26/27 season (some programs may change, contact Impulse Art Management for updates)
Bizet L’Arlésienne
Available early October 2026
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder
Translation and Direction: Jeremy Sams
Monteverdi Il Ritorno d’Ulisse
Available mid-October – 10 November 2026
Director: Rory Kinnear
Music Directors: Mark Padmore and Steven Devine
Ulisse: Mark Padmore
Penelope: Christine Rice
Telemaco: Hugo Hymas
Minerva: Lucy Crowe
Ericlea: Sue Bickley
Melanto: Bethany Horak-Hallett
Bach Christmas Oratorio
Available 29 November – 6 December 2026
Conductor: Vaclav Luks
Soprano: Hilary Cronin TBC
Alto: Hugh Cutting TBC
Tenor: Guy Cutting TBC
Bass: Florian Störtz TBC
Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Available 19 – 25 February 2027
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski
Rimsky Korsakov Mlada Suite
Stravinsky Funeral Song, Op. 5
Interval
Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Bach St John Passion
Available 13 – 21 March 2027
Conductor: John Butt
Soprano: Carolyn Sampson
Alto: Helen Charlston
Tenor: Laurence Kilsby
Evangelist: Nick Pritchard
Bass (Christus): Raoul Steffani
Bass (Pilate / Peter): Dingle Yandell
Vivaldi Concerti
Available April 2027
OAE self-direct
Three different programme options available, depending on venue preference and budget, see below:
Programme 1:
Vivaldi RV 572 in F major for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, solo violin, cello, harpsichord, strings
Vivaldi RV 565 in D minor for 2 violins, cello and strings
Vivaldi RV 538 for 2 horns and strings
Vivaldi RV 566 in D minor for 2 recorders, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 solo violins and strings
Interval
Vivaldi RV 580 in B minor, L’Estrong Harmonico Op. 3 No. 10 for 4 solo violins, 2 solo violas and continuo
Vivaldi RV 437 in G major, Op. 10 No. 6 for solo flute and strings
Vivaldi RV 473 in C major for solo bassoon and strings
Vivaldi RV 537 in C major for 2 solo trumpets and strings
Programme 2:
Vivaldi Lute concerto in D major RV 93
Vivaldi Concerto for recorder in C major, RV 443
Vivaldi Concerto for recorder, oboe, 2 violins and continuo in C major, RV 87
Vivaldi concerto for 2 oboes and 2 baroque clarinets in C major
Vivaldi Concerto in D minor for 2 oboes, RV 53
Vivaldi Concerto in D minor for 2 violins and cello, RV 565
Vivaldi Concerto in F major for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, solo violin and cello, RV 572
Vivaldi Concerto in G major Op. 6 No. 10 for flute, RV 437
Programme 3:
Vivaldi Op. 3 No. 10 in B minor for 4 violins
Vivaldi Op. 3 No. 8 in A minor for 2 violins
Vivaldi Op. 3 No. 5 in A major for 2 violins
Vivaldi Op. 3 No. 5 in E minor for 4 violins
Interval
Vivaldi Four Seasons
Grieg
Late May / early June 2027 – the Bergen International Festival
Piano: Leif Ove Andsnes
Franck Symphonic Variations
Grieg Symphony in C
Grieg Piano Concerto
2021/2022
PROGRAMMA
Handel: Alexander’s Feast
Remaining dates available are March 27, 28, 29 & 30, 2023
Carolyn Sampson soprano
Joshua Ellicott tenor
Matthew Brook bass
Choir of The King’s Consort (18 voices)
The King’s Consort (25 instruments)
Robert King conductor
Dido and Aeneas
Henry Purcell
Carolyn Sampson soprano Dido
Matthew Brook bass Aeneas
Hugh Cutting countertenor Sorceress/ Spirit
Julie Cooper soprano Belinda
Emily Owen Second Woman, First Witch
David de Winter tenor Sailor
Purcell: Why are all the Muses mute? (Ode for King James, 1685)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
“Welcome, glorious morn”
Royal Odes by Henry Purcell
dates still being discussed with France, so we are open to date offers
Carolyn Sampson, other soloists to be decided
Suite from Abdelazer
Purcell: Now does the glorious day appear (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, 1689)
Suite from Dioclesian
Purcell: Welcome, welcome, glorious morn (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, 1691)
Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
The King’s Consort
Carolyn Sampson, other soloists to be decided
Byrd: Mass in Four Parts (c.1593)
Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
A Voice from Heaven
British Choral Masterpieces
Choir of The King’s Consort (24 voices)
Robert King conductor
Naylor: Vox dicentis: clama
Stanford: Three Latin Motets (Justorum animae: Coelos ascendit hodie: Beati quorum via)
Howells: I heard a voice from heaven
Walton: Set me as a seal
Walton: Where does the uttered music go
Harris: Faire is the Heaven
Britten: A Hymn to St Cecilia
Hewitt Jones: Drop, drop, slow tears
Murrill: The souls of the righteous
Leighton: Drop, drop, slow tears
Stanford: I heard a voice from heaven
Harris: Bring us, O Lord God
Howells: Take him, earth, for cherishing (Motet on the death of President Kennedy)[A1]
2021/2022
PROGRAMMA
This special baroque ensemble that has existed more than 25 year has put together it’s programs for next year. Because some of the programs get subsidies, we can offer buyouts. The following programs are offered:
Take Five- from Leipzig to Dresden, with works from Bach, Goldberg, Telemann, Fasch e.a.
