Nima Pournaghshband
Agenda

Upcoming

Opera, oratorio and choir projects across the Netherlands and Germany. All times are local.

Past productions New dates by email

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20264 projects · 12 dates
Choir

Broze Aarde

Fant de Kanter, a new work after the poetry of Antjie Krog

Studium Chorale with the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble · Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano

  • Wed7 Oct
    20:15
    Leiden · StadsgehoorzaalPreview
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  • Sun11 Oct
    15:00
    Haarlem · PhilharmoniePremiere
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  • Thu15 Oct
    20:15
    The Hague · Amare
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  • Fri16 Oct
    20:00
    Heerlen · Theater Heerlen
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  • Sat17 Oct
    20:15
    Amsterdam · Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ
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  • Tue20 Oct
    20:30
    Arnhem · Musis
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  • Thu22 Oct
    20:00
    Utrecht · TivoliVredenburg, Grote Zaal
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Soloist

Ton de Leeuw 100

Daan Manneke, Da Pacem and other works · Ton de Leeuw, Prière and Missa brevis

Soloist in Da Pacem · Studium Chorale conducted by Hans Leenders · Marcel Verheggen, organ

  • Sun15 Nov
    14:15
    Amsterdam · Orgelpark
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Composer

Schattenspiele

Vocal music between beauty and transience: new commissioned works by Nima Pournaghshband (Agnus Dei), Andy Janssen and Aljoscha Ristow, with music by Ravel and Poulenc

AaVokaSo, the Aachen vocal soloists, led by Johannes Honecker and Aljoscha Ristow · free entry, donations welcome

  • Fri20 Nov
    19:00
    Monschau · Evangelische Stadtkirche
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  • Sat21 Nov
    18:30
    Brühl · Christuskirche
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  • Sun22 Nov
    18:00
    Dortmund-Syburg · St. Peter
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Soloist

Christmas Oratorio

J. S. Bach, BWV 248, Cantatas I, III and VI

Alto soloist · Aachener Barockorchester and chamber choir

  • Sat19 Dec
    17:00
    Aachen · St. Adalbert
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20274 projects · 23 dates
Opera

Flight

Jonathan Dove, libretto by April De Angelis. A comic opera about a refugee who lives in an airport, inspired by the true story of an Iranian refugee stranded for 18 years in Paris. In English with German surtitles.

The Refugee · Schiller-Theater Rudolstadt with the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar · conductor Oliver Weder · director Jochen Biganzoli

  • Sat6 Feb
    19:30
    Rudolstadt · Großes HausPremiere
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  • Tue9 Feb
    15:00
    Rudolstadt · Großes Haus
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  • Fri12 Feb
    19:30
    Rudolstadt · Großes Haus
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  • Tue16 Feb
    15:00
    Rudolstadt · Großes Haus
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  • Sat27 Feb
    19:30
    Rudolstadt · Großes Haus
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  • Sun28 Feb
    15:00
    Rudolstadt · Großes Haus
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  • Fri5 Mar
    19:30
    Rudolstadt · Großes Haus
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Soloist

Stabat Mater

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Alto soloist · Ad Mosam Barok, conducted by Huub Ehlen

  • Thu13 May
    20:30
    Heerlen · Theater Heerlen, Limburgzaal
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  • Fri14 May
    20:00
    Bunde · Agnespoort
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  • Sat15 May
    20:00
    Roermond · Caroluskapel
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  • Sun16 May
    16:00
    Venlo · Domani
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Opera

FURIOSO

A new Baroque opera after Mareike Fallwickl’s novel Die Wut, die bleibt, with music by Handel, Strozzi and Gluck

Countertenor · Theater Aachen · director Cordula Däuper

  • Sun6 Jun
    17:00
    Aachen · Theater AachenPremiere
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  • Sun13 Jun
    17:00
    Aachen · Theater Aachen
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  • Sun27 Jun
    17:00
    Aachen · Theater Aachen
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  • Wed30 Jun
    19:00
    Aachen · Theater Aachen
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  • Sun4 Jul
    17:00
    Aachen · Theater Aachen
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  • Wed14 Jul
    19:00
    Aachen · Theater Aachen
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  • Sun18 Jul
    17:00
    Aachen · Theater Aachen
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Soloist

