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Barokkanerne is a period instrument ensemble based in Oslo. Founded in 1989, the orchestra celebrated its 25th anniversary last season with the release of the CD "Totally Telemann - music for orchestra" on the LAWO Classics label. On this CD the orchestra is directed by Kati Debretzeni, highly acclaimed concert-master of Sir John Eliot Gardiner's orchestra who also appears as soloist along with Baroque oboe virtuoso Alfredo Bernardini and other members of the group.
Since 2007, Barokkanerne has performed its own highly successful concert series in Oslo, with a number of outstanding international performers as guest leaders and soloists in addition to Alfredo Bernardini and Kati Debretzeni, among them Rachel Podger, Matthew Truscott, Emma Kirkby, David Hansen, Ketil Haugsand and Rolf Lislevand. These collaborations have spurred diversity, flexibility and an exiting dynamic much appreciated both by the players in the ensemble its audience. Barokkanerne often takes its concert productions out of town and is a frequent guest at festivals throughout Norway.
The ensemble collaborates extensively with choirs in the Greater Oslo region and has been involved in a number of productions for Norwegian Radio and Television (NRK).
Barokkanerne has released two previous recordings: "Bellezza Crudel" (2008), with a selection of cantatas and concertos by Antonio Vivaldi in collaboration with soprano Tone Wik and soloists Alexandra Opsahl, recorder, and Per Hannisdal, Baroque bassoon; and "Empfindsamkeit!" (2013) on the LAWO Classics label, featuring concertos and symphonies of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, led by Baroque oboist Alfredo Bernardini and with Christian Kjos as soloist on the harpsichord. |
