JOHN HOLLOWAY, JAAP TER LINDEN, and LARS ULRIK MORTENSEN have performed together for many years with a shared pleasure in joyful, spontaneous music making. Their first complete recording of Buxtehude’s chamber music won a Danish Grammy in 1995 for the first of three CDs. These were followed by a CD with Emma Kirkby of Buxtehude’s vocal music, which was awarded another Danish Grammy in 1998. In 2000 they were invited to record a recital CD of 18th-century sonatas written in London, which was released by the record label Naim to great critical acclaim. They have recorded a CD of sonatas by Veracini for ECM New Series, followed by one of Leclair sonatas; other recording plans include Telemann “Paris Quartets” with Linde Brunmayr and Lorenz Duftschmidt.

JOHN HOLLOWAY is one of the pioneers of the modern early music movement in England. He founded his first Baroque ensemble in 1975, and made the first complete recording of the chamber music of Handel. From 1977 to 1991 he was concertmaster of Andrew Parrott’s Taverner Players, and from 1978 to 1992 concertmaster of Roger Norrington’s London Classical Players. In addition to his concert schedule, Mr. Holloway has an extensive and award-winning discography: in 1991 he won a Gramophone Award for his recording of Biber’s Mystery Sonatas, and he has also recorded the violin sonatas of Bach, Corelli, and Handel, as well as two versions of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Recent recordings include a series for the distinguished label ECM: Schmelzer’s Sonatae unarum fidium was followed by two CDs featuring the 1681 Sonatas by Biber, and a recently released double CD of the complete sonatas and partitas for solo violin by J. S. Bach. Mr. Holloway is Professor of Violin and String Chamber Music at the Hochschule für Musik in Dresden.

JAAP TER LINDEN is one of Europe’s best known Baroque musicians. As one of the first specialists in this field he was involved in the formation of several ensembles which have since become an important part of international musical life. He founded the ensemble Musica da Camera with his fellow Dutchman Ton Koopman, and he was subsequently a member of Musica Antiqua Köln, the English Concert, and Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, where he was principal cello. With these ensembles, as well as with such distinguished colleagues as Gustav Leonhardt, Rene Jacobs, and Peter Schreier, Mr. ter Linden has recorded an extensive discography: among recent CDs is an acclaimed recording of the suites for solo cello by Bach, and he is among the very few conductors to have recorded the complete symphonies of Mozart. Mr. ter Linden teaches in the world-famous Early Music Department in The Hague.

LARS ULRIK MORTENSEN is Musical Director of the Baroque orchestra Concerto Copenhagen and Artistic Director of the European Union Baroque Orchestra. As Denmark’s best-known harpsichordist, he has performed as soloist and in chamber music concerts throughout Europe and in the USA, Australia, Mexico, South America, and Japan.  His duo partnership with Emma Kirkby has taken him all over the world. He has made numerous recordings, winning a Diapason d’Or in France, two Danish Grammys, and the Cannes Classical Award 2001. Mr. Mortensen is presently recording the complete harpsichord concertos by J. S. Bach for CPO, receiving lavish praise in the international press. His contribution to Danish musical life has been repeatedly recognized: he received the Danish Music Critics Award in 1984, he was Danish Musician of the Year 2000, and this year he will receive Denmark’s most prestigious music award, The Léonie Sonning Music Prize.

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