Pas­sion­ate music­al­ity and an unceas­ing desire to explore the unknown are the hall­marks of Con­certo Köln. The ensemble, with its dis­tinct­ive sound, is one of the lead­ing ensembles in the field of his­tor­ic­al per­form­ance prac­tice. Firmly rooted in Cologne’s music­al life, yet per­form­ing reg­u­larly in the world’s music cap­it­als and at renowned fest­ivals, Con­certo Köln stands for out­stand­ing inter­pret­a­tions of early music.

The Cologne ensemble’s rep­er­toire includes not only Baroque but also early Clas­sic­al works. The focus is on an authen­t­ic approach to the sound of the era in which the respect­ive works were cre­ated. This pas­sion for his­tor­ic­al sound is also reflec­ted in the ensemble’s long-stand­ing and suc­cess­ful col­lab­or­a­tion with its hon­or­ary con­duct­or Kent Nagano and viol­in­ist Shun­ske Sato. As Wag­n­er Inter­pret­a­tions The search for a his­tor­ic­ally informed approach to Richard Wagner’s „Ring of the Nibe­lung“ caused a sen­sa­tion inter­na­tion­ally. In this con­text, Con­certo Köln has also explored the works of com­posers from Beeth­oven to Bruck­ner with­in their his­tor­ic­al con­text. The real­isa­tion of the Ring is now being under­taken jointly with the Dresden Fest­iv­al Orches­tra under the title The Wag­n­er Cycles con­tin­ues as a pro­ject of the Dresden Music Fest­iv­al.

Under the hasht­ag #wecel­eb­rate, Con­certo Köln will mark its 40^th anniversary in 2025.

Since 2004, Opheli­as Cul­ture PR has been sup­port­ing the Cologne ensemble. This includes press work for inter­na­tion­al tours, album pro­mo­tion for releases, as well as press invit­a­tions and inter­view acquis­i­tion for innov­at­ive pro­jects. In recent years, we have increas­ingly advised the ensemble on stra­tegic devel­op­ments and sup­por­ted digit­al com­mu­nic­a­tion on social media and the web­site.