Three concerts in the church of the HafenCity.

»Revealed: corruption prevents Bach coming to Hamburg!« That could have been the headline in 1720, for as we know »it was during this time that he travelled to Hamburg, whereupon he played before the magistrate and many other nobles of this city for more than 2 hours on the beautiful organ of St. Catharine, receiving the utmost admiration.« As a result of this it was hoped to appoint Bach as organist in Hamburg, but the omnipresent »bribed offices« prevented this being realised.

Today the Church of St. Katharine is one of the locations in Hamburg where a special Bach atmosphere can still enchant an audience. The Elbphilharmonie concerts pay hommage to this, shining a light on the solo sonatas and partitas for violin, played by the fantastic violinist Julia Fischer on two consecutive evenings. A third concert with prominent international soloists Christine Schäfer, Hilary Hahn and Matthias Goerne will present selected vocal and instrumental pieces by Bach.

Concerts of this Series

02.03.10

Julia Fischer, Violine

Bach in St. Katharinen

Tue, 19:30 / Hauptkirche St. Katharinen / Elbphilharmonie Konzerte, u.A.

Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonate Nr. 1 g-Moll BWV 1001 für Violine solo
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonate Nr. 2 a-Moll BWV 1003 für Violine solo
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonate Nr. 3 C-Dur BWV 1005 für Violine solo

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03.03.10

Julia Fischer, Violine

Bach in St. Katharinen

Wed, 19:30 / Hauptkirche St. Katharinen / Elbphilharmonie Konzerte, u.A.

Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita Nr. 3 E-Dur BWV 1006 für Violine solo
Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita Nr. 1 h-Moll BWV 1002 für Violine solo
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita Nr. 2 d-Moll BWV 1004 für Violine solo

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26.03.10

Mojca Erdmann • Matthias Goerne • Hilary Hahn • Münchener Kammerorchester

Bach in St. Katharinen

Fri, 20:00 / Hauptkirche St. Katharinen / Elbphilharmonie Konzerte

Laudamus te. Ein Quodlibet aus Bachs Kirchenmusik.

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