In addition to the fully staged operatic centerpiece, each Festival presents a series of concerts showcasing the most accomplished artists and ensembles in early music. Experience a thrilling journey encompassing more than one thousand years of music from around the world in a diverse selection of engaging musical programs.
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| Monday, June 10, 2013 at 8pm | ||
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BEMF Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation Quartet Music of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, on Mozart's Original Instruments "Bezuidenhout exhibited a complete comprehension of everything Mozart, enjoying elegant phrasing while inviting humour and emotional spontaneity." –Early Music |
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| Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 5pm | ||
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Symphonie des Dragons Au Goût du Soldat: Refining Regimental Music in France and Germany "[Ruiz is] a master of expansive phrasing, lush sonorities and deft passagework." –San Francisco Examiner |
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| Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 8pm | ||
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Dame Emma Kirkby, soprano Time Stands Still: Music of John Dowland "[Emma Kirkby] remains one of the treasures of the music world." –Toronto Globe and Mail |
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| Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 11pm | ||
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Kenneth Weiss, virginals, Flemish & Italian harpsichords A Cleare Day: Pieces from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book "[Weiss's] playing, refined in its technique and communicative in its inflections, pulsates with life." –BBC Music Magazine |
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| Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 2pm | ||
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Philippe Pierlot, viola da gamba Master and Student "The density of thought and refined musicality make Pierlot more than a performer: a true creator." –Classica Répertoire |
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| Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 8pm | ||
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La Risonanza Handel: From England to Italy Roberta Invernizzi, soprano "The playing of La Risonanza is unfailingly stylish." –The Sunday Times (London) |
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| Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 11:15pm | ||
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Elizabeth Kenny, lute English eccentrics, French fanatics: Cuthbert Hely, the Gaultiers, and Robert Johnson "Indecently beautiful." –Toronto Post |
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| Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 5pm | ||
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The Newberry Consort With Exsultemus, Period Vocal Ensemble Rosa das Rosas: Cantigas de Santa Maria David Douglass, director, vielle & rebec "One of America’s most innovative and accomplished early music ensembles." –Fanfare |
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| Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 8pm | ||
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Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra The Birth of the Orchestra: The extravagant and sonorous sounds of Paris and Rome, c.1700 “[The BEMF Orchestra] continues to redefine the art of baroque playing.” – The Boston Globe |
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| Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 11pm | ||
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Atalante In Carmine Dolore: Ancient Classical and Biblical Laments of 17th-century Rome Erin Headley, director, viola da gamba & lirone "Breathtaking performances of delicious music." –Gramophone |
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| Friday, June 14, 2013 at 5pm | ||
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Gli Incogniti Viennoiseries: Austrian Music in the Stylus Phantasticus from the 17th-century "[Beyer's] expressive, elegant playing lends her violin an inimitably pure sound, giving it a colour that is all her own." –Goldberg |
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| Friday, June 14, 2013 at 8pm | ||
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The Hilliard Ensemble A Hilliard Songbook "The Hilliard Ensemble are without a doubt one of the finest vocal ensembles in the world." –The Globe and Mail |
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| Friday, June 14, 2013 at 11:15pm | ||
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Siobhán Armstrong, late Medieval harp My Small Dark Rose: Music of Early Ireland "Siobhan Armstrong is one of today's top Irish harpers." –NPR Music |
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| Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 2:30pm | ||
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Hespèrion XXI Istanbul: Dimitrie Cantemir's The Book of the Science of Music and the Ottoman, Sephardic & Armenian traditions Hakan Güngör, kanun "This is music of great subtlety, technical accomplishment and powerful emotional impact." –The Independant |
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| Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 8pm | ||
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Chamber Opera Double Bill New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors "Zest and polish in equal measure." –The Boston Globe |
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| Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 11pm | ||
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Tragicomedia and Friends Singen, Spielen, Tanzen, Trinken "Tragicomedia play with such agile dexterity that your concept of seventeenth-century music will be irrevocably changed." –The Observer |
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| Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 12:30pm | ||
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The Royal Wind Music Angeli, Zingare e Pastori: Symbols & Allegories in Italian Renaissance Music "A beautiful and extraordinary kind of historical coherence." –Chamber Music Today |
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