On Monday April 28, 19:30 hours, the fourth concert of the annual Folkwang Early Music Concert Series will take place at the usual venue of the splendid Chamber music hall at Campus Duisburg of Folkwang University (Düsseldorfer Str. 19, 47051 Duisburg). Tickets can be ordered via Folkwang Ticket Hotline (+49 2014903-231) or per email (karten@folkwang-uni.de).
On Friday 25 April, 19:30 hours, I will perform a solo concerto by J.S. Bach (arrangement of BWV 1032) and Bach's own adaptation for harpsichord (BWV 1057) of his beloved fourth Brandenburg Concerto. Playing along with me is the ensemble Folkwang Barock, directed by the wonderful violinist Midori Seiler. Previous to the concert, at 18:00 hours, the eminent Bach-connoisseur Prof. Dr. Michael Maul (Leipzig) will share his views on various aspects of the program. The event is part of Focus Bach, an exciting annual festival that takes place in Duisburg in the spring. Tickets can be ordered via Folkwang Ticket Hotline (+49 2014903-231) or per email (karten@folkwang-uni.de).
The annual concertseries 'Sound-landscape Prignitz' will kick off on saturday March 22nd. The events, lasting all spring and summer, highlight different locations in the Prignitz region of Germany (near Berlin), and promise to be as exciting as ever. On Friday July 11, I will be contributing a program dedicated to the music of the Renaissance composer Gregor Lange, who was born in the neighboring town of Havelberg. Already highly esteemed by his contemporaries, his reputation reached well into the 19th century. Curious to discover (t)his special music? For more information, click this link.
On February 19, our annual Festival Focus Bach will kick off at Folkwang University (Campus Duisburg), with concerts, lectures and workshops around J.S. Bach, offered by renowned experts such as Nigel North, Christian Rieger, Midori Seiler, Andreas Gilger and Emma Williams. All events are open to the public, mostly even free of costs! Full program can be viewed here.
Applications for admission to my class at Folkwang University of the Arts (Essen/Duisburg) in Wintersemester 2025/26 should be submitted before March 15, 2025. Requirements for admission to Bachelor program you find here, and for the Master program here. For the specialization Master Early Music, the requirements are found here. Please, feel free to contact me for further information and/or a (free) try-out lesson!
On Tuesday January 28, 19:30 hours, the third concert of the annual Folkwang Early Music Concert Series will take place at the usual venue of the splendid Chamber music hall at Campus Duisburg of Folkwang University (Düsseldorfer Str. 19, 47051 Duisburg). Tickets can be ordered via Folkwang Ticket Hotline (+49 2014903-231) or per email (karten@folkwang-uni.de).
During a two-day workshop (18 & 19 January 2025) with the baroque violin class of Midori Seiler at Folkwang University- Campus Duisburg, we will devote our attention to the six sonatas for solo violin and basso continuo by Giovanni Battista Fontana (1589-1630). These exquisite pieces were posthumously published in 1642, and belong to the earliest compositions ever written for solo violin and basso. More info about this workshop you can find here.
On Tuesday December 3rd, 19:30 hours, the second concert of the annual Folkwang Early Music Concert Series will take place at the usual venue of the Chamber music hall at Campus Duisburg of Folkwang University (Düsseldorfer Str. 19, 47051 Duisburg). The next concerts in this series are on January 12 and January 28, 2025. Tickets can be ordered via Folkwang Ticket Hotline (+49 2014903-231) or per email (karten@folkwang-uni.de).