In this Christmas concert, Stile Antico takes you on a journey to the sensual musical world of Renaissance Spain and treats you to an irresistible mixture of sumptuous polyphony and infectiously cheerful folk dances. The focal point is the superbly rich mass by Alonso Lobo, written for Toledo Cathedral and based on a motet by Francisco Guerrero. Parts of the mass are alternated with joyful music and traditional dance rhythms by Mateo Flecha, lovely Christmas miniatures by Tomás Luis de Victoria and traditional ‘villancicos’ (Spanish Christmas carols). Just as the Epiphany is the high point of the Christmas season in Spain, the magnificent motet by Cristóbal de Morales that tells the story of Herod and the Three Kings is a suitable climax for this Christmas concert.

In 2020, AMUZ will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Thirteen international pianists will play all of his 32 piano sonatas in a single weekend.

Recital series 1
10.00 Bart van Oort
11.30 Linda Nicholson

In 2020, AMUZ will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Thirteen international pianists will play all of his 32 piano sonatas in a single weekend.

Recital series 2
13.30 Arthur Schoonderwoerd
14.45 Edoardo Torbianelli
16.00 Alexei Lubimov

In 2020, AMUZ will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Thirteen international pianists will play all of his 32 piano sonatas in a single weekend.

Recital series 3
20.00 Melvyn Tan
21.30 Petra Somlai

In 2020, AMUZ will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Thirteen international pianists will play all of his 32 piano sonatas in a single weekend.

Recital series 4
10.00 Els Biesemans
11.30 Anthony Romaniuk

In 2020, AMUZ will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Thirteen international pianists will play all of his 32 piano sonatas in a single weekend.

Recital series 5
13.30 Claire Chevallier
15.00 Tobias Koch