Selected ensemble performance
Vocal & instrumental ensemble
HISTORICAL KEYBOARD PERFORMANCE
Areli
Cortés
HARPSICHORD · ORGAN · BASSO CONTINUO
Solo repertoire, chamber music, vocal music and historically informed ensemble practice.
Areli Cortés is a Mexican harpsichordist, organist and continuo player based in the Netherlands. Her work combines specialised keyboard training with extensive experience alongside singers and instrumentalists.
William Byrd · The Bells, FVB 169
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
Performance portfolio
Solo harpsichord, organ, basso continuo, vocal repertoire and chamber music.
J. S. Bach — Widerstehe doch der Sünden, BWV 54
Vocal project · basso continuo
Luzzasco Luzzaschi — Cor mio, deh non languire
Voices & historical keyboard
Historical keyboard performance
Harpsichord · solo
J. S. Bach — Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Chamber ensemble · harpsichord
William Byrd — The Bells, FVB 169
Harpsichord · solo
Historical keyboards in concert
Harpsichord project
J. S. Bach — Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue, BWV 903
Harpsichord · solo
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck — Orpheus van Amsterdam
Recording project · harpsichord
BIOGRAPHY
Areli Cortés
Areli Cortés is a Mexican harpsichordist, organist and basso continuo player based in the Netherlands. She specialises in Baroque repertoire and historical performance practice, with extensive experience accompanying singers and instrumentalists on harpsichord and organ.
She completed a Master’s Degree in Harpsichord and Basso Continuo at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague with Fabio Bonizzoni, Carole Cerasi and Patrick Ayrton. Her research explored how the continuo player can accompany and actively support singers in Monteverdi’s madrigals.
Before this, she completed a Master’s Degree in Historical Keyboards at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg with Wolfgang Brunner and Florian Birsak, alongside Bachelor’s degrees in piano and harpsichord in Mexico City. She has performed in Mexico, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Finland and France.
STUDIES
The Hague · Salzburg · Mexico City
Advanced training in harpsichord, organ, basso continuo, historical keyboards, piano, partimento and improvisation.
Basso Continuo studies
Royal Conservatoire of The Hague · Richard Egarr, Edoardo Valorz, Tineke Steenbrink
Artistic Certificate — Harpsichord & Basso Continuo
Royal Conservatoire of The Hague · Fabio Bonizzoni, Carole Cerasi, Richard Egarr
Master’s Degree — Harpsichord & Basso Continuo
Royal Conservatoire of The Hague · Fabio Bonizzoni, Carole Cerasi, Patrick Ayrton
Master’s Degree — Historical Keyboards
Universität Mozarteum Salzburg · Wolfgang Brunner, Florian Birsak
Bachelor’s Degrees — Piano & Harpsichord
Escuela Superior de Música, Mexico City
Partimento & improvisationFilippo PantieriCatalina VicensHistorical performance practice
AGENDA
Upcoming dates
Concerts and appearances will be added here.
New dates will be announced soon.
For availability, project proposals or further information, contact Areli directly.
CONTACT
Concerts, collaborations and enquiries.
For availability, artistic projects, concert invitations and further material, contact Areli directly.
Phone+31 643211618
Based in
The Netherlands · international availability