Arsentiy Kharitonov

Piano, Composer

“Among the great keyboard players”

—Fanfare

“The Russian pianist and composer, Arsentiy Kharitonov, proved to be the newest addition to the top ranks of this season’s artists,” said The New York Observer, citing his Carnegie Hall debut as one of the top six concerts of the season. Fanfare Magazine writes, “Arsentiy Kharitonov’s sumptuous tone, technical mastery, broad dramatic range, and elegant phrasing place him in the top ranks of keyboard players today. Above this, and trumping most of the musical gymnasts of the day, there is genuine poetry here, the ring of truth, and, it seems to me, a rare sincerity issuing from a deep place in the pianist’s heart.” 

Holger Falk 

Baritone

“This magnificent singer-actor and interpretive risk-taker dares to take it to the vocal limits and wins – outstanding!” 

— Muenchner Merkur

“Intellectually and vocally, Holger Falk, baritone, is one of the most flexible singers on the German stage," according to the magazine Opernwelt, while The Washington Post recently wrote, “Falk has an extraordinarily flexible baritone, with a warm, confiding lower and midrange… and… is able to characterize every word so vividly that, if he were singing in Vedic Sanskrit, you’d get the message.” It is this colorfulness, flexibility and authenticity in his expression that are the artistic sources of his international career as an opera singer as well as an interpreter of the art song. 

Tapestry

“…radiant and exciting…”    

— LA Times

Tapestry Vocal Ensemble was founded in 1995 by Laurie Monahan, Cristi Catt, and Daniela Tošić, has established an international reputation for its bold conceptual programming which combines medieval and traditional repertory with contemporary compositions.

Tapestry has won numerous awards, including WQXR and Chamber Music America's Recording of the Year and the prestigious Echo Klassik Prize for their recording Sapphire Night.

Based in Boston, the ensemble made its concert debut in its hometown with performances of Steve Reich's Tehillim at Jordan Hall; additional Boston appearances include the Celebrity Series, Harvard, Radcliffe, and Sanders Theater.

La Morra

“This was a concert that was of the ‘close-to-perfection’ kind…”

— Ruch Muzyczny, Poland

Formed in 2000 and named after Heinrich Isaac's famous instrumental piece, La Morra, an international group of early-music specialists, is highly acclaimed for its evocative and well-researched concert programming of music and interpretations of music from the late Medieval and early Renaissance. 

A melting pot of national temperaments, the ensemble makes its home in Basel, the cultural capital of Switzerland, where research into early music and its performance has been practiced for many decades. Under the artistic leadership of Corina Marti and Michal Gondko, the ensemble re-defines itself according to the requirements of the projects it undertakes.

Musica ad Rhenum

“…triumphant blend of refinement and bold personality.” 

— Cleveland Plain Dealer 

Founded in 1992, Musica ad Rhenum, a Baroque ensemble from Amsterdam with flautist Jed Wentz as the founder, has created a devoted following in the musical world. The intensely personal and emotional style which characterizes the performances of the group has earned them a special place on the early music scene. "Exhilarating,” "refreshing,” “daring,” "virtuoso" and "cutting-edge" are words which critics have used to describe the highly-charged atmosphere the group has created in concerts throughout Europe, North and South America, Iceland, Israel and Japan.

Lucidarium

"…music that leapt effortlessly across the centuries into an enthusiastic audience’s receptive ears." 

— The Whole Note, Toronto

Lucidarium, founded in 1991 in Basel by Avery Gosfield, is based in Geneva and Milan. It specializes in bringing little-known repertoires from the Renaissance and Middle Ages back to life in an entertaining, engaging way designed for a 21st century public.

Working between historical sources and the oral tradition, Lucidarium is dedicated to a multicultural approach to early music, bringing the voices of the “others”– those who lived in the shadows of the great institutions - back to life in an entertaining and engaging way designed for today’s audiences. The research for the various projects is the responsibility of its director, yet the final product is developed collectively and the result of rehearsals where each musician is fully involved in the creative process. This combination of cutting-edge research, creativity and an energetic, spontaneous performance-style has brought popular and critical acclaim to the ensemble. 

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DOGMA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

“…thrilling from the first to the last note!"  

— crescendo   

The dogma chamber orchestra was founded in 2004 by Mikhail Gurewitsch while concertmaster of the Baden-Württemberg chamber orchestra, “I Sedici.” Under his leadership, young, but also internationally-experienced, musicians come together to combine current interpretations of classical music with modern concert arrangements.

The orchestra sees itself as a homogenous group of musicians sharing the same musical ideas, but also as an ensemble of interacting soloists. Members are encouraged to express their own personalities. The tension between soloistic expression and ensemble spirit is fully exploited. This results in an artistic blossoming. The orchestra’s repertoire spans not only the baroque, classical, and romantic, but also the works of contemporary composers, including dogma’s own compositions or arrangements. 

Stephen Marchionda Guitar

“Stephen Marchionda's versatile talents—full of artistry and confidence.” 

— The Washington Post

Stephen Marchionda is known on the international concert scene as a performer who blends the expressive, colorist playing of the past with modern technique, flair, imagination and scholarship. He has been featured in highly acclaimed performances at London’s Wigmore Hall and New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Elsewhere he has been invited to perform at such notable venues as the Kennedy Center, Frick Collection, Lincoln Center, Harvard Music Club, South Bank Centre, the Royal Opera House, El Gran Teatro del Liceu de Barcelona, Sala Luis Ángel Arango de Bogota, at the Aspen and Cheltenham Summer Music Festivals, and on BBC Radio 3, Radio Nacional de España, and National Public Radio. 

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Tapestry Vocal Ensemble

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Holger Falk, Baritone

Holger Falk

“…an afternoon of unforgettable music making.” 

— The Washington Post

“Intellectually and vocally, Holger Falk. baritone, is one of the most flexible singers on the German stage,” according to the magazine Opernwelt while The Washington Post recently wrote, “Falk has an extraordinarily flexible baritone, with a warm, confiding lower and midrange … and … is able to characterize every word so vividly that, if he were singing in Vedic Sanskrit, you’d get the message. It is this colorfulness, flexibility and authenticity in his expression that are the artistic sources of his international career as an opera singer as well as an interpreter of the art song.