Christmas Oratorio

J. S. Bach, BWV 248

Alto soloist · philharmonie zuidnederland and Koor Octopus, conducted by Bart van Reyn · with Elisabeth Hetherington and Vincent Kusters

  • Fri17 Dec
    Venue to be announced · philharmonie zuidnederland
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  • Sat18 Dec
    Venue to be announced · philharmonie zuidnederland
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  • Sun19 Dec
    Venue to be announced · philharmonie zuidnederland
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  • Wed22 Dec
    Venue to be announced · philharmonie zuidnederlandTo be confirmed
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  • Thu23 Dec
    Venue to be announced · philharmonie zuidnederland
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Archive

Past productions

Opera, solo concerts, choir projects and conducting since January 2023.

20269 productions
16 Aug
Handel, Giulio Cesare
Semi-staged pasticcio · Barock Vokal Akademie, conducted by Paul Goodwin · Bürgerhaus Kiedrich
Opera
15 Aug
Sacred Concertos of the Baroque
Soloist with Ensemble Belle Musique: Schütz, Rosenmüller, Buxtehude, Stradella · Vincenta Prüger and Nikolaj Tarasov, recorders · Michael Weiger, organ · Sommerkonzerte Kressbronn · Barockkapelle Schleinsee, Kressbronn am Bodensee
Soloist
9 Aug
In Arcadia
Vocal chamber music by Legrenzi and his contemporaries · Barock Vokal Akademie, Alessandro de Marchi · Mainz
Concert
1 Aug
Laudate
Sacred music by Zechner and Werner · Barock Vokal Akademie, conducted by György Vashegyi · St. Bonifaz, Mainz
Concert
Jun to Jul
Puccini, Suor Angelica
Zio Principe · director Ramona Bartsch, conductor Timo Handschuh · premiere 7 June · Theater Aachen
Opera
6 to 7 May
stARTfestival
Recital with Cameron Shahbazi · Bayer Arts & Culture · WDR radio recording · Leverkusen
Recital
5 and 6 Apr
Mozart, Spatzenmesse
Alto soloist · Easter · Onze Lieve Vrouwebasiliek, Maastricht
Soloist
2 to 4 Apr
Bach, St Matthew Passion
Studium Chorale · Maastricht, Venlo, Eindhoven
Choir
29 Mar
Bach, St John Passion
Alto soloist · Maastricht Kamerkoor · Onze Lieve Vrouwebasiliek, Maastricht
Soloist
202515 productions
20 Dec
Bach, Christmas Oratorio
Alto soloist · Aachener Barockorchester · Aachen
Soloist
October
SPEED
Freddy Orlog in Samuel Roth’s Die Ermittlung and Jim in Anton-Konrad Salow’s Speed · director Andreas Durban · HfMT Köln
Opera
21 Sep
Mozart, Mass
Alto soloist · Onze Lieve Vrouwebasiliek, Maastricht
Soloist
19 to 21 Sep
Schattenspiele
AaVokaSo gives the first performances of his Agnus Dei, written for the ensemble · Vaals, Aachen
Composer
19 to 21 Sep
Musica Sacra
Studium Chorale · Maastricht, Eindhoven, ’s-Hertogenbosch
Choir
September
Mancia, La Partenope
Armindo · Kairos Orchestra, Kai Wessel · first performance in over 300 years, recorded and broadcast by WDR · Köln
Opera
13 to 18 Jun
Beljon, Requiem: Somnium Al Salaam
World premiere of the complete work, written for him · countertenor and baritone soloist · Studium Chorale · Orgelpark Amsterdam, AZC Maastricht
