Program in Varaždin
Friday, 18. September 2026.
Cathedral, 8:00 PM
Festive Opening
B'ROCK ORCHESTRA
Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor and artistic direction
Celine Scheen, soprano
Evgeny Sviridov, concertmaster
Programme: A. Vivaldi, F. Benda, G. B. Pergolesi
Saturday, 19. September 2026.
Trakošćan Castle, 11:00 AM
COUNTERPOINTS ENSEMBLE
Programme: "Italophilia"
H. Purcell, A. Corelli, A. Scarlatti, G. F. Handel, A. Vivaldi, F. Geminiani, N. Matteis
Saturday, 19. September 2026.
Croatian National Theater in Varaždin, Great Concert Hall, 8:00 PM
VARAŽDIN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Stefan Milenkovich, violin and artistic direction
Programme: The Eight Seasons (A. Vivaldi - A. Piazzolla)
Sunday, 20. September 2026.
Sermage Palace, 11:00 AM
Morning concert
CAMERATA GARESTIN
Programme: G. Legrenzi, G. Frescobaldi, C. Monteverdi, I. Lukačić
Sunday, 20. September 2026.
Croatian National Theater in Varaždin, Great Concert Hall, 8:00 PM
SCHERZI MUSICALI
Nicolas Achten, theorbo and artistic direction
Programme: Combattimenti!
G. F. Sances, C. Monteverdi, G. Zanetti, G. de Macque, S. d'India, S. Rossi, T. Cecchini, I. Lukačić, B. Marini
Monday, 21. September 2026.
St. Florian Church, 6:00 PM
Croatian Musical Heritage
KREŠIMIR HAS, organ
Programme: A. Motovunjanin (Andrea Antico da Montona 1475 – 1540) – Frottole intabulate da sonore organi, Libro primo – first complete performance (26 frottole)
Monday, 21. September 2026.
St. Ursula Church, 8:00 PM
COLOQUIO 6 ENSEMBLE
Programme: J. B. Boismortier, J. Ph. Rameau, M. A. Walpurgis, F. J. Gossec, J. S. Bach, J. Ch. Bach, W. A. Mozart
Tuesday, 22. September 2026.
St. Nicholas Church, 8:00 PM
CROATIAN BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
Lucija Varšić, mezzo-soprano
Mauro Colantonio, viola da gamba and artistic direction
Programme: Rosso veneziano–The Music of Antonio Vivaldi
Wednesday, 23. September 2026.
Croatian National Theater in Varaždin, Great Concert Hall, 8:00 PM
DIALOGOS ENSEMBLE & PINO DE VITTORIO
Katarina Livljanić, voice and artistic direction
Programme: Ariadne Lives
Katarina Livljanić and Olivier Lexa, script based on Italian translations of Ovid from the 14th to 16th centuries: F. Ceffi (1325), D. da Monticello (ca. 1354–1358), A. Simintendi (ca. 1334), L. Dolce (1553), G.-A. dell'Anguillara (1561)
Thursday, 24. September 2026.
St. Nicholas Church, 8:00 PM
ENSEMBLE CLEMATIS
Paul Figuier, countertenor
Programme: "Les sources de Bach" – H. Schütz, F. Tunder, D. Pohle, J. C. Bach, J. M. Bach, J. S. Bach
Friday, 25. September 2026.
Franciscan Church, 8:00 PM
LES MUFFATTI BRUSSELS BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
Anthony Romaniuk, harpsichord and artistic direction
Programme: Concert Bourgeois
H. J. de Croes, P. Van Maldere, J. Stamitz, J. Haydn, I. Vitzthumb
Saturday, 26. September 2026.
Knights' Hall, Trakošćan Castle, 11:00 AM
REDHERRING BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
Lore Binon, soprano
Programme: G. F. Handel in miniature
Saturday, 26. September 2026.
Opeka Castle, 5:00 PM
LES ABBAGLIATI
Griet de Geyter, soprano
Programme: J. B. Boismortier, L. Lemaire, J. B. Boismortier, J. Hotteterre / M. Van Ransbeeck, J. Ph. Rameau
Saturday, 26. September 2026.
St. Nicholas Church, 8:00 PM
QUINTA ESSENTIA
ANTIPHONUS ENSEMBLE
Mislav Lucić, tenor
Franko Klisović, countertenor
Krešimir Stražanac, baritone
Stjepan Nodilo, baroque oboe
Tomislav Fačini, Stjepan Nodilo, artistic direction
Programme: From the Earth's Breath to Heaven – G. B. Platti, J. S. Bach
Sunday, 27. September 2026.
Sermage Palace, 11:00 AM
Morning concert
RICERCAR CONSORT
Yetzabel Arias Fernandez, soprano
Philippe Pierlot, viola da gamba and artistic direction
Programme: ¡Ay que me rio de Amor! – S. Duron, Anonymous, G. Sanz, J. Hidalgo, A. de Literes, Antonio Martin y Coll / Philippe Pierlot
Sunday, 27. September 2026.
Cathedral, 8:00 PM
ENSEMBLE ORFEO FUTURO
Sara Mingardo, contralto
Pierfrancesco Borrelli, chamber organ (positive organ) and artistic direction
Concert organized in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute and the Concetto Armonico Cultural Association from Vicenza.
Programme: Sacrum: Napoli E Venezia
T. Albinoni, G. B. Pergolesi, A. Vivaldi, N. Fiorenza
Monday, 28. September 2026.
St. Nicholas Church, 8:00 PM
ZAGREB SOLOISTS
Sreten Krstić, violin and artistic direction
Programme: G. F. Handel, A. Vivaldi
Tuesday, 29. September 2026.
City Hall, 6:00 PM
Official Award Ceremony: Ivan Lukačić, Jurica Murai, and Vladimir Kranjčević Awards