48.Varaždin Baroque Evenings,
Partner country – Japan
https://vbv.hr/en/
Festival of national importance, Varaždin Baroque Evenings, is the most prominent music-scene event of the central Croatia, founded in 1971. Nowadays, it is one of the best-known festival, specialized in early music, in the world. Festival is under the permanent patronage of President of the Republic of Croatia and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, and has national status for twenty years. For seven years, Festival has partner country. Up to now, the country partner were Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Israel, Austria, Russian Federation, Italy, France, Spain, Hungary and this year it will be Japan.
https://vbv.hr/en/programme/in-varazdin/
IN VARAŽDIN
https://vbv.hr/en/programme/in-varazdin/
https://vbv.hr/en/performers/croatian-baroque/
CROATIAN BAROQUE ENSEMBLE, SOLOISTS OF ORCHESTRA LIBERA CLASSICA, VOCAL ENSEMBLE LA FONTAVERDE, CHORUS ANGELICUS CHOIR
Friday, September 21, 8 p.mCathedral
OPENING
CROATIAN BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
Laura Vadjon, leader
Tanja Tortic,Helga Korbar i Urban Jerman, violins
Tadesse, viola
Stjepan Nodilo, oboe
Lea Sušanj Lujo, cello
Fran Petrač, double bass
SOLOISTS OF ORCHESTRA LIBERA CLASSICA
Natsumi Wakamatsu, Kaori Toda, Nao Takahashi, Rieko Ikeda, violins
Hiroshi Narita, viola
Takayuki Kiryu, trumpet
Hiroshi Kaneko, lute
Naoki Ueo, harpsichord
VOCAL ENSEMBLE LA FONTAVERDE
Midori Suzuki, Netsuko Someya, sopranos
Sumihito Uesugi, countertenor
Yosuke Taniguchi, Katsuhiko Nakashima, tenors
Yoshitaka Ogasawara, bass
CHORUS ANGELICUS CHOIR
Anđelko Igrec, choirmaster
Hidemi Suzuki, conductor
HIDEMI SUZUKI MEMBERS OF ORCHESTRA LIBERA CLASSICA
https://vbv.hr/en/performers/hidemi-suzuki-trakoscan-castle/
Saturday, September 22, 11 a.m.
Trakošćan Castle, Knight’s Hall
Hidemi Suzuki & Members of Orchestra Libera Classica
Natsumi Wakamatsu, Kaori Toda, Nao Takahashi, Rieko Ikeda, violins
Hiroshi Narita, viola
Hidemi Suzuki, cello
Hiroshi Kaneko, lute
Naoki Ueo, harpsichord
CONCERT ACCOMPANIED BY BAROQUE COFFEE
VOCAL ENSEMBLE LA FONTAVERDE, MEMBERS OF ORCHESTRA LIBERA CLASSICA
https://vbv.hr/en/performers/vocal-ensemble-la-fontaverde-members-of-orchestra-libera-classica/
Saturday, September 22, 7 p.m.
Ursuline Church
Vocal ensemble La Fontaverde
Members of Orchestra Libera Classica
Midori Suzuki, Netsuko Someya, sopranos
Sumihito Uesugi, countertenor
Yosuke Taniguchi, Katsuhiko Nakashima, tenors
Yoshitaka Ogasawara, bass
Natsumi Wakamatsu, Kaori Toda, violins
Hidemi Suzuki, cello
Hiroshi Kaneko, lute
Naoki Ueo, harpsichord
VARAŽDIN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, LATICA HONDA ROSENBERG
https://vbv.hr/en/performers/varazdin-chamber-orchestra-latica-honda-rosenberg/
Sunday, September 23, 7 p.m. Cathedral
Varaždin Chamber Orchestra
Latica Honda Rosenberg, violin solo & artistic leadership
PROJECT LAZARUS, SOLOISTS OF ORCHESTRA LIBERA CLASSICA
https://vbv.hr/en/performers/project-lazarus-soloists-of-orchestra-libera-classica/
Monday, September 24, 8 p.m. Franciscan Church
Project Lazarus
Daniela Perosa, Tanja Rupnik, Tanja Ruždjak, sopranos
Nikolina Virgej Pintar, Loredana Medan, Sonja Runje, mezzosopranos
Siniša Galović, Ivan Martinčić, Hrvoje Foretić, tenors
Marin Čargo, baritone
Robert Palić, Siniša Štork, bassos
Soloists of Orchestra Libera Classica
Natsumi Wakamatsu, Kaori Toda, violins
Hiroshi Narita, viola
Hidemi Suzuki, cello
Hiroshi Kaneko, lute
Naoki Ueo, harpsichord
Darijan Ivezić, conductor