Maarten Engeltjes performs Händel's Messiah in Copenhagen and Bach's Weihnachtoratorio in Milan

On the 15th and 16th of december Maarten will perform Händel's Messiah with Danish Radio Orchestra & Choir in Kopenhagen, conducted by Peter Dijkstra. The last concert of this year, on the 20th of december, will be Bach's Weihnachtsoratorio with Ensemble Baroque de Limoges in Milan conducted by Cristophe Coin. read full article

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Biography of Maarten Engeltjes

The Young Dutch Countertenor Maarten Engeltjes (1984) started singing at the age of 4 as a boy soprano. In 1995 Sir David Wilcocks recognized his special talent and selected Maarten as soloist for the Coronation Anthems (Händel) at the Boy’s Choir Festival in Haarlem, The Netherlands. He also participated as a boy soprano soloist on several CD recordings in the Dom Cathedral in Riga, Latvia, including Allegri’s Miserere.

Maarten Engeltjes had his countertenor debut at the age of 16, singing the alto-arias in the Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion. Numerous national and international performances quickly followed including J.S. Bach’s masterpieces: the St. Matthew’s Passion, St. John's Passion, the B minor Mass, the Weihnachts Oratorio and numerous cantatas, as well as all major Händel's oratorios etc.

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