Bach Festivals & Cantata Series
Bachwoche Stuttgart

Name:

Bachwoche Stuttgart = Stuttgarter Bachwoche (Stuttgart Bach Festival)

Location:

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Venues:

Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst - Konzertsaal & Kammersaal
Stiftskirche

Years:

Since 1999 (Annual Festival)

Months:

February-March

Artistic Director:

Helmuth Rilling

Ensembles:

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Website:

Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart: Bachwoche Stuttgart

History & Mission:

In 1981, the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart (Stuttgart International Bach Academy) was founded by Helmuth Rilling. The Bach Academy and its ensembles Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart and Bach-Collegium Stuttgart are now internationally acclaimed benchmarks of excellent music production and communication. To this day, Helmuth Rilling as the Academy's artistic leader has been its prevailing influence. Furthermore, he is an eminent figure leading the Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart and the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart as well as being a sought-after guest conductor around the world. Since 2008, director Christian Lorenz has been shaping the Bach Academy's conceptual future. Today, the Academy's work may be best summarised into three fields of activity: Performances, Ensembles, Music mediation.

The Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart (International Bach Academy in Stuttgart) combines in a special way the "thinking about music" with the practice. The Bachwoche Stuttgart is a prime example of the combination of master-classes and panel discussions with general studies, church services, concerts and talk shows.

Recent Festivals:

1^st Festival: Jan 31-Feb 21, 1999
2^nd Festival: Feb 19-27, 2000
3^rd Festival: Feb 24-Mar 3, 2001
4^th Festival: Feb 22-Mar 3, 2002
5^th Festival: Feb 21-Mar 2, 2003
6^th Festival: Feb 20-29, 2004
7^th Festival: Feb 18-27, 2005

8^th Festival: Feb 17-26, 2006
9^th Festival: Feb 16-25, 2007
10^th Festival: Feb 22-Mar 2, 2008
11^th Festival: Feb 20-Mar 1, 2009
12^th Festival: Feb 20-28, 2010
13^th Festival: Mar 12-21, 2011
14^th Festival: Mar 17-25, 2012

Logo:

Source: Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart Website

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (December 2010 - January 2012)