On the Breath of Angels: Baroque rhetoric from voice to cornetto

Hana Blažíková, Bruce Dickey and The Breathtaking Collective

Hana Blažíková, Bruce Dickey and The Breathtaking Collective in the Laeiszhalle

Por Mengguang Huang, 10 abril 2025

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“no longer simply in dialogue, but a moment of suspension in time”

Crítica hecha desde Laeiszhalle: Großer Saal, Hamburg el 10 abril 2025

“Carlo G”, Panis angelicus

“Carlo G”, Mater Hierusalem

Trombetti, Emendemus in melius à 5

d'India, Dilectus meus

d'India, Langue al vostro languir

“Carlo G”, Sicut sponsus matris

Cavalli, Vespero della Beata Vergine Maria (Sonata a 3)

Carissimi, Summi regis puerpera

Wachner, The Vision of the Archangels

Bononcini, Sinfonia

Bononcini, Il trionfo di Camilla: Se Ninfa o Dea tu sei

Bononcini, Il trionfo di Camilla: E’ pur ver ch’a soffrir

Bononcini, Sonate da chiesa a due violini (Sonata a 5, Op. 6)

Scarlatti, L’Emireno overo Il consiglio dell’ombra: Non pianger solo dolce usignuolo

Scarlatti, L’Emireno overo Il consiglio dell’ombra: Senti ch’io moro

Scarlatti, L’Emireno overo Il consiglio dell’ombra: Labbra gradite

Hana Blažíková, Soprano

Bruce Dickey, Cornetto

Breathtaking Collective

El Collegium Vocale Gent interpreta un inolvidable Oratorio de Navidad

Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 22nd December

Fiel a su habitual cita con el público madrileño regresa al Auditorio Nacional la famosa agrupación Collegium Vocale Gent fundada por Phillipe Herreweghe que domina sin inmutarse el repertorio de Johann Sebastian Bach.

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Bach bien vale una misa: Collegium Vocale Gent en Madrid

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 11th June

El Collegium Vocale Gent con Philippe Herreweghe en la dirección aportaron toda su excelencia y rigor para ofrecer una sobresaliente versión de la Misa en si menor de Bach.

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Ton Koopman’s ceremonial Bach at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 23rd June

Ton Koopman’s Elbphilharmonie debut brings warmth, wit and stylistic brilliance to Bach’s festive cantatas, in a radiant Early Music season finale that balances ceremonial splendour with vivid, human-scale musicianship.

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A peerless St John Passion in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 4th February

In celebration of the 300th anniversary of Bach's St John Passion, Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan gives a compelling performance of the lesser-known 1725 version of work.

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Caravaggios Reise mit der Cappella Mariana bei Klangvokal Dortmund

Jens Klier, 24th March

In meistergeschicklicher Entsprechung zeichnete die tschechische Gesangsformation unter Leitung Vojtěch Semeráds im existenziellen Setting ein Bild aus Sagen-Können, Fühlen-Dürfen und Auffangen-Müssen.

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Un Requiem en lumière pour Kristiina Poska à Bozar

Valentin Gautron Lavarone, 15th February

Des tourments d'Adam aux chemins de la rédemption, l'Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir et le Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen ont donné un programme parfois trop lisse mais toujours d'une grande beauté.

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Mengguang Huang

Mengguang Huang is a Hamburg-based project manager in the construction industry. With a strong passion for classical music, he was introduced to the world of early music during his time in the UK, where he developed a particular fondness for renaissance and Baroque vocal music. Driven by his love for this genre, he now makes it a priority to attend major Baroque opera productions and concerts across Western Europe whenever possible, continuing to deepen his appreciation for this rich musical tradition.