INVITATION TO THE BACHFEST LEIPZIG 2027
“First, I thought: That Matthes guy has delusions of grandeur! To stand up and just recompose the work we miss most from Bach, bar by bar, word by word, that text by Picander which Bach has set to music in 1731 and whose score has unfortunately been lost – that takes a good deal of audacity.
BUT: I am glad that Nikolaus had the courage to do so. For a good two hours of music which take us to a breathtaking world of sound, somewhere between the 18th century and today. With a great deal of passion, great emotion and a musical language that is both baroque and modern; not just a mere copy of style, but a very unique and highly exciting answer to the question of all Bach questions: What effect might have had this St. Mark Passion have had?
In that respect, there was no doubt for me: this piece MUST be performed at the Leipzig Bach Festival in 2027, which will be held under the motto PASSION and will be attended by people from all over the world. Because I am certain: it will both stir and inspire!”
Prof. Dr Michael Maul
Artistic Director of the Leipzig Bach Festival
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The invitation to Leipzig is a great honour for us, and we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the organizers of the Bachfest in Leipzig. We will publish more detailed information on date and venue of the concert in due time. Tickets will be available from November 2026 onwards.
We would be delighted to count you among our concertgoers in Leipzig!
SOLOISTS
Evangelists Daniel Johannsen and Georg Poplutz
Jesus Daniel Pérez
Soprano Marie Luise Werneburg
Alto Annekathrin Laabs
Tenor Daniel Johannsen, Georg Poplutz
Baritone Matthias Helm
ORCHESTRA
1st Traverso Johanna Bartz
2nd Traverso Luis Martínez Pueyo
1st Recorcer Mira Gloor
2nd Recorcer HyeonHo Jeon
1st Oboe Andreas Helm
2nd Oboe Ana Inés Feola
3rd Oboe Amy Power
4th Oboe Emiliano Rodolfi
Bassoon Susann Landert
Contrabassoon Eckhard Lenzing
Horn Alexandre Zanetta
1st Violins Germán Echeverri Chamorro (concertmaster), Matthias Müller, Léna Ruisz, Hans-Henning Vater, Lisa Weiss, Rahel Wittling
2nd Violins Karoline Echeverri Klemm (principal), Shant Eskenian, Jonas Krebs, Andrés Murillo, Magdealena Schenk-Bader
Viola Matthias Jäggi (principal), Jesús Merino Ruiz, Joanna Michalak, Gianmaria Nobile
Viola d’amore Germán Echeverri Chamorro, Karoline Echeverri Klemm
Viola da gamba Giulio Tanasini, Bianca Cucini
Cello Alex Jellici, Giulio Sanna
Violone Markus Bernhard, Shuko Sugama
Harpsichord Sebastian Wienand
Organ Johannes Keller
Lute and baroque guitar Julian Behr
SOLILOQUENTS
Judas Luís Neiva
Peter Matthias Helm
High Priest Breno Quinderé
Maid Maria Pujades Seguí
Pilate Damiano Capelli
Soldier Michael Schwarze
Centurion Tiago Oliveira
CHOIR
Soprano Jeanne-Marie Lelièvre, Charlotte Nachtsheim, Maria Pujades Seguí, Mirjam Striegel, Anastasia Terranova
Alto Ingeborg Aadland, Giovanna Baviera, Renate Berger, Tobias Knaus
Tenor Tiago Oliveira, Csongor Szántó, Christopher Wattam, Johannes Wallbrecher
Bass Damiano Capelli, Sebastian Mattmüller, Luís Neiva, Breno Quinderé, Michael Schwarze
CONDUCTOR
PRODUCTION TEAM
Project and production management Nikolaus Matthes
Production support, transports, logistics, catering Stefan Toth, Manuel Sutter
Graphics T’SIGN Werbeagentur
Musical assistance Johannes Keller