Yngvild Vivja Haaland Ruud is a Norwegian-born harpsichordist and ensemble leader based in Copenhagen. Her repertoire spans Renaissance opera to contemporary music, and she has performed across most of Europe and toured Japan. She holds a Master of Music from the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, as well as a degree in classical accordion. In 2024 she founded The Baroque Society, a Copenhagen baroque band, and she also serves as artistic director of the music society Amager Klassisk.
The Baroque Society performed at the free outdoor concert series Classical on Kyssetrappen at Ofelia Plads in Copenhagen, with Yngvild Haaland Ruud as harpsichordist and musical director.
Yngvild Haaland Ruud participated for the first time at Oremandsgaard Chamber Music Festival, where she also collaborates with ensembles such as Concerto Copenhagen and HemiDemiSemi Consort.
The Baroque Society performed at the Encounters Chamber Music Series in Køge Kirke with a program dedicated to female composers of the Baroque, including Helene-Louise Demars and Mademoiselle Menetou.
The Baroque Society performed at the French Embassy in Copenhagen as part of Institut français du Danemark's program, with Yngvild Haaland Ruud as harpsichordist and artistic director.
The Baroque Society held a Baroque Ball at Folkehuset Absalon in Copenhagen, where Baroque music was combined with dance under Yngvild Haaland Ruud's musical direction.
The Baroque Society opens the season with 'Lumières', a poetic programme celebrating light in music. Cellist and viola da gamba virtuoso Amarilis Dueñas guests for the first time, exploring works by Marin Marais and Elisabeth Jaquet de la Guerre.
The Baroque Society presents a world premiere of Nick Martin's commissioned work alongside Bach's Actus Tragicus in this All Saints' concert at Holmens Church.
The Baroque Society celebrates All Saints' Day with a concert at Sct Mariæ Church, combining Bach's cantatas with the world premiere of Nick Martin's commissioned work Remembering.