Twelfth Night debuts at Carnegie Hall with a monumental showcase of vocal and instrumental masterpieces. Featuring Julie Roset and Xenia Puskarz Thomas.
We are delighted to close our 2023-24 with the debut of Twelfth Night Ensemble, led by David Belkovski and Rachell Ellen Wong.
The San Diego audience will remember Rachell Wong as the wonderful concertmaster of Ensemble Jupiter during their last tour, so we are thrilled to present her again with her own exciting ensemble. Co-founded by Wong and harpsichordist David Belkovski, Twelfth Night will present "The British Orpheus," a program of music by Purcell and Handel.
For this performance, we'll have access to an atmospheric artist's loft within a lovingly renovated post-industrial space. Guests are encouraged to bring their own drawing or painting materials and capture the musicians as they perform. Some easels and easel lights will be available on a first come, first serve basis.
Celebrate the arrival of spring with the Arcadian beauty of Mozart and Brahms clarinet quintets in NIGHTINGALE, presented by Twelfth Night & Megan Euell, Fine Artist.
This will be an intimate concert in an artist's loft situated within bustling Industry City. Sketching during the event is heartily encouraged! Drawing boards available on a first come first serve basis; please bring your own paper and materials.
BYOB! There are wine and beer shops within Industry City. And join us for the after party at local distillery Standard Wormwood.
Follow violinist Rachell Ellen Wong and harpsichordist David Belkovski as they take you on a winding trip around Baroque Europe to showcase the undisputed champion of the instruments — the violin – in one of its most fertile artistic periods. The music is full of invention; on the program are both Tartini’s virtuosic and aptly named “Devil’s Trill” and Leclair’s memorable “Tambourin”. You’ll hear this and more on our Grand Tour — please enjoy the ride!
For this performance, we'll have access to an atmospheric artist's loft within a lovingly renovated post-industrial space. Guests are encouraged to bring their own drawing or painting materials and capture the musicians as they perform. Some easels and easel lights will be available on a first come, first serve basis.
Twelfth Night performs sumptuous Baroque music by candlelight, featuring François Couperin's Lesson of Darkness, an unforgettable vocal masterpiece. Humanity, solitude, and hope are explored through profoundly moving compositions, weaving a rich emotional tapestry through the night. Featuring music by Couperin, Purcell, Forqueray, and De Visée.
This event is BYOB - and there is a fantastic wine shop right downstairs. After the concert, delicious food options abound nearby, and you can join the musicians for a craft cocktail at nearby Standard Wormwood Distillery.
Twelfth Night performs sumptuous Baroque music by candlelight, featuring François Couperin's Lesson of Darkness, an unforgettable vocal masterpiece.
Humanity, solitude, and hope are explored through profoundly moving compositions, weaving a rich emotional tapestry through the night. Featuring music by Couperin, Purcell, Forqueray, and De Visée.
Baroque violinist Rachell Ellen Wong was the Grand Prize winner of the inaugural Barbash J.S. Bach Competition as well as a 2020 recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. Her harpsichordist is David Belkovski; together they co-direct Twelfth Night, a period ensemble based in NYC. The program will include music from German-speaking lands by J.S. Bach and 17th century violin virtuosi H.I.F Biber and J.H. Schmelzer.
Whether petty or life-altering, rivalries are persistent throughout music history, consuming even the most well-known composers. Exploring the most memorable feuds between Handel and Porpora, Leclair and Guignon, and other Baroque masters, this Twelfth Night program allows the listener to hear both sides of the story.
Spend the evening in New York’s oldest arts club, surrounded by venerable architecture and floor-to-ceiling curated art in Salmagundi Club’s beautiful Gilded Age brownstone.
Before the string quartet, the trio sonata was the most popular genre for making music with friends. Royalty would request trio sonatas to be played at parties, while they ate, while they slept – you name it! Come listen to Twelfth Night perform selections of the greatest trio sonatas, including in the magnificent "Apotheosis of Corelli."
Come hear utterly magnificent, scrumptious, decadent, yummy trio sonatas performed by TWELFTH NIGHT at @artxnyc in Chelsea! Come experience a selection of works by the greatest composers of the genre, including François Couperin’s unforgettable “Apotheosis of Corelli”.
Twelfth Night Presents: Before the String Quartet
There is no doubting the dominance and sheer popularity of the string quartet in classical music. The string quartet is as likely to be found at your local concert hall as at a corporate function or wedding, playing anything from Beethoven to Dua Lipa covers. But this wasn't always the case: before the string quartet, the trio sonata reigned supreme. It was considered the perfect genre for domestic and public concerts. Europe witnessed a flood of publications throughout the Baroque era, as nearly all composers took advantage of this opportunity to find their way into people's homes. The premise of the trio sonata is simple––just two upper parts and one bass part—but the effect is anything but simple, resulting in music as expressive, rich, and moving as one can imagine. In this concert, Twelfth Night explores the trio sonata, showcasing several composers across Baroque Europe.
Twelfth Night performs dramatic Baroque vocal and instrumental music in a beautiful Tribeca loft.
Link to tickets - limited seating: http://grpm.us/Hi6TXw
Twelfth Night performs an intimate house concert in Washington Heights on the theme of Love and Loss.
Twelfth Night transports you to the burgeoning new metropolis of Baroque London with instrumental and vocal music by Handel, Purcell, and others. Featuring the brilliant French soprano Julie Roset.
Twelfth Night is hosted by the The Stissing Center for a program of gripping vocal and instrumental chamber music from Baroque Italy.
