Save Telemann's Opera PIMPINONE together with Akamus!

The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin is one of the world's leading "original sound" orchestras dedicated to making music in a "historically informed" way.
You will immediately hear it: For example, music is played on historical instruments or replicas - with a particularly eloquent and fascinating vital orchestral sound that is clearly different from the sound of modern symphony orchestras.

Our cast for "Pimpinone"

Dominik Köninger, baritone

The German baritone Dominik Köninger has been a member of the Komische Oper Berlin since the 2012/13 season, where he has performed many great roles such as Orfeo, Count Almaviva, Papageno, Figaro and Pelléas.

Opera engagements have also taken him to the Hamburg State Opera, Theater an der Wien, Stuttgart State Opera, Volksoper Vienna, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Bavarian State Opera and NNT Tokyo.

First prizes at the Mozart Competition in Würzburg and the Wigmore Hall Song Competition are proof of his skills in lyrical parts and chamber music.

https://www.dominikkoeninger.de

Marie Sophie Pollak, soprano

While still a student, Marie-Sophie Pollak made her debut at the Innsbruck Early Music Festival, to which she remained associated in several productions. Now Marie-Sophie regularly performs with renowned orchestras such as the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Freiburger Barockorchester, Philharmonisches Orchester Hamburg, Les Violons du Roy, Concerto München and Camerata Salzburg.

Marie-Sophie was a finalist in the International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera "Pietro Antonio Cesti". She has been awarded the German Scholarship twice, is also supported by the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now organization and is a scholarship holder of the Christl and Klaus Haack Foundation.

https://www.marie-sophie-pollak.de/

Georg Kallweit, Musical direction / Concertmaster

The violinist Georg Kallweit grew up in Greifswald on the Baltic Sea. He studied in Berlin at the "Hanns Eisler" Music Academy. In addition to his later engagement with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Georg Kallweit dealt early and intensively with questions of style in pre- and early classical music.

As concertmaster and soloist of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin - and as a guest of other renowned ensembles - he is a sought-after specialist today.

As a lecturer and leader of master classes he teaches at the music academies in Leipzig, Weimar, Berlin, Rostock, Helsinki and St. Petersburg. In addition, he has been a lecturer of the youth baroque orchestra "Bachs Erben" since its foundation.

https://akamus.de/en/musician/georg-kallweit

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Akamus) was founded in 1982 in Berlin. Since its beginnings, it has become one of the world‘s leading chamber orchestras on period instruments and can look back on an unprecedented history of success. From New York to Tokyo, London or Buenos Aires, Akamus is a welcome guest, appearing regularly at the most important venues throughout Europe and internationally, touring as far afield as the USA and Asia.

Akamus has established itself as one of the pillars of Berlin‘s cultural scene, having had its own concert series at the Konzerthaus Berlin for more than 30 years and having collaborated with the Staatsoper Berlin on their Baroque repertoire since 1994. In addition, the ensemble has had its own concert series at Munich’s Prinzregententheater since 2012.

As well as working with guest conductors, the orchestra is often directed from the leader‘s chair by one of its three concert masters Bernhard Forck, Georg Kallweit or Stephan Mai.
The ensemble has an especially close and enduring partnership with René Jacobs. In the recent past, Akamus was directed by Emmanuelle Haïm, Bernard Labadie, Paul Agnew, Diego Fasolis, Fabio Biondi and Rinaldo Alessandrini.

Akamus‘ most fruitful cooperation with the RIAS Kammerchor has produced many award-winning recordings. In addition, the ensemble maintains close cooperation with the Bavarian Radio Chorus. Regular guests include internationally renowned soloists such as Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov, Anna Prohaska, Michael Volle and Bejun Mehta. Together with the Sasha Waltz & Guests dance company, Akamus has developed successful productions such as Dido & Aeneas (music by Henry Purcell) and Medea (music by Pascal Dusapin).

Akamus’ recordings have won all important awards for classical albums. The orchestra has been honoured with the Telemann-Preis Magdeburg in 2006 and with the Bach Medaille Leipzig in 2014.

www.akamus.de