Händel in Italië: with works from Händel, Vivaldi and Scarlatti.
Sirènes with the top violinist CHOUCHANE SIRANOSSIAN- with, for example, the violin concerto of Vivaldi en Ludovico Syrmen (1738-1792)
Spaanse Passie: including works by De Falla, but also Boccherini
Take Five!
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Concert à 4 in Es (TWV 43:Es1), for 2 violins, viola and continuo
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (c.1690-1758)
Trio sonata in B, for 2 violins, viola and continuo
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784)
Praeludium & Fuge in c, Fk 29/32, for harpsichord (klavecimbel?)
Johann Friedrich Schreyfogel (?-?)
Concerto in d, for violin, strings and continuo
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784)
Adagio & Fuga in d, (Fk 65), for 2 violins, viola and continuo
Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758)
Canonische Sonate in D, for violin, viola and continuo
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727-1756)
Praeludium in C & Sonate in c, for 2 violins, viola and continuo
Händel in Italië
Francesco Gasparini (1661-1727)
Ouverture “Ambleto”
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Sonata II in c-klein, for strings and bass continuo
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)
Concerto in g-klein (HWV 287), for oboe, strings and continuo
Toccata in G-groot (HWV 571), for harpischord
Concerto in Bes-groot (HWV 288), for violin (solo), oboe, strings and continuo
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Concerto in F opus 6/12, for strings and continuo
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Sonata VI in D-groot, for 2 violins and bc
Georg Friedrich Handel
Suite from Rodrigo (HWV 5), for oboe, strings and continuo
Sirènes
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729):
Suite “Céphale et Procris” (arrangement) – Violin Sonata IV in G major
Komitas Vardapet (1869-1935):
Two National Anthems
Maddalena Laura Syrmen (1735-1799)
Strijkkwartet in B flat major (opus 3/2) – Violin Concerto in A major (opus 2/3)
Ludovico Syrmen (1738-1792)
Violin Concerto
Wilhelmina von Bayreuth (1709-1758)
Harpsichord concerto in G minor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Violin Concerto in C minor RV 771, “per Anna Maria” (reconstruction)
Spaanse Passie
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757): arr. Charles Avison
Concert in D for strings & bass continuo
Luigi Boccherini
Flute Quintet in G op 19/2 (G 426)
Domenico Scarlatti
Two sonatas for harpsichord in A
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Oboe Quintet in d op 55/6 (G 436)
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Concierto (1926) for harpischord
Luigi Boccherini
Guitar Quintet IV in D (G 448), "Fandango"
Manuel de Falla (arr. Combattimento)
Three Dances (El Sombrero de Tres Picos, 1919)
2021/2022
PROGRAM
Stars indicate original compositions.
Concert 1: Oostenrijk
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symfonie N.2 (30”)
- Franz Schubert: Symfonie N.8 “Onvoltooide” (28”)
Possibly combine with Bohuslav Martinu’s nonet*, the standard piece for this line-up
Concert 2: Mediterranië
- Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque (18”)
- Isaac Albéniz: Iberia (20”)
- Louise Farrenc: Nonette, op.38 (30”)*
Concert 3: Schatten van Vrouwen
- Louise Farrenc: Nonette op.38 (30”)*
- Bianca Bongers: Collage van een achtvlak (15”)*
- Clara Schumann: Romanzen op.21 (12”)
Concert 4: Tsjechse klanken
- Bohuslav Martinů: Nonet, H374 (18”)
- Leoš Janáček: V mlhách (In the mist) (15”)
- Antonín Dvořák: Slavische dansen (35”)
PROGRAMS WITH SOLOISTS
With cello:
- Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor (30”)
- Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony 3 “Schotse”: (32”)
Met viool:
- Robert Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor (30”)
- Felix Mendelssohn, Symfonie 4 (33”) / Franz Schubert: Octet (58”)*
Met piano:
- Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor (30”)
- Beethoven Symphony N.2 (30”)
SPECIAL CONCERTS
Concert 1: Under the spell of Schubert
Ensemble + 2 singers (tenor/baritone and sopra), lengte 60”
Collection of Goethe songs: (in collaboration with Noorderkerk concerts)
- Erlkönig (tenor / baritone)
- Gretchen am Spinnrade (Soprano)
- Wandrer’s Nachtlied (tenor / baritone)
- An Schwager Kronos (tenor / baritone)
- Der Rattenfänger (tenor / baritone)
- Meeresstille (tenor / baritone)
- Nähe des Geliebten (soprano)
- Ganymed (soprano)
- Heiss mich nicht reden (soprano)
Concert 2: “In Motu” (CD program)
Instrumentation: Ensemble (9), lengte 70”
Bohuslav Martinu: Nonet (15)
Nino Rota: Nonetto (30)
Felix Mendelssohn: Symfonie 4 (30)
Concert 3 “Wonder Women” (CD-program)
Instrumentation: Ensemble (9), lengte 60”
- Louise Farrenc: Nonette
- Bianca Bongers: Collage van een achtvlak
- Sarah Neutkens: September
- Aregnaz Martirosyan: Emotional Diversity
Interesting for contemporary festivals, 3 of the 4 works are by young composers.