„Sie bewirkt nachgerade das Wunder einer Intensivierung durch Zurücknahme.”
- Concerti über Bachs Matthäuspassion
Johanna Soller hat sich als eine der herausragenden Stimmen der internationalen Alte-Musik-Szene etabliert.
Die Dirigentin, Cembalistin und Organistin ist Künstlerische Leiterin der Nederlandse Bachvereniging.
Darüber hinaus leitet sie das von ihr gegründete Barockensemble capella sollertia, dessen Debut-Album mit Kantaten Johann Ludwig Bachs von der internationalen Fachpresse enthusiastisch besprochen und mit dem Gramophone Classical Music Award und dem Jahresreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik ausgezeichnet wurde.
Als Gastdirigentin arbeitete sie unter anderem mit dem Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, dem B’Rock Orchester, dem Dunedin Consort, der Kammerakademie Potsdam, den Münchner Symphonikern und der Opera North zusammen. Zukünftige Engagements führen sie zum Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra und BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
AGENDA
ALL SOULS
The sound of silence
works by Rosenmüller, Schelle, Knüpfer, Kuhnau, Buxtehude and John Cage
Netherlands Bach Society
Johanna Soller, organ and leader
Soloists
Dorothee Mields, soprano
William Shelton, alto
Jakob Pilgram, tenor
Felix Schwandtke, bass
· Wed 28 Oct · Groningen SPOT
· Thu 29 Oct · Naarden Grote Kerk
· Fri 30 Oct · Amsterdam Waalse Kerk
· Sat 31 Oct · Heerlen Parkstad Limburg Theaters
· Sun 01 Nov · Utrecht TivoliVrendenburg
· Mon 02 Nov · Arnhem
MAGNIFICAT
by JS Bach and CPE Bach
Netherlands Bach Society
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Carine Tinney, soprano
Kristen Witmer, soprano
Alexander Chance, alto
Florian Sievers, tenor
Jonas Müller, bass
· Fri 11 Dec · Utrecht TivoliVredenburg
· Sat 12 Dec · Naarden Grote Kerk
· Sun 13 Dec · Zwolle Theater De Spiegel
· Tue 15 Dec · Eindhoven Muziekgebouw
· Wed 16 Dec · Rhenen Cunerakerk
· Thu 17 Dec · Alkmaar Grote Kerk
· Fri 18 Dec · Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ
· Sat 19 Dec · Tilburg Schouwburg
· Sun 20 Dec · Haarlem PHIL
Masterclass
Royal Academy of Music London
Masterclass and concert
JS Bach St. John Passion
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
WDR Radio Choir
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Patrick Grahl, Evangelist
Konstantin Krimmel, Christus
Lore Binon, soprano
Tim Mead, alto
Joshua Ellicott, tenor
Tobias Berndt, bass
info & tickets
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
WDR Radio Choir
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Patrick Grahl, Evangelist
Konstantin Krimmel, Christus
Lore Binon, soprano
Tim Mead, alto
Joshua Ellicott, tenor
Tobias Berndt, bass
info & tickets
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Laurens Collegium
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Laurence Kilsby, Evangelist
Christian Immler, Christus & arias
Carine Tinney, soprano
William Shelton, alto
Jeremy Ovenden, tenor
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Laurens Collegium
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Laurence Kilsby, Evangelist
Christian Immler, Christus & arias
Carine Tinney, soprano
William Shelton, alto
Jeremy Ovenden, tenor
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Laurens Collegium
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Laurence Kilsby, Evangelist
Christian Immler, Christus & arias
Carine Tinney, soprano
William Shelton, alto
Jeremy Ovenden, tenor
capella sollertia
Johanna Soller, direction
Lucie Horsch, recorder and singing
Nederlandse Bachvereniging
Johanna Soller, harpsichord and leader
Johann Sebastian Bach
‘Brandenburg’ Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
‘Brandenburg’ Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Double Concerto for recorder and violin in C minor, BWV 1060r
Johann Sebastian Bach/Igor Stravinsky
Prelude and fugue in B minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier I, no. 24, BWV 869
Prelude in E minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier I, no. 10, BWV 855
Igor Stravinsky
From: Three pieces for Solo Clarinet, no. 1, W95 (for recorder)
Mathilde Wantenaar
Seufzer
Recorder Concerto
JS Bach
BWV 70 “Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!”
BWV 90 “Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende”
Netherlands Bach Society
Johanna Soller, conductor
JS Bach
BWV 70 “Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!”
