Thursday, 27.07.2023
Cathedral
20:00

St John Passion

Johann Sebastian Bach (1724, BWV 245)

Benjamin Glaubitz (evangelist and tenor arias, Germany)
Alvar Tiisler (Jesus)
Maria Valdmaa (soprano)
Danila Frantou (countertenor)
Janari Jorro (bass)

Ensemble Studio Vocale
Haapsalu Festival Baroque orchestra
Toomas Siitan (conductor)

Friday, 28.07.2023
St. John’s Church
17:00

Aapo Häkkinen

(harpsichord, Finland)

Johann Sebastian Bach. The Art of Fugue (1751, BWV 1080)

Friday, 28.07.2023
Cathedral
20:00

Iestyn Davies & Jupiter Ensemble

George Frideric Handel. English oratorio arias

Iestyn Davies (countertenor, UK)
Jupiter Ensemble (France)
Ensemble’s artistic director Thomas Dunford (archlute)

Saturday, 29.07.2023
St. John’s Church
17:00

Il volo della fantasia

Italian 17th-century virtuoso music

Sophia Prodanova (violin, Bulgaria)
Kristiina Watt (chitarrone, UK/Estonia)

Saturday, 29.07.2023
Cathedral
20:00

Les Basses Réunies

(France/Estonia)

“La Nascita del Violoncello – Bologna & Napoli”

Bruno Cocset (cello)
Richard Myron (double bass)
Imbi Tarum (harpsichord, organ)

Sunday, 30.07.2023
Cathedral
14:00

Ancient music – young players

The closing concert of the Haapsalu Early Music Youth Summer Course

A joyful solo and chamber music program, proudly presented by historically informed young players from all over Estonia on various keyboard and string instruments.

Sunday, 30.07.2023
St. John’s Church
17:00

Ensemble Floridante

"Musica Borealis. Estonian Pathways"

Marco Ambrosini (nyckelharpa)
Anna-Liisa Eller (kannel)
Taavi Kerikmäe (clavichord, harmonium)
Villu Vihermäe (viola da gamba)
Saale Fischer (harpsichord)

Sunday, 30.07.2023
Cathedral
20:00

Graindelavoix

(Belgium)

“Josquin the Undead”
Artistic director Björn Schmelzer