Monica Huggett was born in London and entered the Royal Academy of Music at age sixteen as a student of Manoug Parikian. She currently serves as artistic director of the Portland Baroque and Irish Baroque Orchestras and as artistic advisor of The Juilliard School’s Historical Performance Program. Previously she co-founded the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra with Ton Koopman, founded Ensemble Sonnerie, worked with Christopher Hogwood at the Academy of Ancient Music and with Trevor Pinnock and The English Concert, toured with flutist James Galway, and co-founded, in 2004, the Montana Baroque Festival. Huggett’s recordings number in the hundreds and have won numerous prizes; most recently, her CD Flights of Fantasy was named 2010 Classical Recording of the Year by Alex Ross of The New Yorker. Her recording of J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites for a young prince, with PBO principal oboist Gonzalo X. Ruiz and Ensemble Sonnerie, received a 2009 Grammy nomination for Best Small Ensemble Recording.
Trailer alert: Oregon Bach Festival salutes Helmuth Rilling's 44 Years with 30 sweet seconds of the Missa Solemnis. http://t.co/5yfVSpZxQ4 10:23 PM May 13th
Two awards in one week: Helmuth Rilling honored by Chorus America and city of Eugene http://t.co/Cp4l7rLOEG via @oregonbachfest 12:18 PM May 10th
With deep regret, Midori must withdraw from the July 8th orchestra concert for medical reasons. Chee-Yun steps in. http://t.co/dkjBUL3hnK 11:28 AM May 9th
Monica Huggett was born in London and entered the Royal Academy of Music at age sixteen as a student of Manoug Parikian. She currently serves as artistic director of the Portland Baroque and Irish Baroque Orchestras and as artistic advisor of The Juilliard School’s Historical Performance Program. Previously she co-founded the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra with Ton Koopman, founded Ensemble Sonnerie, worked with Christopher Hogwood at the Academy of Ancient Music and with Trevor Pinnock and The English Concert, toured with flutist James Galway, and co-founded, in 2004, the Montana Baroque Festival. Huggett’s recordings number in the hundreds and have won numerous prizes; most recently, her CD Flights of Fantasy was named 2010 Classical Recording of the Year by Alex Ross of The New Yorker. Her recording of J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites for a young prince, with PBO principal oboist Gonzalo X. Ruiz and Ensemble Sonnerie, received a 2009 Grammy nomination for Best Small Ensemble Recording.