Whether petty or life-altering, rivalries persist throughout music history, consuming even the most well-known composers. Exploring feuds between Handel and Porpora, to Leclair and Guignon, Twelfth Night (led by Rachell Ellen Wong and David Belkovski) allows the listener to hear both sides of the story.
Twelfth Night, the refreshingly new ensemble of young stars directed by violinist Rachell Ellen Wong and harpsichordist David Belkovski, offers an all-Handel program featuring Aminta e Fillide, a pastoral cantata. Singers Jessica Niles and Xenia Puskarz Thomas, the cantata’s nymph and shepherd, pursue each other through a mythological Greek landscape in arias both virtuosic and poignant. To round out a captivating program, the instrumentalists perform trio sonatas and the “Chaconne” from Handel’s opera, Terpsichore.
“Before [Jessica Niles] had even sung a note, her supremely bold stride onto the stage announced that she intended to rivet our attention.” —Parterre Box
“The singing and acting of Xenia Puskarz Thomas as the page-boy Cherubino stole the show.” —Australian Stage
The virtual program becomes available on Sunday, January 22, 4 p.m. ET and remains viewable until February 5.
Twelfth Night, the refreshingly new ensemble of young stars directed by violinist Rachell Ellen Wong and harpsichordist David Belkovski, offers an all-Handel program featuring Aminta e Fillide, a pastoral cantata. Singers Jessica Niles and Xenia Puskarz Thomas, the cantata’s nymph and shepherd, pursue each other through a mythological Greek landscape in arias both virtuosic and poignant. To round out a captivating program, the instrumentalists perform trio sonatas and the “Chaconne” from Handel’s opera, Terpsichore.
“Before [Jessica Niles] had even sung a note, her supremely bold stride onto the stage announced that she intended to rivet our attention.” —Parterre Box
“The singing and acting of Xenia Puskarz Thomas as the page-boy Cherubino stole the show.” —Australian Stage
The virtual program becomes available on Sunday, January 22, 4 p.m. ET and remains viewable until February 5.
Twelfth Night will be the only historically informed ensemble featured at Chamber Music America’s National Conference annual showcase.
“Rachell Ellen Wong possesses the most incredibly inquisitive mind concerning sound and all the various shades that can emerge from the Baroque violin.” —CalPerformances.org
The 17th century witnessed a musical changing of the guard. In a short time, the violin emerged as the preeminent string instrument, overtaking the viola da gamba. As composers sought exciting new ways to feature the instrument, a variety of eclectic approaches surfaced over the span of just a few generations. Join violinist Rachell Ellen Wong and harpsichordist David Belkovski of Twelfth Night as they present a musical tour of Baroque Europe, performing favorite violin sonatas by Corelli and Bach alongside less well-known masterpieces of the genre. Works from across the continent represent a confluence of styles and tastes from an increasingly cosmopolitan era.
Twelfth Night performs scintillating sonatas by Italian composers Caldara, Vivaldi, and Lanzetti in a program that showcases the brilliance and flexibility of the rare violoncello da spalla (a cello held against the shoulder) played by Andrew Gonzalez.
Twelfth Night
Rachell Ellen Wong violin
Carmen Johnson-Pájaro violin
Andrew Gonzalez violoncello da spalla
David Belkovski harpsichord
Directed by the 2020 Avery Fisher Grant recipient violinist Rachell Ellen Wong and harpsichordist David Belkovski, Twelfth Night is an award-winning early music ensemble for the modern world. They will open Apex Concerts' Twelfth Season with a fascinating program titled From London to Dresden.
The 17th century witnessed a musical changing of the guard. In a short time, the violin emerged as the preeminent string instrument, overtaking the viola da gamba. As composers sought exciting new ways to feature the instrument, a variety of eclectic approaches surfaced over the span of just a few generations. Join violinist Rachell Ellen Wong and harpsichordist David Belkovski of Twelfth Night as they present a musical tour of Baroque Europe, performing favorite violin sonatas by Corelli and Bach alongside less well-known masterpieces of the genre. Works from across the continent represent a confluence of styles and tastes from an increasingly cosmopolitan era.
Rivalry
Whether petty or life-altering, rivalries persist throughout music history, consuming even the most well-known composers. Exploring feuds between Handel and Porpora, to Leclair and Guignon, Twelfth Night (led by Rachell Ellen Wong and David Belkovski) allows the listener to hear both sides of the story.
“Nowadays the violoncello is also held between the legs.” – Leopold Mozart, 1756
We take plenty for granted these days. As Mozart’s father suggests, this might include how the cello can be played. As one of few specialists of the violoncello da spalla (a cello held against the shoulder), Twelfth Night member Andrew Gonzalez is in a unique position to illuminate this tantalizing instrument and technique. Featuring Italian Baroque music of vivid drama and expression –– Vivaldi, Lanzetti, and Caldara –– Twelfth Night highlights the brilliance and flexibility of the “shouldered cello.”
Twelfth Night is hosted by Chatham Baroque
A night of highlights from two of Europe’s cultural epicenters of the Baroque. Instrumental music by Handel, Purcell, Pisendel, and Telemann.
Outdoor concert by the water. Excerpts from much-loved baroque operas by Handel.
Nicoletta Berry, soprano
Lydia Grace Graham, soprano
Linda Tsatsanis, soprano
Chiara Fasani Stauffer, violin
Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pajáro, violin
Gaia Saetermoe-Howard, oboe and recorder
Devin Moore, viola
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Aaron Goler, bassoon
Jonathan Luik, double bass
Joshua Stauffer, theorbo and guitar
David Belkovski, harpsichord and direction
