Bach Festivals & Cantata Series
Bachwoche Ansbach

Name:

Bachwoche Ansbach

Location:

Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany

Venues:

Historical Places in Ansbach: the orangerie, the glamour hall of the palace, the synagogue and the two great churches St. Gumbertus and St. Johannis

Years:

Since 1947: Annual Festival
Since 1967: Biennual Festival

Months:

Every second year at the end of July and the beginning of August.
The next Bachwoche will be from July 29 to August 6, 2011.

Artistic Director:

Dr. Andreas Bomba

Ensembles:

V/A

Website:

Bachwoche Ansbach

History & Mission:

The first Bachwoche took place in Schloss Weissenstein-Pommersfelden in the summer of 1947. Because of the great success and the big demand it has been necessary to find another location with more place.

So Ansbach, the former residence of the markgraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach, has been chosen almost intact after the second worldwar and with a multitude of historical venues like the orangerie, the palace of Ansbach, one of the few intact baroque synagogues of Germany and the two big churches St. Gumbertus and St. Johannis.

Since the year 1967, the Bachwoche Ansbach has moved from an annual to a biennial cycle of events.

Many famous artists and orchestras of Baroque music also young artists at the beginning of their career have been already guests at the Bachwoche Ansbach.

Recent Festivals:

Jul 25-Aug 3, 2003
Jul 29-Aug 7, 2005
Jul 27-Aug 5, 2007

Jul 31-Aug 9, 2009
Jul 29-Aug 7, 2011

Logo:

Source: Uta Mattern - Stellv. Geschäftsstellenleitung, Bachwoche Ansbach GmbH (November 2009); Various websites

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (November 2009 - January 2012)