Würzburg Bachtage 2024: Extra -class music enjoyment awaits you!

Würzburg Bachtage 2024: Extra -class music enjoyment awaits you!

The 56th Würzburg Bachtage is imminent, a musical event that takes place from Thursday, November 21, to Sunday, December 1st and offers a varied program with some of the most important masterpieces of classical music. The experienced St. Johannis cantor Hae-Kyung Jung took over the musical direction, which has already taken care of the artistic quality of previous years.

At the opening, a lecture will be held on November 21 in the Toscanasaal of the Residence by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Konrad. On the violin, the moving pieces "O human, make correctness" from the Johannes Passion and the "Partita D minor" by J. S. Bach.

diverse concerts in the course of the Bachtage

The musical program includes a variety of concerts that take place in various historical and cultural places in Würzburg. On Saturday, November 23, at 7:00 p.m., the Johannes Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach will be performed in the St. Johanniskirche. Under the direction of Hae-Kyung Jung, an impressive line-up sings, including soprano Magdalene Harer and the bassist Manfred Bittner in the role of Jesus. The ensemble is accompanied by the Bachchor Würzburg as well as teachers and students from the Musikhochschule Würzburg and Frankfurt.

Another highlight is on Tuesday, November 26th, before: The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under the direction of Gottfried from J. S. Bach and A. Vivaldi will present again in the large hall of the Würzburg University of Music. It is expected that this evening is full of "fiery and passionate" interpretations.

On Wednesday, November 27th, the chamber choir concert with motet by J. S. Bach and Anton Bruckner will take place in the St. Johanniskirche, led by the chamber choir of the Würzburg University of Music. The evening promises an intimate atmosphere that gives space to the choir sounds to explore the depth of these musical works.

additional events

On Thursday, November 28th, visitors can look forward to a chamber music evening, where excerpts from the "Art of Fugue" by J. S. Bach Bach and works by Mendelssohn and Bruckner can be heard. This concert also takes place in the St. Johanniskirche.

Another special event, the Matinée for the funding concert for young artists, will take place on Saturday, November 30th, at 11:00 a.m. in the Toscanasaal of the Residence. Here talented young musicians such as Gomes Gomes Raminhos present themselves on the guitar and bring a fresh air into the program with works by Scarlatti, Bach and other composers.

The end of the Bachtage on the same day at 7:00 p.m. is a choir concert in the St. Johanniskirche, in which Gerald Finzi's "Magnificat", Leonard Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms" and Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols" will be experienced. The vocal ensemble Cantica and the Bach choir Würzburg promise a solemn and contemplative evening.

Tickets for the event are available both in the Tourist Information in the Falkenhaus and via the online platform Adticket.de. For all details about the program and other information, the website www.bachtage-wuerzburg.de The best address.