Relive this week in pictures with a tribute to Nikolaus Harnoncourt in Austria, a festival in Spain, and a rather special Mother’s Day in the Netherlands! 
Musicas Cercadas Festival in Zamora (Spain)
Anna Besson (flute) and Olga Pashchenko (harpsichord) presented a programme on the theme Bach: father and son for the closing concert of the 2025 Musicas Cercadas Festival at the Church of San Cipriano in Zamora (Spain). Exploring the connections between the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, the concert illustrated the continuity of the father’s baroque legacy in the work of his son — a talented composer who, in turn, renewed and transformed the musical landscape of his time.
With Anna Besson and Olga Pashchenko.
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Days in St Georgen im Attergau (Austria)
The ensemble Concentus Musicus Wien opened the 2025 Nikolaus Harnoncourt Days with a concert at the parish church of St Georgen im Attergau in Austria. On the programme: Bach’s motet Jesu meine Freude (BWV 227), the cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (BWV 51), and the Magnificat in D major (BWV 243).
With Miriam Kutrowatz, Anna Katharina Tonauer, Johannes Bamberger, Zacharías Galaviz Guerra, Martin Sillaber, Concentus Musicus Wien, Stefan Gottfried, the Chorus sine nomine and Johannes Hiemetsberger.
Avi Avital in Amsterdam… for Mother’s Day!
Mandolinist Avi Avital took part in a rather special concert in Amsterdam: to mark Mother’s Day, he appeared on Podium Klassiek, a programme on the Dutch television channel NPO2, inspired by the concept of “music on demand”. The challenge for the mandolinist was to perform live the musical requests of viewers, dedicated to their mothers.
With Avi Avital.
Canto Fiorito in Kretinga
As part of the Kretinga International Festival of Early Music (Lithuania), the ensemble Canto Fiorito performed at the Padvarii social care home near Kretinga. “What a joy to share this beauty that heals the soul!” the Festival commented. The event was supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, the Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne, and the Kretinga District Municipality.
With Canto Fiorito.
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