Soloist
17 May
Mozart, Requiem
Alto soloist
Soloist
29 Apr, 3 May
Orff, Carmina Burana
Countertenor soloist · Muziekgebouw Eindhoven
Soloist
20 and 21 Apr
Mozart, Mass
Alto soloist · Easter · Onze Lieve Vrouwebasiliek, Maastricht
Soloist
19 Apr
Bach, St Matthew Passion
With philharmonie zuidnederland, conducted by Jos van Veldhoven · Eindhoven
Concert
13 Apr
Bach, St John Passion
Alto soloist · Maastricht Kamerkoor · Onze Lieve Vrouwebasiliek, Maastricht
Soloist
16 and 30 Mar
Stumbling Stones
Studium Chorale · Venlo, Voerendaal
Choir
15 Feb
Aachener Männer Vokalensemble
Concert as vocal coach · Aachen
Conducting
2025
Wolf, Mörike-Lieder
Singer and pianist · Festwoche · HfMT Köln
Recital
202414 productions
December
Bach, Cantatas BWV 62 and 63
Alto soloist · Christmas concert · HfMT Köln
Soloist
2 to 7 Dec
Bach, Christmas Oratorio
Alto section · Europa Chor Akademie
Choir
9 and 10 Nov
Silent Steps
Studium Chorale · Lutherse Kerk Maastricht, Orgelpark Amsterdam
Choir
October
Masterclass concert
With Philippe Herreweghe and Dorothee Mields · Collegium Vocale Gent · Ghent
Concert
Autumn
ARIA 2024
Finalist of the Dutch television opera competition · NPO 1
TV
19 Oct
Orff, Carmina Burana
Countertenor soloist · Toonkunstkoor Nijmegen · Nijmegen
Soloist
13 to 22 Sep
Beljon, Somnium Al Salaam
World premiere, written for him · baritone and countertenor soloist with Studium Chorale · Musica Sacra · Maastricht
Soloist
15 Sep
Bach, Cantata BWV 186
Alto soloist · Aachener Bachverein, Georg Hage · Annakirche, Aachen
Soloist
September
Jenkins, The Armed Man
Muezzin · conducted by Johannes Honecker · Bergisch Gladbach
Soloist
Summer
Bach, Cantata BWV 170
Alto solo while conducting his own ensemble · Conservatorium Maastricht
Soloist
Bach, St John Passion
Alto soloist · Eschweiler
Soloist
20 Apr
Madan Sara
Concert as conductor · Maastricht
Conducting
19 to 21 Apr
Studium Chorale
Ensemble singer · Venlo, Maastricht, Amsterdam
Choir
27 to 30 Mar
Studium Chorale
Ensemble singer · Maastricht, Eindhoven, Venlo
Choir
202312 productions
2 and 3 Dec
Pro Arte
Concerts as conductor · Vaals
Conducting
2 to 12 Nov
Studium Chorale
Ensemble singer · tour · Heerlen, Breda, Tilburg, Eindhoven, ’s-Hertogenbosch
Choir
19 Oct
Festival Vocallis
Master of Music Prize recital for countertenor and harp
Recital
15 Sep
Musica Sacra
Studium Chorale · Maastricht
Choir
11 to 19 Aug
Orff, Carmina Burana
Countertenor soloist · Eschweiler and Alsdorf
Soloist
2 and 4 Jul
Studium Chorale
Ensemble singer · Venlo, Maastricht
Choir
20 to 28 Jun
Khane Chaharom
World premiere of his oratorio, as composer and soloist, with Ensemble Zuiderwind · Maastricht, Aldeneik, Kerkrade
Composer
3 Jun
Jenkins, The Armed Man
Muezzin · Aachen
Soloist
April
Maastricht Music Awards
Jury prize and audience prize · premiere of his Spaghetti · Maastricht
Prize
Mozart, Missa solemnis in C minor
Alto soloist · Waisenhausmesse
Soloist
Bach, Mass in B minor
Choir · Aachen Cathedral
Choir
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Chorus · Theater Aachen
Choir