This week, the images take you to Vilnius for the REMA/EEMN annual conference, to Treviso for Andrea Marcon’s masterclasses, to the Opéra de Toulouse with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques and to Stuttgart for the Bach Festival with Dorothee Oberlinger and her Ensemble 1700. 
Annual conference and General Assembly of REMA (Vilnius)
From March 13 to 15, the REMA-EEMN (European Early Music Network, bringing together 187 members across 27 European countries) held its annual conference and General Assembly at the prestigious Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius. The conference highlighted Lithuania’s early music heritage through a rich program of events, including: (1) The introduction of the REMAarkable 2025 cohort, showcasing the next generation of early music talent. (2) A focus on digital practices in the early music sector, exploring innovative ways to connect and create. (3) A project presentation session, fostering collaboration and exchange among network members.
With Isabelle Battioni (President), Richard Heason (Vice President), Susanna Bucher (Vice President), Aliye Cornish Moore (Treasurer) and Johannes Rantanen (Secretary).
Three days of masterclasses with Andrea Marcon (Treviso)
In early March, Andrea Marcon returned to his hometown of Treviso for three days of masterclasses with young harpsichordists and organists. The program featured works by Cavazzoni, Merulo, Frescobaldi, Handel, and Scarlatti. The event culminated in a concert at the Santa Caterina Museum, where an enthusiastic full house celebrated the performances.
With Andrea Marcon and the participating harpsichordists and organists.
Giulio Cesare by Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques (Toulouse)
Before heading to Milan’s La Scala for L’opera seria by Florian Leopold Gassmann, Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques wrapped up their early March performances of Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse. This production marked a reunion between the conductor and director Damiano Michieletto. According to Olyrix: “Christophe Rousset’s musical direction is precise and incisive yet well-balanced, emphasizing the lyrical dimension of the score. Les Talens Lyriques deliver a subtle, nuanced, yet dynamic performance, marked by expressivity and cohesion.”
With Rose Naggar-Tremblay, Claudia Pavone, Nils Wanderer, Key’mon Murrah, Irina Sherazadishvili, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques and Damiano Michieletto.
Dorothée Oberlinger and Ensemble 1700 at the Bach Festival (Stuttgart)
Dorothée Oberlinger and her ensemble 1700, joined by mezzo-soprano Anna Lucia Richter, made their debut at the Stuttgart Bach Festival with a program titled Who’s next?. The concert featured works by Johann Sebastian Bach alongside compositions by other contenders for the Thomaskantor position in Leipzig in 1723, following the death of Johann Kuhnau: Georg Philipp Telemann, Christoph Graupner, and Johann Friedrich Fasch.
With Anna Lucia Richter, Dorothée Oberlinger and the Ensemble 1700.
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