key forms—and includes both German and Czech compositions. A particular highlight will be Jan Dismas Zelenka’s masterful sonatas for woodwinds and continuo.

Czech Chamber Music Society • Haydn Ensemble

Rudolfinum

This chamber music concert spans a wide range from the Baroque to Viennese Classicism and Czech Modernism. Jan Dismas Zelenka and Johann Friedrich Fasch were contemporaries of Johann Sebastian Bach. Zelenka came from Bohemia and worked at the Saxon court in Dresden, while Fasch, from Thuringia, worked briefly in Prague. Ludwig van Beethoven composed his Cello sonata in G minor in Berlin and dedicated it to King Frederick William II of Prussia. The last two works on the program take us back to the Czech Republic. Leoš Janáček’s Pohádka tells the Russian fairy tale of Tsarevich Ivan and Princess Marya in a rhapsodic tone. Bohuslav Martinů initially studied in Prague and moved to Paris in 1923. There he absorbed various musical influences: the esprit of the Groupe des Six, the formal rigor of Igor Stravinsky and the nonchalance of jazz.

4. Chamber Music Concert

Liederhalle Cultural and Congress Center

Founded 40 years ago, Concerto Köln is one of the outstanding protagonists of early music. It's fortunate that the journey to Duisburg is not far – and that the Duisburg Philharmonic also includes seasoned experts in musically informed performance practice. This creates ideal conditions for an extraordinary encounter in a concert that brings together well-known and lesser-known masterpieces by composers of the 17th and 18th centuries. Examples such as those of the Italian Antonio Vivaldi, the German George Frideric Handel, the Frenchman Jean-Philippe Rameau, the Bohemian Jan Dismas Zelenka, and the Englishman Henry Purcell demonstrate that all of Europe was shaken by the tremendous musical developments of this period. Some of these masters will perform "vocal specialties" – arias from operas or sacred works – or, like the piano pioneer Domenico Scarlatti, excerpts from their instrumental works. The name of countertenor Valer Sabadus, who is another guest from Cologne in Duisburg, shines as brilliantly as his voice.

From all over Europe

CityPalais

Music for Holy Week by the Bohemian composer Jan Dismas Zelenka is one of the greatest discoveries of the Baroque repertoire. It does not need to fear comparison with Bach. Award-winning young vocal soloists and the enthusiastic Diderot Ensemble make it a real treat.

Darkness – Ensemble Diderot

Museum Ludwig

 Introduction 45 min before the performance.


Rebel Bach Händel

Opernhaus Zürich

Advent Concert III • Jan Fišer

AMUZ provides the perfect setting for this concert featuring Baroque trio sonatas. Georg Friedrich Händel and Antonio Vivaldi headline the program, with Jan Dismas Zelenka's surprisingly expressive music eagerly rediscovered. Like them, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, born in Ghent, achieved acclaim as a chamber music composer in London. The recipe for Baroque trio sonatas is simple: two melodic instruments engage in dialogue, accompanied by chord and bass instruments. Virtuosity, contrapuntal refinement, and melodic richness make these works a delight for the ears.

Chamber music: Baroque trio sonatas

AMUZ (Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerpen)

**Event: LAMENT by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra**

**Date & Time:** 7:30 PM, Wednesday, September 25, 2024  
**Venue:** Desautels Concert Hall, 150 Dafoe Road, UM Campus  
**Tickets:** Casual tickets go on sale June 15, 2024. Early bird packages available now.  
**Contact:** MCO Ticketline at 204-783-7377  

Join the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra for an evening of profound musical expression with the concert "LAMENT" on September 25, 2024. Under the baton of Anne Manson, with the visionary Cree-Métis baritone Jonathan Adams, flutist and composer Jessica McMann, and video artist Tyson Houseman, this performance promises to be a stirring journey through baroque and contemporary lamentations.

**Featured Works:**  
- Jessica McMann's "Lament for Small Souls"  
- Jan Dismas Zelenka's "Lamentation 1 for Holy Wednesday"  
- Jessica McMann's "For Nikâwiy"  
- Jan Dismas Zelenka's "Lamentation 2 For Maundy Thursday"  
- Jessica McMann's "Pekiwewina" and "Mountain Prairie"  
- John Adams' "The Wound Dresser"  

**Special Note:** The concert will guide the audience through discoveries, disruptions, and landscapes, leaving an indelible mark on your soul. The program is subject to change.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to experience the melding of baroque and urgent new musical lamentations in a performance that promises to be both visionary and transformative. Secure your tickets early to ensure your place at this remarkable event.

