Festival Alte Musik Knechtsteden

Name: Festival Alte Musik Knechtsteden
Start: 2026-09-22T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-22T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Schloss Arff

took place · 22 Sep 2026

Schloss Arff, Cologne, Germany

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Festival Alte Musik Knechtsteden — Schloss Arff, Cologne

Next show

Fränkischer Sommer - Europäische Weihnacht - Benjamin Appl, Dorothee Oberlinger

Sat, 5 Dec 2026 · Kreuz+Quer, Erlangen →

Description was written before the event

Early music festival taking place on 22 September 2026 in Cologne.

Line-up

Christine Schornsheim
Tamuz Ensemble
Cappella Pratensis
The Curious Bards
Rheinische Kantorei

About: Dorothee Oberlinger

One of early music's most versatile voices, Oberlinger moves between solo recorder playing, conducting Baroque opera with Ensemble 1700, and directing major festivals - all with the same technical precision and musical curiosity that have made her a fixture on Europe's finest stages.

20+

Albums released (solo and with Ensemble 1700, from 2001)

2020

Opus Klassik - Instrumentalist of the Year

2021

Federal Cross of Merit, First Class (Germany)

€30,000

Großer Kulturpreis 2025, Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland

What's new

2025-06
Ensemble 1700 released the world premiere recording of Carl Heinrich Graun's opera 'Adriano in Siria' (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/Sony Music), conducted by Oberlinger and recorded live at the 2024 Potsdam Music Festival.
2025
Oberlinger was awarded the Großer Kulturpreis 2025 of the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland, one of Germany's most valuable cultural prizes, worth €30,000.
2025-2026
The Wiener Konzerthaus dedicated a portrait series to Oberlinger in its current season, presenting her in multiple artistic roles.

Tour

Bad ArolsenFreiburg

Tracks

The Passion of Musick2014 album with Il Suonar Parlante, won ECHO Klassik Chamber Music Recording of the Year

Adriano in Siria (Graun)World premiere recording, released June 2025 on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/Sony Music

German Recorder ConcertosWith Reinhard Goebel conducting; listed in KulturSpiegel's 'Best of Classical Music CDs'

Pastorale2022 Italian Christmas Baroque album with Ensemble 1700 and Dorothee Mields

Night Music2019 solo album on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

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