Fringe: Ensemble Aenigma

Fringe: Ensemble Aenigma

This concert is part of the free fringe programme of the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht 2026.

Ensemble Aenigma is a quartet dedicated to historically informed performance and expressive, thoughtful music-making. The ensemble was formed in 2025 through a performance of Bach’s Musikalisches Opfer, which sparked a strong artistic connection between its four musicians. Since then, Aenigma has developed a particular affinity for 18th-century German repertoire, exploring its intricate counterpoint and refined textures. The quartet approaches early music through experiences of light, darkness, colour and novelty, seeking to reveal its elegance and sensitivity while inviting audiences to discover this repertoire alongside them.

Programme

• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

  Trio Sonata in C major, Wq. 147
  Allegro
  Adagio
  Allegro assai

  1714-1788
• Johann Sebastian Bach

  Trio Sonata in C major, BWV 1079
  Largo
  Allegro
  Andante
  Allegro

  1685-1750
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

  Trio Sonata in C major, Wq. 149
  Allegro di molto
  Andante
  Allegretto
  
  Programme subject to change

Musicians

• Lydia Kirschenbaum violin
• Joan Casabona i Amat flute
• Miles Mullin-Chivers cello
• Maciej Skrzeczkowski harpsichord