Michael Chance & Maggie Cole A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

These days we are lucky to have an abundance of incredible countertenors, but Michael Chance is totally unique in the English Baroque vocal repertoire. He has been an active player on the international music scene for nearly 40 years and is associated with several legendary recordings. As one of the regular soloists of John Eliot Gardiner’s productions he has participated in, for instance, the Bach cantatas, passions and Mass in B minor, as well as operas by Monteverdi and Handel. Besides these, he has worked with other greats such as Trevor Pinnock, Franz Brüggen, Ton Koopman and Nicholas McGegan. It is a rare occasion when we can experience in such an intimate and personal setting the art of Renaissance lutenist and composer John Dowland (who died 390 years ago), which combines poetry and music into a single entity, as well as the songs of Romantic composer Franz Schubert, who started out in a different direction but arrived at the same place. Partner of this world-class countertenor is Maggie Cole, who has long performed in concert on the harpsichord, piano forte and piano, and regularly works with such famed musicians as soprano Nancy Argenta, violinist Catherine Mackintosh and violoncellist Steven Isserlis.