ARTEK - The Art of the Early Keyboard, Inc.

ARTEK - The Art of the Early Keyboard, Inc. ARTEK has gained a reputation for exciting, dramatic performances of baroque music. Watch our past concerts on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/

ARTEK is a New York State non-profit organization that exists to present historically-informed concerts of music and educational activities, to stimulate interest and develop appreciation for early music in our society. Audiences love ARTEK concerts for their compelling musical settings of beautiful poetry and infectious dance rhythms that infuse the performances with vitality and spirit. Founded

by director Gwendolyn Toth in 1986, ARTEK currently consists of core performers: Laura Heimes, soprano; Clara Rottsolk, soprano; Sarah Chalfy, soprano; Barbara Hollinshead, mezzo-soprano; Ryland Angel, countertenor; Andrew Fuchs, tenor; Jacob Perry Jr, tenor; Peter Becker, bass-baritone; Cynthia Freivogel, violin; Vita Wallace, violin; Theresa Salomon, violin; Motomi Igarashi, viola da gamba & lirone; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo; Adam Cockerham, theorbo; Grant Herreid, lute; Charles Weaver, lute; Christa Patton, harp; Dongsok Shin, harpsichord; and Gwendolyn Toth, harpsichord and organ.

TONIGHT and TOMORROW! 🎻 Mozart’s most famous violin sonata in B-flat, K 454 was written for the Italian virtuosa, Regina...
02/20/2026

TONIGHT and TOMORROW! 🎻 Mozart’s most famous violin sonata in B-flat, K 454 was written for the Italian virtuosa, Regina Strinasacchi, who famously received the part only the night before the performance. Leopold Mozart said of her: “Her whole heart and soul is in the melody she delivers, and her power and beauty of tone are equally remarkable. I believe, as a rule, that a woman of genius plays with more expression than a man.” Enrico Gatti, violin and Gwendolyn Toth, fortepiano play the Sonata in B-flat and other chamber works by Mozart.

It’s been an amazing week rehearsing for this weekend’s performances of Le Carnaval Mascarade! 🎭 Six spectacular ARTEK s...
01/22/2026

It’s been an amazing week rehearsing for this weekend’s performances of Le Carnaval Mascarade! 🎭 Six spectacular ARTEK singers, violin leader Enrico Gatti, regular orchestra members, and many of our former Young Artist Fellows are coming together to bring this entertaining comédie-ballet to life, and it’s one not to be missed! Follow the link in our bio for tickets!

Join ARTEK for a rare performance of Lully's 'Le Carnaval Mascarade!'Friday, January 23 at 7:00 pmSaturday, January 24 a...
01/13/2026

Join ARTEK for a rare performance of Lully's 'Le Carnaval Mascarade!'

Friday, January 23 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 24 at 7:00 pm

Lully’s comédie-ballet was first performed in 1675 at the Academie Royale de Musique, created from favorite scenes from his earlier comedies. The libretto lampoons doctors, teachers, and lawyers, and includes the famous Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs from Molière’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Arias in French, Italian, and Spanish, and delightful dance music. Soloists include Christina Kay, soprano; Sarah Frei, soprano; Richard Pittsinger, haute-contre; Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone; and Peter Becker, bass, with ARTEK’s large French baroque orchestra led by Enrico Gatti – with over a dozen of our past Artist Fellows returning to join us.

For more information, please visit our website: https://artekearlymusic.org/concerts/2025-2026/

New York City's premier early music ensemble

Happy 2026 from ARTEK! We’re looking forward to celebrating the beginning of the new year with our audience at 3pm TODAY...
01/01/2026

Happy 2026 from ARTEK! We’re looking forward to celebrating the beginning of the new year with our audience at 3pm TODAY! Come to St. Ignatius at 88th/West End for Messiah Reimagined. More info at the link in our bio.

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