Bachfest Leipzig 2013 to Highlight "Vita Christi" With International Stars

Bachfest Leipzig 2013 to Highlight "Vita Christi" With International Stars

LEIPZIG, Germany, October 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --



Pre-sale starts on October 15, 2012



Next year's Bachfest Leipzig will be held from 14-23 June 2013 under the motto "Vita
Christi". Pre-sale for Leipzig's biggest annual music festival will start on October 15,
2012.



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Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio, "The St. John Passion", and the Easter and
Ascension Oratorios form together a grand oratorio project which must have been a
highlight in the musical life of Leipzig, Saxony, in 1734/1735. On a total of three
concert evenings, these scenes from the Vita Christi will be presented in Bach's unique
musical realization. The oratorios will be conducted by Trevor Pinnock and Sir John Eliot
Gardiner. For the first time, the theological, dramaturgical and compositional lay lines
between Bach's great oratorical works are drawn within the programme of a festival. All
the musical services are dedicated to the motto "Vita Chisti": every day, cantatas by
Johann Sebastian Bach will be performed that illustrate the life of Christ.



Beside Sir John Eliot Gardiner and Trevor Pinnock, the Bachfest 2013 will present the
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Andreas Staier, the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, Hermann Max,
and many more. The Gewandhaus Orchestra and the St. Thomas Boys Choir take part, too, as
usual. With 75,000 visitors and more than 100 events every year, the Bachfest counts among
the most important international classical music festivals. Renowned artists from all over
the world can be heard performing at authentic sites related to Bach in and around
Leipzig. Bach lived here for 27 years between 1723 and 1750. He headed St. Thomas Boys
Choir, which is celebrating its 800th anniversary in 2012.



Ticket hotline: +49-387-1211-4191



http://www.bachfestleipzig.de; http://www.leipzig.travel



Press contact: Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH, Steffi Gretschel, International
PR Tourism, Phone: +49-341-7104-300, s.gretschel@ltm-leipzig.de






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