There are great programs for upcoming baroque & ancient music festivals, which were recently announced :
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Arques-la-Bataille (August) :
http://www.academie-bach.fr/
... with Le Poème Harmonique, Hélène Schmitt and her string quartet, Benjamin Alard... :tiphat:
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Utrecht (August-September) :
http://www.oudemuziek.nl/
... with La Petite Bande, Maasaki Suzuki, Leon Berben, Manfredo Kraemer, Capriccio Stravagante... :cheers: :angel:
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Paris (November-December) :
http://www.parisbaroque.fr/
... with The Academy of Ancient Music, Skip Sempé, Hopkinson Smith, La Fenice, Cantus Cölln, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Elizabeth Wallfisch, flawless program...
:clap:
Also, Venice has its baroque festival too, now, the "
Monteverdi Vivaldi Festival", created by the French Olivier Lexa with the support of American novelist Donna Leon. The program is great :
http://www.vcbm.it/fr/page/festival : Les Arts Florissants, Gabriel Garrido, Roberta Invernizzi, Jean Tubéry... (but no Andrea Marcon...)
Just a little awkward to see these concerts happening on a 3-month time span, you can't really go there to listen to the whole thing or even a few concerts...