Performer: Václav Luks

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Václav Luks are joined by their own choir and strong soloists for a fresh and colourful performance of Haydn’s Die Schöpfung.

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In Prague, a sparkling season opener from Collegium 1704

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Frank Kuznik, 09 Oct

Václav Luks launches a celebration of his ensemble's 20th anniversary with a seductive secular treatment of sacred music.

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Václav Luks conducts a sprightly Christmas Oratorio

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David Smythe, 28 Nov

A month early, perhaps, but Václav Luks conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus in Bach's joyful celebration of the Christmas story.

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A rambunctious Platée revival in Prague

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Frank Kuznik, 23 Nov

SKUTR's daring direction and Václav Luks's early music expertise combine to bring new vitality to a Baroque classic.

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Joélle Harvey is outstanding in Glyndebourne's incendiary Semele

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Roy Westbrook, 23 Jul

Adele Thomas makes a good case for Semele's operatic credentials in her production which makes effective nods towards Baroque opera’s devotion to spectacle.

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An exciting oratorio: Handel's Belshazzar in Göttingen

Sandra Bowdler, 14 May

A thrilling performance of one of Handel's most dramatic oratorios was rapturously received at the Göttingen International Handel Festival, rising from the Covid ashes this year

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A Baroque revolutionary: Václav Luks on Zelenka

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Bachtrack, 18 Oct

The director of Collegium 1704 talks about Zelenka, the greatest Czech Baroque composer, and his uniquely bold and distinctive approach composition – which still has the capacity to shock and overwhelm today.

Chopin festival celebrates 100 years of Polish independence

Bachtrack, 28 Jun

With its theme of “Chopin to Paderewski”, the festival honours those musical icons who helped forge the country’s cultural identity.