Artistic sounds: Easter festival Imago dei inspires in Krems!

Artistic sounds: Easter festival Imago dei inspires in Krems!

The annual Easter Festival "Imago Dei" in St. Pölten is in the starting blocks! From March 29 to April 21, 2025, the historic minority church in Krems will become a stage for a fascinating concert program that combines music and religions for centuries. The start with the impressive oratorio "Israel in Egypt" by Georg Friedrich Händel, which was first premiered in 1738 and skilfully mixed musical elements from Jewish and Muslim Tradition. As kathpress.at await the visitors throughout the festival time, which from Baroque Salterios to innovative interpretations Renaissance sounds and electric guitar are enough.

One of the highlights of the festival is the performance "Bach dances" on Good Friday, which Johann Sebastian Bach connects music with spectacular performance elements. On April 11th, a performance of Renaissance sounds and electric guitar specially commissioned for the festival will be presented for the first time. Information about lute lessons is also of interest, as those from the age of twelve have the opportunity to immerse themselves in this fascinating music world. The lessons ranges from technology development to the development of large musical works such as the passions of Bach and the operas by Handel, such as musicum.at emphasized.

a festival of cultural diversity

The festival aims to reach a wide audience with a total of eight concert programs and numerous workshops. From March 30th, regular lectures and discussions with well -known personalities, such as the philosopher Konrad Paul Liessmann, will accompany the concerts. The crowning glory takes place on Easter Monday, where the concert "Hey Jo!" The remembered festival founder Jo Aichinger, who was only 69 years old at the time of his death. During the entire festival phase, the fascinating sound installation "Panoptikon" by the Swedish composer Maria W Horn is also presented and the picture cycle "Distler Tetentanz" by Herwig Zens is exhibited in the church.