Aulos Ensemble

The Players

Christopher Krueger, flutist
Marc Schachman, oboist
Linda Quan, violinist
Myron Lutzke, cellist
Arthus Haas, harpsichordist

Accolades

"Over the past 16 years the Aulos Ensemble has established an enviable reputation as a pioneering period-instruments group, not only exploring widely the literature of Baroque chamber music, but setting a rarely matched standard for stylistic expertise and artistic vibrancy." - American Record Guide

"The performances were by far the most exhilarating examples of Baroque playing that these ears have heard." - The San Francisco Examiner

"The players of New York's Aulos Ensemble were fluid singers all, their lines never losing clarity or shape, always sounding flexible and spontaneous. This was authentic Baroque performance at its best." - The New York Times

"The Aulos Ensemble's playing is so untroubled and brilliant, so perfect, so absolute! It is the highest level of musicmaking." - Alte Music Aktuell (Regensburg, Germany)

The Aulos Ensemble, over the past quarter century, has set the standard for vibrant, spirited original-instrument performance. On more than a dozen recordings and in concert halls around the world, the Aulos Ensemble combines scholarly insight and virtuosic artistry in imaginative programs of uncompromised excellence.

Formed in 1973 by five graduates of the Juilliard School, the Aulos Ensemble was at the forefront of a movement that has captured the imagination of the American listening public. Their artistic intelligence based on informed scholarly insight, along with an unmatched standard of excellence, has resulted in invitations from virtually all of America's major chamber music presenters. The Aulos Ensemble's performances have created a new awareness for the rich rewards of "original instrument" performance and have America's most respected critics raving: "scintillating," "virtuosic," and "authentic baroque performance at its best."

In addition to its extensive touring schedule, the Aulos Ensemble created its own concert series at home in New York City. Featuring collaborations with leading artists in authentic performance from both the United States and Europe, the Aulos Ensemble has performed with harpsichordists Trevor Pinnock and Albert Fuller, violinists Jaap Schroeder and Stanley Richie, cellist Anner Byslma, oboist Michel Piguet, and vocalists Jan de Gaetani, Bethany Beardslee, Charles Bressler, and Julianne Baird and Dawn Upshaw.

In conjunction with its concerts, the Aulos Ensemble has given numerous master classes and lecture demonstrations in 17th and 18th-century performance practice at colleges and universities throughout the country.