Soul of Baroque
Artistic director of Pearls in Baroque, Noriko Amano, has curated a series of three concerts for the 2025–2026 season, featuring works from the golden age of Baroque music.
The series opens on November 9 with vocal works by Handel and Bach, performed by the acclaimed soprano Kristen Witmer. On February 28, the program continues with The Four Seasons and other violin concertos by Vivaldi from the L’estro Armonico collection, as well as Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. The series concludes on May 31 with moving cantatas by Bach and Montéclair, beautifully sung once again by Kristen Witmer.
The concerts will be enriched by Baroque dance, performed by the young and graceful Emily van Baaren.
Saturday 28 February 2026
20:15 h
Het Concertgebouw, Kleine Zaal
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & Bach’s Brandenburg No. 5
Vivaldi, J.S.Bach
Single ticket € 45
Pearls in Baroque, joined by some of the world’s finest Baroque violinists, performs the famous The Four Seasons and other brilliant violin concertos from Vivaldi’s L’estro Armonico collection. Also on the program is Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, featuring a dazzling harpsichord solo.
Sunday 31 May 2026
20:15 h
Het Concertgebouw, Kleine Zaal
Soprano Kristen Witmer sings Bach and Montéclair
J.S. Bach, J.M. Leclair, M.P. Montéclair
Single ticket € 45
Baroque violinist Ryo Terakado and harpsichordist Noriko Amano lead Pearls in Baroque in a brilliant performance of Leclair’s Première Récréation de Musique, a magnificent piece in which the French and Italian styles are masterfully combined. The acclaimed soprano Kristen Witmer performs deeply moving cantatas by Bach and Montéclair.
Musicians
Ryo Terakado
Solo baroque violin
Pablo Sosa
Traverso
© Antonio del Rosario
Noriko Amano
Harpsichord (clavecimbel)
© Lila Poppy Geurts
Sayuri Yamagata
Solo baroque violin
© Dorota Kozerska
Noyuri Hazama
Baroque violin
María Garcia Sánchez
Viola
© Milagro Elstak
Lucia Swarts
Viola da gamba / Baroque cello
Robert Franenberg
Contrabas
Emily van Baaren
Baroque dance
© Lila Poppy Geurts
Kristen Witmer
Soprano