'Ton Koopman radiates with an undying joy of playing. Whether he sits behind the organ or harpsichord or conducts his choir and orchestra, his passion for sound still shines brightly.'
NRC
News
Hannes de Vries: new Managing Director
Press release: The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir is pleased to announce the appointment of Hannes de Vries as its new Managing Director, effective 1 May 2026. Founded by Ton Koopman in 1979, with the choir added in 1992, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir is internationally recognised as one of the leading ensembles in the field of historically informed performance. His appointment also marks a return to the ensemble he has known for many years. For more than 25 years, De Vries has...
Concert: Time and Eternity in Bach and Buxtehude
In the vocal music of Johann Sebastian Bach and Dieterich Buxtehude, mourning and loss—experiences they themselves faced during their lives—occupy a central place. Yet alongside the sorrow that accompanies these themes stand consolation, faith, and the hope of eternal life. Bach and Buxtehude composed magnificent cantatas inspired by this subject matter, works of timeless beauty. A selection of their finest compositions on this theme is brought together in this unique programme. This is a...
Ton Koopman in the NTR ZaterdagMatinee with Bach
On Saturday 14 March 2026 , Ton Koopman conducts an all-Bach programme at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam as part of the NTR ZaterdagMatinee . Performed by the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra , the programme features Orchestral Suites Nos. 3 and 4 and Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 4 . The NTR ZaterdagMatinee is a weekly concert series at the Concertgebouw, also broadcast on the radio, and is internationally renowned for its distinctive and adventurous programming. In this programme, the...
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Concerts
Concert Brunnenthaler Konzertsommer
Fr. Couperin, N. Matteis, J.S. Bach
Eva Leonie Fegers - Recorder
Christoph Urbanetz - Viola da Gamba
Julia Willeitner - Violoncello, Viola da Gamba
Ton Koopman - Harpsichord, Conductor
11 Oct 2026
Brunnenthal (AT)
Conducting Orchestre de chambre de Paris
W.A. Mozart - Requiem
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Ton Koopman - Conductor
6 Dec 2026
Philharmonie de Paris
Paris (FR)
Conducting the Wiener Symphoniker
J. Haydn Symphony 104
** **
W.A. Mozart Requiem in d minor KV 626
Wiener Symphoniker
Julia Lezhneva - Soprano
Maarten Engeltjes - Countertenor
Julian Prégardien - Tenor
Krešimir Stražanac - Bariton
3 Nov 2026
Wiener Konzerthaus
Vienna (AT)
Conducting the Wiener Symphoniker
J. Haydn Symphony 104
** **
W.A. Mozart Requiem in d minor KV 626
Wiener Symphoniker
Julia Lezhneva - Soprano
Maarten Engeltjes - Countertenor
Julian Prégardien - Tenor
Krešimir Stražanac - Bariton
2 Nov 2026
Wiener Konzerthaus
Vienna (AT)
Discography
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir are known and loved for the expressiveness and precision of their first-class instrumentalists and singers. Lead by concertmaster Catherine Manson and choirmaster Peter de Groot, Amsterdam Baroque forms a close-knit ensemble of internationally renowned Baroque specialists.