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A wave of beauty
Cellist Matylda Adamus reflects on the experience of touring Haydn's 'Die Jahreszeiten' with Il Giardino Armonico and working with Giovanni Antonini as an apprentice.

“My love for Kraus is well-known”: Claudio Astronio about Theresia’s new album
Claudio Astronio, who leads Theresia on our latest album released on the CPO label, talks about the joy of performing the complete Kraus Overtures.

Alessandro De Marchi: “Rossini is a matter of balance between historical research and tradition”
Only a few days away from our next performances, we caught up with conductor Alessandro De Marchi who conducts Theresia in our annual opera project just like last year. We will make our return to the Reate Festival for belcanto opera to accompany a talented cast of emerging singers. And this time we'll be challenged by adding something entirely new to our repertoire: Gioacchino Rossini and one of the first opera's he wrote "L'inganno felice".

Discovering Juan Manuel de la Puente
Bassoonist and Theresia Ambassador Javier Sanchez Castillo about discovering the music of Spanish baroque composer Juan Manuel de la Puente.

Our places: the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music
Theresia is making its debut visit to Poland, the most easterly European country we have ever travelled to. The orchestra players will be hosted at a true temple of music, the European centre named after the great 20th century Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.

Choosing a Historical Instrument: the Making of my Viola, Bertha.
It took her a while to find her ideal viola, but it was worth it: find out how our ambassadress Ciara had a special viola made for her.

Christophe Rousset: music as an endless discovery
For our next project, Christophe Rousset will conduct Theresia in Traetta's oratorio 'Rex Salomon' at the Innsbruck Early Music Festival. We spoke to him about his passions, his commitment to work and his dedication to music. Truly inspiring!

The day I discovered Baroque Jam Sessions
Never be afraid of trying new things: find out how our ambassadress Laurène discovered the beauty of breaking down barriers by taking part in an early music jam session.

Simone Laghi guides us in the discovery of two hidden treasures
Although very different, the programmes for our next two projects have one thing in common that is very important to us. Both the historical chamber music transcription of Beethoven's 7th Symphony and Traetta's oratorio Rex Salomon have been critically edited by Simone Laghi, Scientific Advisor of Theresia, who gives us an interesting insight to these hidden treasures.

Alexis Kossenko and the joy of sharing a passion for music
Flutist and conductor Alexis Kossenko talks about his work, his dreams and working with Theresia Orchestra

Out of an early musician’s toolkit: sight-reading
As an early musician, it's important to be strongly skilled in sight-reading. Read the valuable tips from Theresia's Ambassadress Léna Ruisz

Meet Theresia: Laura Hoeven
Austrian oboist Laura Hoeven joined Theresia in 2021 and in these very days she is playing with Theresia Wind Ensemble: let's find more about her upbringing, her love for music and the three most important things she learnt playing with our orchestra!
