Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach – both undisputed grand masters of the Baroque, yet as different as one can be.

Sacrifice and Praise

Bochumer Symphoniker

Look forward to a highly virtuoso performance in this baroque concert with the NDR Radiophilharmonie: Maurice Steger appears - as a soloist and as a conductor at the same time.


Virtuoso. Baroque concert with recorder player and conductor Maurice Steger

Herrenhausen Gallery

The title is French and gets to the point: "Six Concerts with several instruments" is what Bach himself called his famous concert series. The Swiss recorder player and conductor Maurice Steger presents them all - each in a class of its own. Today they are world famous as the "Brandenburg Concertos". But their actual title modestly hits the nail on the head: they are neither pure solo concerts nor real concerti grossi; rather, Bach has used them to test out all the possibilities and combinations of how instrumentalists can play together. A showcase of constructive cooperation, so to speak, which only really comes into its own in a cyclical performance. Maurice Steger will also demonstrate that Bach rarely used the recorder, but in the "Brandenburg Concertos" it plays an extremely sophisticated role. He is more competent than anyone else, after all, Maurice Steger has long been considered an unrivalled virtuoso on this instrument.

EPSG:4326

Brandenburg Concertos 1–6

Bertramstraße 8

The title is French and says it all: "Six Concerts avec plusieurs instruments," as Bach himself called his famous concert series. The Swiss recorder player and conductor Maurice Steger presents them all – each one a class unto itself. Today, they are world-famous as the "Brandenburg Concertos." But their actual title, in all its modesty, gets to the heart of the matter: they are neither purely solo concertos nor true concerti grossi; rather, Bach explored in them all the possibilities and combinations of how instrumentalists can perform together. A showcase of constructive collaboration, so to speak, which only truly comes to life in a complete cycle of performances. Maurice Steger will also demonstrate that while Bach rarely used the recorder, it plays an exceptionally sophisticated role in the "Brandenburg Concertos." And he is uniquely qualified for this role, having long been considered an unrivaled virtuoso on this instrument.

Hessischer Rundfunk

Maurice Steger will be performing in a dual role as conductor and soloist. The symphony concert with the German State Philharmonic Orchestra of Rhineland-Palatinate will be "very British". The "Meeting Point London Haymarket" program combines music by local composers such as Henry Purcell with works that were either written in England or have a...

Guest Concert

Fruchthalle

Gastkonzert

BASF-Feierabendhaus

Because of its sonic charm, the recorder was often called Flauto dolce in the Baroque period. Maurice Steger is an eminent virtuoso of this instrument and a captivating musician who can be experienced in a colorful, varied program with late-romantic, luscious works for strings and solo concertos for recorder. We are sure that after this concert you will look at the recorder with different eyes.

3rd Concert Viennese Classic: Flauto dolce

Konzerthaus Dortmund

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

hr-Sinfonieorchester

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

Adagio for Strings

Dortmunder Philharmoniker

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

The Musical Offering

L'estro armonico

Sinfonia in D major

Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht

Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte

Harpsichord Concerto No. 2

Symphony No. 60

Brandenburg Concertos

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Suite de danse

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Concerto in F major for recorder & orchestra

Opera airs & other pleasures

Concerto in F major for Fifth Flute

Symphony No. 94, G major

Recorder Concerto in C major

Recorder sonata in F major

6 Concertos

Concerto for Strings in C major

Maurice Steger

Events

Past events

Nov 1, 2025

Sacrifice and Praise · Bochumer Symphoniker

Apr 25, 2025

Virtuoso. Baroque concert with recorder player and conductor Maurice Steger · NDR Radiophilharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by Bach

hr-Sinfonieorchester

Conductor in Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by Bach

hr-Sinfonieorchester

Conductor in Adagio for Strings by Barber

Dortmunder Philharmoniker

Conductor in Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Williams

Dortmunder Philharmoniker

Conductor in Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 by Bach

hr-Sinfonieorchester

Conductor in Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 by Bach

hr-Sinfonieorchester

Conductor in Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 by Bach

hr-Sinfonieorchester

Conductor in Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 by Bach

hr-Sinfonieorchester

Conductor in The Musical Offering by Bach

Bochumer Symphoniker

Conductor in L'estro armonico by Vivaldi

Bochumer Symphoniker

Conductor in Sinfonia in D major by Bach

Bochumer Symphoniker

Conductor in Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht by Bach

Bochumer Symphoniker

Conductor in Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte by Bach

Bochumer Symphoniker

Conductor in Harpsichord Concerto No. 2 by Bach

Bochumer Symphoniker

Conductor in Symphony No. 60 by Haydn

Dortmunder Philharmoniker

Conductor in Brandenburg Concertos by Bach

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Suite de danse by Handel

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in Concerto in F major for recorder & orchestra by Händel

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in Opera airs & other pleasures by Purcell

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in Concerto in F major for Fifth Flute by Sammartini

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in Symphony No. 94, G major by

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in Recorder Concerto in C major by Vivaldi

Bochumer Symphoniker

Conductor in Recorder sonata in F major by Händel

Dortmunder Philharmoniker

Conductor in 6 Concertos by Geminiani

Dortmunder Philharmoniker

Conductor in Concerto for Strings in C major by Vivaldi

Bochumer Symphoniker

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