Concert Dates and Venues
- 15 August 2025, 5:00 PM – Knight’s Hall, Royal Castle in Sandomierz
- 16 August 2025, 5:00 PM – Former Synagogue in Kielce
Programme
Nicola Matteis (c.1646–c.1695)
– Ayres in gamut proper
– Ayres in B mi proper
– Ayres in D la sol re proper / sharp
Immanuel Chai Ricchi (1688–1743)
Lechatchila Ariber (Niggun of the Rebbe Maharash) – Hassidic music
– Ein Adir (Mipi Kel)
– Modeh Ani
– Rahelica baila
– Nani, nani
– Paxaro d’hermozura
Nicola Matteis (c.1646–c.1695)
– Ayres in F fa ut proper
– Ayres in D la sol re proper
– Ayres in C fa ut proper
– Ayres in e la mi proper / sharp
Performers
Theatrum Affectuum (Basel / Pavia):
Andreas Böhlen – recorder (Switzerland)
Ayako Matsunaga – violin (Japan)
Pierre-Augustin Lay – cello (France)
Takashi Watanabe – harpsichord (Japan, Germany)
Theatrum Affectuum, founded in Amsterdam in 2003, specializes in 17th- and 18th-century Italian and German music. The ensemble’s musicians regularly collaborate with leading early music groups such as Accademia Bizantina, Il Giardino Armonico, Concert de la Loge Olympique, and Bach Collegium Japan. Their CD “Most Ravishing Things” featuring works by Nicola Matteis was enthusiastically received by critics.
More information: www.andreasboehlen.com
Gallery
Theatrum Affectuum – press photo
Royal Castle in Sandomierz – photo by Tomasz Chmiel
About the Venues
Knight’s Hall, Royal Castle in Sandomierz is a representative interior of a royal residence built by King Casimir the Great. It features Gothic-Renaissance architecture with a vaulted ceiling supported by a single pillar. Today, it serves as both a museum and a concert hall.
Former Synagogue in Kielce, built in the early 20th century on the initiative of Mojżesz Pfeffer, was once the spiritual center of Kielce's Jewish community. After World War II, it was converted for the State Archives and lost its original Neo-Moorish character, adopting a simplified socialist realist form.