Interview with Michael Borgstede
June 8, 2023
What is your personal background and how did you come to play the harpsichord? In Germany – unlike in France, for example – it is
What is your personal background and how did you come to play the harpsichord? In Germany – unlike in France, for example – it is
At our upcoming concert on May 18, 2023 at 8 pm at Ventana (Elisabeth-von-Mumm-Platz) the calendar makes the program! On it are cantatas that were
Which instrument do you play at the Cologne Academy and when did you start playing?I play cello, I did my first project with this orchestra
“Music is disciplined noise” is the statement of an unknown person. For today’s “Day Against Noise,” however, this is perhaps quite an appropriate statement. “Noise”
Which instrument do you play at the Kölner Akademie and when did you start playing?In Kölner Akademie I play violin, I first played a project
The Neapolitan violinist and composer Emanuele Barbella (1718-1777) enjoyed great popularity: after his first studies with his father, the “maestro d’instrumenti ad arco” of the
Johann Heinrich Rolle is a composer who has now accompanied the Kölner Akademie for several years, especially the two surviving ones of his four Passions.
He is one of the most important Baroque composers and was also considered an exceptionally good businessman and very well connected – we are talking
We are in the midst of the Passion season, which of course also has an effect on the current activities of the Kölner Akademie. In
Which instrument do you play at the Kölner Akademie and when did you start playing?Since 2022 I play with the Kölner Akademie: baroque flute for