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Sun 11:00 31.05. 2026
SUN 31.05.2026 | 11:00

Johann Sebastian Bach: Messe h-Moll BWV 232

Johann Sebastian Bach: Messe h-Moll BWV 232

    Isabel Schicketanz | Alice Lackner | Florian Cramer | Jens Hamann | Kölner Kantorei | Kammerchor BachVokal | Barockorchester arcipelago | Georg Hage: Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach's »Messe h-Moll« (Mass in B minor) has been part of UNESCO's Memory of the World Register since 2015 – but it has been one of humanity's great artistic legacies long before that. Bach created a timeless masterpiece that still moves us deeply today, some 300 years after its creation.

    In his last great vocal work, Bach left behind something of a summary of his compositional achievements and deals with the really big themes: loneliness and despair, joy and happiness. And when, at the end, the trumpets in »Dona nobis pacem« rub their harmonies together in a painfully beautiful way, there is something like hope for a peaceful world. The Kölner Kantorei is supported in this epoch-making work by the Kammerchor BachVokal and the Barockorchester aecipelago, which is very familiar with the secrets of baroque music.

    About this event

    Programme
    • Johann Sebastian Bach
      Messe h-Moll BWV 232
      für Soli, Chor und Orchester
    Artists
    • Isabel Schicketanz
      soprano
    • Alice Lackner
      alto
    • Florian Cramer
      tenor
    • Jens Hamann
      bass
    • Kölner Kantorei
    • Kammerchor BachVokal
    • Barockorchester arcipelago
    • Georg Hage
      Dirigent
    Promoter: Kölner Kantorei e.V. in Kooperation mit Netzwerk Kölner Chöre

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    Price € 16.- to 53.-

    Part of the subscription series

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    Date
    Sun 31.05.2026
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    House opening
    10:00
    Start
    11:00
    Venue
    Kölner Philharmonie
    Location
    Bischofsgartenstraße 1
    50667 Köln
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