“With Seda Amir-Karayan, every note of Bach sounds groundbreaking. Accompanied by Camerata Vivaldiana, her raw yet lush alto voice blends Bach’s music with Armenian chants in an intense, spiritually charged album that will take your breath away.”
Seda Amir-Karayan (alto)
Camerata Vivaldiana:
Freddie James
(organo obbligato, continuo)
Christine Busch
(concertmaster),
Lathika Vithanage,
Katia Viel
(violin I)
Cecilie Valter,
Petra Melicharek,
Ildikó Sajgó
(violin II)
Sara Gómez Yunta,
Mirjam Toews,
Johannes Frisch,
Michèle Party
(viola)
Daniel Rosin,
Carla Rovirosa
(violoncello)
Miriam Shalinsky
(violone)
Niels Pfeffer
(cembalo, organo obbligato II)
Olga Marulanda,
José Manuel Cuadrado Sánchez
(oboe, oboe d’amore)
Laura Alvarado
(taille)
Fritz Krämer (direction)
Passacaille PAS 1158
The Camerata Vivaldiana was founded in 2019 by its conductor and artistic director Fritz Krämer.
The young baroque orchestra performs in lineups tailored to each project – among the concertmasters and soloists are internationally renowned artists such as Sergio Azzolini, Chouchane Siranossian, Marc Hantaï, Anaïs Chen and Sebastian Wienand.
In addition to cultivating the instrumental repertoire, the ensemble also regularly collaborates with vocal soloists and choirs.
06.06.2026, 7.00 pm, Stadtkirche Liestal
07.06.2026, 5.00 pm, Dom zu Arlesheim
George Frideric Handel: “Messiah”, HWV 56
Ulrike Hofbauer (soprano),
Seda Amir-Karayan (alto),
Michael Feyfar (tenor),
Dominik Wörner (bass)
Oratorienchor Baselland
Camerata Vivaldiana
Fritz Krämer (direction)
11.03.2023, 7.30 pm, Peterskirche Basel
Johann Sebastian Bach: Alt-Solokantaten
Seda Amir-Karayan (alto)
Camerata Vivaldiana (concertmaster: Christine Busch)
Fritz Krämer (direction)
27.11.2022, 3.00 pm, Berner Münster
“La notte” – Vivaldi, Tartini et al.
Christian Barthen (organ)
Seda Amir-Karayan (alto)
Sergio Azzolini (bassoon)
Chouchane Siranossian (violin)
Camerata Vivaldiana
Fritz Krämer (direction)
27.11.2021, 8.00 pm, Münster Bern
28.11.2021, 3.00 pm, Münster Bern
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Magnificat Wq 215, Flute Concerto in A
major Wq 168, Symphony in D major Wq 183/1
Marc Hantaï (traverso)
Miriam Feuersinger (soprano),
Seda Amir-Karayan (alto),
Michael Feyfar (tenor),
Konstantin Wolff (bass)
Münsterchor Bern & Konzertverein Bern
Camerata Vivaldiana (concertmaster: Anaïs Chen)
Fritz Krämer (direction)
08.01.2022, 7.00 pm, Reformierte Kirche Herzogenbuchsee
09.01.2022, 5.00 pm, Stadtkirche Liestal
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
(IV–VI)
Kristen Witmer (soprano),
Olivia Vermeulen (alto),
Michael Feyfar (tenor),
Krešimir Stražanac (bass)
Oratorienchor Baselland & Reformierter Kirchenchor
Herzogenbuchsee
Camerata Vivaldiana
Fritz Krämer (direction)
13.09.2020, 5.00 pm, Dom Arlesheim
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E Minor “Il
Favorito” RV 277; “Laudate pueri” RV 600; Georg
Friedrich Händel: “Salve Regina” …
Robin Johannsen (soprano)
Chouchane Siranossian (violin)
Oratorienchor Baselland
Camerata Vivaldiana
Fritz Krämer (direction)
30.11./01.12.2019, 3.00 pm, Münster
Bern
Antonio Vivaldi: “In furore iustissimae irae” RV 626;
Violin Concerto in D major “Grosso Mogul” RV 208;
…; Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor BWV
1052
Sebastian Wienand (harpsichord)
Chouchane Siranossian (violin)
Dilyara Idrisova (soprano),
Christina Daletska (mezzo-soprano)
Münsterchor Bern & Konzertverein Bern
Camerata Vivaldiana
Fritz Krämer (direction)