Jonathan Cohen News

Esteemed Italian conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini joins the Handel and Haydn Society for the award-winning organization's performances of Bach's Easter Oratorio. The Gramophone award winner and Grammy nominee will be front and center March 31 + April 2, 2023, at Symphony Hall in Boston. The concerts will also include Antonio Bononcini's Stabat Mater.

The Handel and Haydn Society's principal flutist, Emi Ferguson, will make her solo debut with H+H in Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major. The performance will be part of a pair of H+H concerts March 17 + 19, 2023 at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. The concerts will show the brilliance of the classical period with works from Mozart + Mendelssohn. David Stern, founder of Opera Fuoco in France, will conduct.

The Handel and Haydn Society announces its 2023-24 season, the first under new Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen. Cohen is just the 15th to hold that position in Handel and Haydn Society's 209 years and has selected an eclectic group of works for the season's eleven concerts.

The Handel and Haydn Society announces the H+H Stone Fellowship, a prestigious fellowship for emerging musicians pursuing careers in period instrument performance of Baroque and Classical music.

The Handel and Haydn Society has named acclaimed conductor, cellist and keyboardist Jonathan Cohen as its 15th Artistic Director, leading the nation's oldest performing arts organization into its next chapter of musical excellence.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' calendar just got fuller with freshly added shows for the 2022–23 season.  Learn more about the full lineup here!

The Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus will showcase the radiant depth of JS Bach's musical genius with Glories of Bach on October 7 + 9, 2022 at Symphony Hall. Jonathan Cohen, founder and artistic director of Arcangelo, will lead the H+H Orchestra, replacing Bernard Labadie who withdrew due to health issues. H+H will bring its signature style and historically informed approach to three works by Bach and a pair of works by one of Bach's personal heroes Dietrich Buxtehude, including the H+H premiere of his emotional Cantata, “Nimm von uns, Herr.”

The Handel and Haydn Society has announced that single show tickets are now on sale for the upcoming 2022-23 season, which features eight H+H premieres.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts presents a fresh lineup for its 2022–23 season, filled with concerts and performances for a wide range of tastes, from eclectic to traditional, featuring everything from Grammy-winning artists in jazz, classical and global music to Broadway greats, expressive contemporary dance, laugh-out-loud comedy, and family shows for the young and young-at-heart. Single tickets will be on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2022. 

The Handel and Haydn Society has announced its 208th consecutive season, the most of any performing arts organization in the country.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has announced the concerts that will be part of the 2022–23 Virginia G. Piper Concert Series and its 44th season of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel.

The Handel and Haydn Society celebrates the joys of Baroque music with Bach + Vivaldi Gloria. The program features three crown jewels of the Baroque era: Vivaldi's sunny Gloria; CPE Bach's Magnificat, featuring festive trumpets and drums; and J.S. Bach's radiant Orchestral Suite No. 1. The H+H Orchestra and Chorus will be joined by soprano Joélle Harvey, tenor Nicholas Phan, baritone Tyler Duncan, and conductor Jonathan Cohen, founder and artistic director of Arcangelo and leader of Quebec's Les Violons du Roy. The concerts will take place Friday, April 1st at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 3rd at 3 p.m. at Symphony Hall in Boston. 

The Chicago Philharmonic Society will present its third of four concerts of its 32nd Season, Fanfare Chicago on March 27, 2022 at Harris Theater for Music and Dance (205 E Randolph, Chicago).

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts 2021/2022 Dance and Classical Series presented by PNC Private Bank will deliver the exhilarating and timeless joy found in these artistic forms in a season featuring internationally acclaimed artists whose work has inspired a devoted following of modern fans while continuing to delight longtime connoisseurs.

The Handel and Haydn Society will bring live performances back to iconic venues with its 2021-22 season, celebrating the 13th and final season for Artistic Director Harry Christophers. The 207th season will feature eight signature programs at historic venues around Boston including Symphony Hall and H+H’s first ever performance at Carnegie Hall.

Violinist Nicola Benedetti joins period-instrument group the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for a celebration of Baroque concertos.

BBC Proms is fast approaching, with the first Prom kicking off on 28 August. 

In the year that the Proms turns 125 years old, the 2020 season brings the spirit of the Proms to music-lovers at home. BBC Radio 3 and BBC Four broadcasts treasures from the past 30 years of the Proms across six weeks, before two weeks of incredible live performances at the Royal Albert Hall.

The Handel and Haydn Society will celebrate Artistic Director Harry Christophers's 12th and final season with nine major subscription concerts at Symphony Hall and the New England's Conservatory's Jordan Hall and select other venues. The 2020-21 season, the 206th in the organization's history, will feature a host of Christophers's favorite compositions and a powerful line-up of major choral works featuring the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra, Chorus and notable guest artists.

The Handel and Haydn Society will bring the music of Haydn and Beethoven to life in performances conducted by Jonathan Cohen on Friday, February 28, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 1, 2020, at 3 p.m. at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall.