Choir and Orchestra

Bach B Minor Mass

The Dresden Chamber Choir with Bach's masterpiece
© Marco Borggreve

10/3

Friday | 10/03/2025
6:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal
Prices
24 €
Reduced prices:
6 € for pupils under 18 
10 € for young people under 30
12 € for Dresden-Pass and SB from GdB 80
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About the Concert

"The greatest artwork the world has ever seen" - at least that's what the head of the Berlin Sing-Akademie, Carl Friedrich Zelter, thought in 1811, over 60 years after Bach's death, about his Mass in B minor. But even without this superlative, it is the work of the master that is still the most frequently performed worldwide and is even said to make die-hard atheists contemplate. It is considered the peak of Bach's work and is the last major work that he was able to complete shortly before his death. For the Dresden Chamber Choir and Hans-Christoph Rademann, it is also a summit in a way, as the choir, together with the Dresden Philharmonic, will perform it as the highlight of its 40th anniversary year.

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach
Hohe Messe in B minor for soloists, choir, and orchestra

Artists

Hans-Christoph Rademann
Conductor
Christina Landshamer
Soprano
Marie Henriette Reinhold
Alto
Patrick Grahl
Tenor
Matthias Winckhler
Bass
Dresdner Kammerchor
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Conductor

Being born in Dresden and a member of the famous Dresden Kreuzchor in his childhood and youth, Hans-Christoph Rademann grew up with the great Central German cantorial and musical tradition and decided to study choral and orchestral conducting. During his studies, he founded the Dresdner Kammerchor, which he formed into an internationally acclaimed top choir and still leads today. After holding leading positions with the NDR Chor and the RIAS Kammerchor, he has been the Director of the International Bach Academy Stuttgart since 2013 and the Artistic Director of the Musikfest Erzgebirge since 2008.

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Christina Landshamer

Christina Landshamer is a versatile concert, opera and song singer in demand worldwide. With her warm, lyrical soprano voice, she covers a wide repertoire from Baroque to Mozart and Beethoven to Wagner and Strauss and performs in the most famous halls in Europe, Asia and the US. Numerous CD and DVD recordings testify to her talent and skills. Since 2021 she has been a professor of singing, first in Trossingen, and since 2024 at the HMDK Stuttgart.

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Marie Henriette Reinhold

Since graduating with honors in 2020, Leipzig-born, versatile mezzo-soprano Marie Henriette Reinhold has performed in numerous concert halls and main churches in Germany and other European countries. She has been performing at the Bayreuth Festival since 2019, where she once again takes on five of the smaller Wagner roles in the summer of 2025. However, she is also highly successful in the baroque repertoire, in contemporary music and in Lied interpretation.

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Patrick Grahl

Patrick Grahl was initially a member of the St. Thomas Boys' Choir and later studied singing in his hometown of Leipzig as well. During his studies, the tenor already gained experience on the opera stage. In 2016, he was awarded 1st prize at the Leipzig Bach Competition, which opened many doors for him as an oratorio and concert singer. He has already worked with conductors such as Daniele Gatti, Manfred Honeck, Ton Koopman, Andrew Manze, Omer Meir Wellber, and Hans-Christoph Rademann.

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Matthias Winckhler

Matthias Winckhler, a bass-baritone from Munich, mainly performs as a Lied and oratorio singer in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands and is a regular guest at major festivals. From 2015 to 2018, he was a member of the ensemble at the Hanover State Opera, where he could be seen in roles ranging from Mozart's Papageno to Korngold's Frank in "Die tote Stadt". He received musical inspiration in masterclasses from Matthias Goerne, Christa Ludwig, Bejun Mehta and Peter Schreier, among others.

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Dresdner Kammerchor

In its 40-year history, the Dresdner Kammerchor under the direction of Hans-Christoph Rademann has developed an outstanding sound that has earned it worldwide renown. The choir is still associated with its founding place, the Dresdner Musikhochschule, through annual collaborations. Its repertoire ranges from baroque music, especially Saxon court music, to choral symphonic pieces from the classical and romantic periods, as well as a cappella works from the 19th and 20th centuries, and contemporary music.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

Top Class!

That is the claim of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra stands for concerts at the highest artistic level, musical education for all ages and looking beyond the musical horizon. Guest performances on almost every continent and collaborations with guests from all over the world have established the reputation of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in the international classical music world.  

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