Artistic Director: Jonathan Sells
BACH300: NOW 1726
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Cantatas:
Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194
Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43
Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 19
O Most-Anticipated Celebration! Join the exceptional Solomon’s Knot as they continue to follow the vocal works of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries 300 years on. In 1726, the 41-year-old Bach was at the height of his creative powers and in the midst of his extraordinary third cycle of church cantatas in Leipzig, the final complete cycle that survives. He could call on some of the world’s best virtuoso instrumentalists – violinists, oboists and especially trumpeters. This exhilarating programme features arias with solo trumpet, in cantatas BWV 43 and 19, which in their very different ways must have pushed the boundaries of what was physically possible at the time (on natural trumpets!). A highlight of the 2026 Season.
