Welcome to Early Music

Error message

Deprecated function: Return type of DatabaseStatementBase::execute($args = [], $options = []) should either be compatible with PDOStatement::execute(?array $params = null): bool, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice in require_once() (line 2244 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/database.inc).
Deprecated function: Return type of DatabaseStatementEmpty::current() should either be compatible with Iterator::current(): mixed, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice in require_once() (line 2346 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/database.inc).
Deprecated function: Return type of DatabaseStatementEmpty::next() should either be compatible with Iterator::next(): void, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice in require_once() (line 2346 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/database.inc).
Deprecated function: Return type of DatabaseStatementEmpty::key() should either be compatible with Iterator::key(): mixed, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice in require_once() (line 2346 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/database.inc).
Deprecated function: Return type of DatabaseStatementEmpty::valid() should either be compatible with Iterator::valid(): bool, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice in require_once() (line 2346 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/database.inc).
Deprecated function: Return type of DatabaseStatementEmpty::rewind() should either be compatible with Iterator::rewind(): void, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice in require_once() (line 2346 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/database.inc).
Deprecated function: Return type of DatabaseCondition::count() should either be compatible with Countable::count(): int, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice in require_once() (line 1652 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/query.inc).
Deprecated function: Creation of dynamic property MergeQuery::$condition is deprecated in MergeQuery->__construct() (line 1344 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/query.inc).
Deprecated function: Creation of dynamic property DatabaseCondition::$stringVersion is deprecated in DatabaseCondition->compile() (line 1865 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/query.inc).
Deprecated function: Creation of dynamic property DatabaseCondition::$stringVersion is deprecated in DatabaseCondition->compile() (line 1865 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/query.inc).
Deprecated function: Creation of dynamic property DatabaseCondition::$stringVersion is deprecated in DatabaseCondition->compile() (line 1865 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/query.inc).
Deprecated function: Creation of dynamic property DatabaseCondition::$stringVersion is deprecated in DatabaseCondition->compile() (line 1865 of /is/htdocs/wp12201812_IAZSVZQNAR/www/michaeldollendorf/prod_new/includes/database/query.inc).

Michael Dollendorf - Photo: André Wagenzik

I'm glad you've found my website. It will tell you about my activities, concerts, classes and projects to come.

Early Music has been the most important thing in my life for decades and I'm still developing new old sounds all the time, trying to offer something unique to presenters, audiences and students.

New workshops and concerts are put online all the time. Please check them out!

Also I'm quite aware that this website needs music. A lot of little videos are going to present all the instruments at some point.

Michael

Here are the three people I want to thank in name: André Wagenzik for his fantastic photographs, Alexander Mayer for the magical webdesign, and Bence Berei for his most elegant translation into Swedish! He also did the Dutch translation, with support by M R van Egmond and Anita Bleij. Warm thanks to all!

News

private lessons & coaching

In Berlin and all over I'm teaching private lessons and coach ensembles. Please get in touch if you have a group that needs some input. This summer I'm in Aachen, Regensburg, Lübeck, Budapest, Wolfenbüttel and Utrecht.

Early Music in Berlin

The Vereinigung Alte Musik created a new calender, that makes it easy to find concerts in our city.

Instrument rental

Our keyboard instruments can be rented for concerts or recordings. Besides the keyboards listed under 'Instruments' there is also a Franco-Flemish Double Harpsichord GG-d''' which we keep at a= 400 Hz to match the nice flutes. The price is along the established line of 1-2% of the value per day + insurance, transport, tuning etc.
Please get in touch by e-mail for quotes.

Goldberg-Stiftung

We are happy to annouce our collaboration with the Goldberg-Stiftung. Clemens Goldberg lets us use his editions and we can play the foundation's Renaissance viols during the courses.

Logo Goldberg-Stiftung.jpg

Constance Frei - L'arco sonoro

Articulation et Ornamentation au XVII Siécle. A great book and a very informative 3 hours on DVD about the early violin. Everybody playing music around 1600 should study and watch this!!!