Histórico conciertos

The cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach are masterpieces of Baroque music, in which text and music are interwoven in a deeply impressive way. Melody, rhythm, articulation and the choice of instruments reflect the different characters of the biblical texts on which they are based. Through expressive musical gestures, Bach lets listeners experience the full spectrum of human emotion in all its depth. Around 200 Bach cantatas have survived. Each semester, students work on several of them under the direction of Raphael Alpermann, performing them in a final concert at the Sophienkirche.

The renowned harpsichordist and Eisler alumnus Raphael Alpermann has been a founding member of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin since 1982 and can be heard as a soloist on many of the ensemble's recordings and concerts. Alongside his extensive concert career, he has taught for many years at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin and at the Universität der Künste Berlin.

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750 "Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben" ("You shall love God, your Lord") BWV 77 "Jesu, der du meine Seele" ("Jesus, you who [have redeemed] my soul") BWV 78 "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" ("A mighty fortress is our God") BWV 80

Vocal and instrumental students Raphael Alpermann, conductor

Early Music in the Monastery – Students of the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music Berlin CULTURE IN THE MONASTERY

Students of the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music Berlin present early music under the direction of Robert Nassmacher. In cooperation with Kulturfeste im Land Brandenburg e. V.

Performers OSN Ainhoa López de Muniain SOPRANO Lucía Gómez Aizpurua ALTO Aitor Garitano TENOR Hodei Yañez BASS Ariel Hernández EVANGELIST Jon Arrieta JESUS CONDUCTUS ENSEMBLE NAVARRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Andoni Sierra CONDUCTUS ENSEMBLE CONDUCTOR Perry So CONDUCTOR This edition of the Estella Early Music Week, dedicated to the world of the Passions, welcomes one of the most moving works of the Western sacred repertoire: Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion. Pain, compassion, drama, and transcendence merge in this monumental sonic architecture, one of the great pinnacles of Baroque music.

Performers Margherita Pupulin, violin I Lathika Vithanage, violin II María Alejandra Saturno, soprano viola da gamba Bianca Cucini, tenor viola da gamba Alejandro Marias, viola da gamba and cello Carolina Egüez, viola da gamba and bass Sabina Colonna-Preti, violone Eduardo Egüez, theorbo Alize Mendizábal, organ Ainhoa Lopez de Munain, Haizea Lorenzo, Marta García, Jaurne Gaminde, Nora Otamendi, sopranos I Lucía Gómez Aizpurua, Saioa Goñi, Mª Jesús Ugalde, Arantza Etxabe, Beatriz Aguirre, sopranos II Mario Hernández, Larraitz Gorriño, Mirari Pérez, María Campo, altos Ariel Hernández, Aitor Garitano, Aitor Imaz, Pablo Benavente, tenors Hodei Yañez, Jesús García Aréjula, Gorka Blanco, Juan López Tabar, basses Andoni Sierra, conductor Composed in 1680, Membra Jesu nostri stands as one of the pinnacles of Dieterich Buxtehude's vocal output and one of the great works of Baroque spirituality. Inspired by the Central European pietist tradition, the work offers a contemplative journey through the different parts of Christ's body, through music of extraordinary beauty and emotional depth. In keeping with the theme of this edition of SMADE, dedicated to the Passions, Buxtehude transforms pain, devotion, and mystical ecstasy into sonic material of intense expressive power.

A production of the Kinderopernhaus Unter den Linden Musical theatre based on motifs by Jacques Offenbach

Who hasn't once had the thought of escaping everyday life? Leaving all school stress behind and the big and small problems of life along with it. How idyllic it would be on a deserted island, how exciting with a real band of robbers or the ancient gods – and what does it actually look like on the moon? The annually newly formed ensemble of the Kinderopernhaus Unter den Linden embarks together with soloists from the Staatsoper on an adventurous journey through the different worlds that Jacques Offenbach's rousing melodies open up in his operettas. On their furious voyage of discovery, they immerse themselves in gripping stories full of wit and imagination.

Program:

Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri. Conductus Ensemble and Andoni Sierra. Froville Festival.

Bach: Motets. Conductus Ensemble and Andoni Sierra. 43rd Seville Early Music Week.

Works by Verdi, Donizetti, Sorozábal, etc.