BWV 90 “Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende”
Netherlands Bach Society
Johanna Soller, conductor
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Johanna Soller, harpsichord & conductor
music by JS Bach (Brandenburg concertos 1 & 2), JD Zelenka, JD Heinichen and WF Bach
capella sollertia
Johanna Soller, direction
capella sollertia
Johanna Soller, direction
capella sollertia
Johanna Soller, direction
AGENDA
ALL SOULS
The sound of silence
works by Rosenmüller, Schelle, Knüpfer, Kuhnau, Buxtehude and John Cage
Netherlands Bach Society
Johanna Soller, organ and leader
Soloists
Dorothee Mields, soprano
William Shelton, alto
Jakob Pilgram, tenor
Felix Schwandtke, bass
· Wed 28 Oct · Groningen SPOT
· Thu 29 Oct · Naarden Grote Kerk
· Fri 30 Oct · Amsterdam Waalse Kerk
· Sat 31 Oct · Heerlen Parkstad Limburg Theaters
· Sun 01 Nov · Utrecht TivoliVrendenburg
· Mon 02 Nov · Arnhem
MAGNIFICAT
by JS Bach and CPE Bach
Netherlands Bach Society
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Carine Tinney, soprano
Kristen Witmer, soprano
Alexander Chance, alto
Florian Sievers, tenor
Jonas Müller, bass
· Fri 11 Dec · Utrecht TivoliVredenburg
· Sat 12 Dec · Naarden Grote Kerk
· Sun 13 Dec · Zwolle Theater De Spiegel
· Tue 15 Dec · Eindhoven Muziekgebouw
· Wed 16 Dec · Rhenen Cunerakerk
· Thu 17 Dec · Alkmaar Grote Kerk
· Fri 18 Dec · Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ
· Sat 19 Dec · Tilburg Schouwburg
· Sun 20 Dec · Haarlem PHIL
Masterclass
Royal Academy of Music London
Masterclass and concert
JS Bach St. John Passion
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
WDR Radio Choir
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Patrick Grahl, Evangelist
Konstantin Krimmel, Christus
Lore Binon, soprano
Tim Mead, alto
Joshua Ellicott, tenor
Tobias Berndt, bass
info & tickets
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
WDR Radio Choir
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Patrick Grahl, Evangelist
Konstantin Krimmel, Christus
Lore Binon, soprano
Tim Mead, alto
Joshua Ellicott, tenor
Tobias Berndt, bass
info & tickets
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Laurens Collegium
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Laurence Kilsby, Evangelist
Christian Immler, Christus & arias
Carine Tinney, soprano
William Shelton, alto
Jeremy Ovenden, tenor
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Laurens Collegium
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Laurence Kilsby, Evangelist
Christian Immler, Christus & arias
Carine Tinney, soprano
William Shelton, alto
Jeremy Ovenden, tenor
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Laurens Collegium
Johanna Soller, conductor
Soloists
Laurence Kilsby, Evangelist
Christian Immler, Christus & arias
Carine Tinney, soprano
William Shelton, alto
Jeremy Ovenden, tenor
capella sollertia
Johanna Soller, direction
Lucie Horsch, recorder and singing
Nederlandse Bachvereniging
Johanna Soller, harpsichord and leader
Johann Sebastian Bach
‘Brandenburg’ Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
‘Brandenburg’ Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Double Concerto for recorder and violin in C minor, BWV 1060r
Johann Sebastian Bach/Igor Stravinsky
Prelude and fugue in B minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier I, no. 24, BWV 869
Prelude in E minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier I, no. 10, BWV 855
Igor Stravinsky
From: Three pieces for Solo Clarinet, no. 1, W95 (for recorder)
Mathilde Wantenaar
Seufzer
Recorder Concerto
JS Bach
BWV 70 “Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!”
BWV 90 “Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende”
Netherlands Bach Society
Johanna Soller, conductor
JS Bach
BWV 70 “Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!”
BWV 90 “Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende”
Netherlands Bach Society
Johanna Soller, conductor
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Johanna Soller, harpsichord & conductor
music by JS Bach (Brandenburg concertos 1 & 2), JD Zelenka, JD Heinichen and WF Bach
capella sollertia
Johanna Soller, direction
capella sollertia
Johanna Soller, direction
capella sollertia
Johanna Soller, direction
Gramophone Classical Music Award 2026
Recording of the Month
“Johanna Soller and capella sollertia engage unerringly with this extensive project… unceasing advocates for an oeuvre that has, until now, remarkably escaped our attention… The spirit of warmth and affection is especially evident when voices and orchestra dance around each other with their light, genial aplomb under Soller’s impressive direction.”
Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik
“Zwischen Februar und September 1726 führte Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig 18 Kantaten seines entfernten Vetters Johann Ludwig Bach auf. Deren charakteristische Verbindung von italienischer Kantabilität, französischer Eleganz und mitteldeutsch-protestantischem Predigtton kommt in der Gesamteinspielung der Capella Sollertia hervorragend zur Geltung: Solisten, Chor und Orchester agieren in enger Verzahnung, zeichnen die musikalischen Spannungsbögen mit Augenmaß nach und werden den vielfältigen Affekten dieser berührenden Musik vollauf gerecht.”
★★★★★ The Times
“It’s not every day that a classical recording company produces something that could be designated a boon to civilisation (…) The performers’ enjoyment of Ludwig’s music is palpable and discovering these 18 cantatas has given me five of the happiest hours of my listening life. Civilisation, take note.”
★★★★★ The Guardian
“This distant cousin’s music is a remarkable discovery. (…) Conductor Johanna Soller brings them to sensitive and vivid life.”
★★★★★ Diapason
“Quelle hauteur de vue et quelle autorité dans la mise en œuvre pour un groupe qui n’a que sept ans d’existence!”