Lament Adams, Mcmann

Desautels Concert Hall

This one-to-a-part cantata series features the Festival soloists as the vocal consort. The Trauerode, BWV 198, is a masterpiece that features funeral music that provided the backbone for the St. Mark Passion. The Lamentations of Jeremiah by Zelenka are beautifully conceived, gorgeous melodies imbued with mysticism.

Cantatas and Lamentations

All Saints' Episcopal Church

JS Bach had an extensive personal library, which provides a unique insight into what music he admired most. Two of the composers whose works he collected were Antonio Vivaldi and Jan Dismas Zelenka. While Bach never met Vivaldi in person, he clearly admired his works; he transcribed and arranged many of the Italian musician’s concertos for his own performances. Zelenka, on the other hand, was a personal friend of Bach; both had works by the other in their library and performed each others’ works. Rounding out the concert is a cantata by Caroline Shaw, the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize, and a friend to many in our Chorale and Orchestra. To the Hands is inspired by the music of Buxtehude, another of Bach’s contemporaries and one who, like Vivaldi and Zelenka, was an important influence on the great master. Join us for a concert exploring some of the music Bach loved most.

Bach’s Library

Carmel Mission Basilica Museum

The legendary John Butt returns to OBF with a spin on the iconic Festival Discovery Series. The Bach historian and recording artist breaks down and examines works heard in the Dresden court during the first half of the 18th century, including pieces from Johann Georg Pisendel, Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka, and the prolific Georg Philipp Telemann. The evening also features Bach’s BWV 191 - the only church cantata Bach wrote in Latin.

Discovery: Music of the Dresden Court

Beall Concert Hall

There could be no better way to end the year in which the OAE celebrates the 40th anniversary of its formation in 1986 than with a work that has been a mainstay.

Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1 – 3

Southbank Centre

This is Bach at his most joyous in a work that celebrates the power of love. Grab the chance to hear all six parts performed over two nights.

Christmas Oratorio: Parts 4 – 6

There could be no better way to end the year in which the OAE celebrates the 40th anniversary of its formation in 1986 than with a work that has been a mainstay. The Christmas Oratorio was first performed as six cantatas, each focusing on a different aspect of the Christmas story, across six feast days in different churches around Leipzig. We begin on the New Year’s Day Feast before joining the Magi on their journey to Bethlehem to honour the baby Jesus. The Evangelist’s narration interweaves with dramatic choruses, chorales and reflective arias from the cast of soloists.

Heavenly sounds and hymns of praise
The Christmas concerts at the Fraumünster have been a cherished tradition in the Zurich Chamber Orchestra's concert program for many years. Together with the Zurich Concert Choir, under the direction of André Fischer, festive sounds for the Advent season fill the air, culminating in a joint singing of traditional Christmas carols at the end of the concert.

Weihnachtskonzerte

Fraumünster Zurich

Drei Engel & Händel

Church of Saints Simon and Jude

Sir Simon Rattle & BRSO baroque

Munich Residence

Stacked with a panoply of talent assembled Galácticos-style from across Europe, the orchestra at the Saxon court in Dresden garnered an exceptional reputation.

The Dresden Connection

Royal Northern College of Music

Gottfried von der Goltz & BRSO baroque

Royal Northern Sinfonia and Artistic Partner Maria Włoszczowska join forces for a meeting of baroque fire and Buenos Aires heat.

Royal Northern Sinfonia Summer Tour: Piazzolla's Four Seasons

The Fire Station, Sunderland

Hexham Abbey, Hexham

St Mary’s, Wooler

Royal Northern Sinfonia and Artistic Partner Maria Włoszczowska return to the Fire Station for a meeting of baroque fire and Buenos Aires heat.

Jan Dismas Zelenka

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 5, 2026

Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1 – 3 · Southbank Centre

Dec 6, 2026

Christmas Oratorio: Parts 4 – 6 · Southbank Centre

Dec 6, 2026

Christmas Oratorio: Parts 4 – 6 · Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

17 - 18 Dec, 2026

Weihnachtskonzerte · Zürcher Kammerorchester

Feb 16, 2027

Drei Engel & Händel · Prague Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Aug 9, 2026

Nelson Mass at the BBC Proms · Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Mar 22, 2026

Chamber Concert 4 · WDR Sinfonieorchester

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