Bach Festivals & Cantata Series
Bach Festival Arnstadt

Name:

Bach Festival Arnstadt

Location:

Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany and vicinity

Venues:

churches, theatres, concert halls in Arnstadt and vincinity

Years:

Since 2005 (Annual Festival; the festival arised from the Arnstädter Bachtage)

Months:

March - April

Artistic Director:

Gottfried Preller

Ensembles:

There are no ensembles who attend regularly – amongst others the following musicians and ensembles took place in the last years: Markus Burger & Jan von Klewitz, Swiss Brass Consort, Hilliard Ensemble, La Petite Bande & Sigiswald Kuijken, Denis Patković

Website:

Bach-Festival-Arnstadt

History & Mission:

Every year Arnstadt celebrates the music and work of the great composer J.S. Bach. People from all over the world come to experience Bach on original settings which makes this atmosphere so special. All venues of concerts, scenic plays and recitals are those J.S. Bach himself and his family once knew: his residential house at this time in Arnstadt, the church itself, the Church of St. Batholomew in Dornheim where he married his first wife Maria Barbara and many more.

Highlights of the 2010 Festival were: opening concert with Martin Stadtfeld, reading with the author of The Revelation and a scenic play about the Bach Family, including a three-course-menu.

Highlights of the upcoming Festival (2012): opening concert with the Ensembles Lautten Compagney and Calmus Ensemble, concert “The Duo Sessions” with Baiba und Lauma Skride and closing concert with Nils Mönkemeyer.

Recent Festivals:

1^st Festival: Mar 12-21, 2005
2^nd Festival: Mar 17-26, 2006
3^rd Festival: Mar 16-25, 2007
4^th Festival: Mar 14-23, 2008

5^th Festival: Mar 20-Apr 9, 2009
6^th Festival: Mar 19-28, 2010
7^th Festival: Mar 18-27, 2011
8^th Festival: Mar 16-25, 2012

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