Kunstorkest invites you to the programme “From Dowland to Abel”, a journey through two whole centuries of English music, as much time as between Mozart and ABBA! Between the intimate songs of Dowland and Abel’s lively sinfonias England was a musical hotbed, buzzing with exchanges with the continent. Discover the richness of English music with a programme where different styles, atmospheres and ensembles come together. You are warmly invited!
Celebrate the spring with us during our Italian baroque programme La Primavera. Music like the season; playful, dynamic and familiar. Get into the spring spirit while listening to Vivaldi’s well-known ‘La Primavera’, and let yourself be taken through different years, styles and instrumentations via works by -among others- Geminiani, Marcello and Leo. A programme filled with well and lesser-known works, which together showcase the enormous diversity in Italian Baroque. Be welcome at our concerts! 21st of March 2025 | Blauwkapel,…
Have you ever seen in real life a room filled with enchanting baroque music and dancers in lavish costumes à la Louis XIV? This winter, the Kunstorkest invites you to an evening back in time with our programme ‘Voulez-Vous danser’! We dance to Desmarets and Lully through 17th century France, where we breathe new life into unknown music, but also well-known works such as the Folia Variations. To catch our breath, we sit back listening to stunning music by Graaf…
This June, Kunstorkest invites you to experience the coming of summer in full bloom. Florilegium brings to you an exciting and diverse program featuring music from Gabrieli, Geminiani, Pergolesi and more. As a listener, you will experience the sounds of spring, delivered as a fresh hand-picked bouquet of musical flowers. Our program will take you on a journey through time and history, from early renaissance to late baroque, from Naples to Berlin. Could you imagine a better way to prepare…
Have you always been wondering what howling cats, scratching chickens and barking dogs sound like on a violin? Do you like humorous chamber music and are you a fan of beautiful baroque music? On April 5, the Kunstorkest will be performing a programme centered around the theme of deceptions and illusions. Among others, the programme includes the ouverture from Mozart’s opera La Finta Semplice, literally “The Fake Innocent”. The programme also includes Farina’s “Capriccio Stravagante”, where we will show how…
This year, the Kunstorkest joins Ensemble Illustre with the programme “Fête de Noel”, conducted by Adrián Rodríguez van der Spoel and Hans Lub. On the repertoire is the Messe de Minuit by M.A. Charpentier, as well as works composed by Carissimi, Bach and Locatelli and more. The concert takes place on Friday December 22nd, at 20:15 in the Pieterskerk in Utrecht. Tickets are available via pieterskerkconcerten.nl.
To celebrate the 40-year lustrum, the Kunstorkest will cooperate with Kamerkoor Reykur to perform Purcell’s legendary opera Dido and Aeneas!
On March 24th, 2023, the Kunstorkest plays a concert full of English music in Spring mood. The program will include music by Purcell, Boyce, Locke and more!
On December 10th and 11th, 2022, the Kunstorkest plays a winter concert, with music appropriate for Christmas times: Corelli, Gluck, Bach and more.
On June 24th and 26th, the Kunstorkest plays the program Other Echoes, with old music, as well as new music composed by Sarah Neutkens!