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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 ye

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 program

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 prog

Inaugural Dutch Händel Days with concerts, masterclasses, and highlights from the Koopman collection in an exclusive exhibition in...

Ton Koopman will turn 80 on Wednesday 2 October 2024. To mark this milestone musically, he and his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir...

On Sunday 25 August 2024, Ton Koopman was appointed 'Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres' by the French Ministry of Culture. This high...

Conductor and baroque musician Ton Koopman is held in high regard worldwide, but in our country he is less known to the general public....

Ton Koopman has been awarded the Medal of Honor at the Granada Festival in Spain. Ton was Artist in Residence of the festival during the...