Bach Marathon: 1.500 minutes Bach »for the recreation of the soul«

What is the Bach Marathon?

The 2020 Bachfest Leipzig had to be cancelled because of the COVID 19 pandemic. On four days, that would have been the starting and closing weekends, the artistic director of the Bachfest, Prof. Dr. Michael Maul, together with the Leipzig Bach churches and with sponsors, invites you to a concert marathon. Mainly freelance artists will present a varied, innovative and interactive programme, that starts every day (apart from day 1) at 4.00 pm and will be streamed all over the world live from St. Thomas’ and St. Nicholas’ Church. The »Bach Marathon« will reach its peak in the performance of a never before heard version of the Mass in B minor that will dissolve borders between artists and audience.

 

Presented by
Sparkasse Leipzig (main sponsor), Leipziger Gruppe, Stiftung Chorherren zu St. Thomae, Simply Saxony, Breitkopf & Härtel, Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Sachsens

 

with the support of
MDR Kultur, Rondeau Production, Leipzig Fernsehen

 

Livestream
www.facebook.com/bacharchiv
www.youtube.com/bacharchivleipzig

 

Highlights
13 June, 2.30 pm: Opening concert – Thomanerchor led by Thomaskantor Gotthold Schwarz
13, 14, 20, 21 June, 4.00 pm: Warm-Up with Bach Chorales – Calmus Ensemble, amarcord, Ensemble Nobiles, Sjaella
14 June, 8.30 pm: Johannes-Passion à trois 2.0 – extended version: with embedded videos by more than 200 singers from all over the world. Concept and production of the video: MDR KLASSIK
20 June, 9.00 pm: At Bach’s Home – with Klaus Mertens and Ton Koopman
21 June, 8.00 pm: The sing-along-version of the Massin B minor – with  Aelbgut and Camerata Lipsiensis

 

Donations
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