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Greifswalder Bachwoche

Name:

Greifswalder Bachwoche
Das Festival Geistlicher Musik im Norden

Location:

Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Venues:

Concerts and Services mostly in churches St.Nikolai, St. Marien, St. Jacobi

Years:

Since 1946 (Annual Festival)

Months:

Every year one week in June or May

Artistic Director:

Founder of festival: KMD Hans Pflugbeil (1909-1974)
KMD Prof. Jochen A. Modeß recently
Prof. Frank Dittmer

Ensembles:

Greifswalder Domchor, Musiker der Komischen Oper Berlin, u.a.

Website:

Greifswalder Bachwoche [German only]

History & Mission:

The annual Bach festival called "Greifswalder Bachwoche" offers for a whole week many Bach-concerts and concerts related to this great Baroque master. Every day begins with a Service in St. Nikolai or in one of the other famous old churches of Greifswald performing one of the Bach Cantatas. Around 10,000 visitors enjoyed that cultural and spiritual highlight last year.

Recent Festivals:

63rd Festival: Jun 10-16, 2009
64th Festival: May 31-Jun 6, 2010
65th Festival: Jun 20-26, 2011
66th Festival: Jun 4-10, 2012
67th Festival: May 27-Jun 2, 2013
68th Festival: Jun 16-22, 2014
69th Festival: Jun 15-21, 2015
70th Festival: Jun 12-19, 2016

71st Festival: Jun 12-18, 2017
72nd Festival: Jun 4-10, 2018
73rd Festival: Jun 17-23, 2019
74th Festival: Jun 13-14, 2020
75th Festival: Jun 6-13, 2021
76th Festival: Jun 13-19, 2022
77th Festival: Jun 12-18, 2023
78th Festival: Jun 3-9, 2024

Logo:


64th Festival - 2010
Bach und Russlans
65th Festival - 2011 66th Festival - 2012 67th Festival - 2013
Bach und Italien

68th Festival - 2014
Bach und 'Die Drei’

Programme Programme  Programme | Flyer

 69th Festival - 2015 70th Festival - 2016 71st Festival - 2017  72nd Festival - 2018 73rd Festival - 2019

74th Festival - 2020

75h Festival - 2021

76h Festival - 2022

77th Festival - 2023

78th Festival - 2024

 

 

Source: Pfr. Reinhard Lampe - Pressesprecher, Greifswalder Bachwoche (January 2010, February 2013); Simon Kim (May 2023, February 2024)

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (January 2010 - February 2024)


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