Vox Luminis | B'Rock Orchestra | Lionel Meunier

Date & Time

Sun, Apr 26, 2026, 16:00

Venue

Doppelte Ensemble-Power für Doppel-B: Die Barock-Experten von Vox Luminis und dem B’Rock Orchestra flankieren in ihrem Programm das »Symbolum Nicenum« aus Johann Sebastian Bachs »Messe h-Moll« mit Werken seines Sohnes Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.Kurz vor seinem Tod entstanden ist die h-Moll-Messe Bachs »Opus summum et ultimum« ein eindrücklicher Beleg seiner kompositorischen Meisterschaft in den unterschiedlichsten Stilen und musikalisches Vermächtnis zugleich: ein Werk für die Ewigkeit. B’Rock, bekannt für ihren frischen und innovativen Zugang zur Alten Musik, kombinieren diesen Achttausender der... Read full text

Keywords: Symphony Concert, Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.koelner-philharmonie.de)

Musicians

Marie Henriette Reinhold	Alto
Florian Sievers	Tenor
Sebastian Myrus	Bass
Vox Luminis	Ensemble
B'Rock Orchestra	Ensemble
Lionel Meunier	Director

Program

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach	Sinfonie e-Moll W 178
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach	Einleitung zum Credo H 848 von J. S. Bach BWV 232
Johann Sebastian Bach	Symbolum Nicenum aus: Messe h-Moll BWV 232 für Soli, Chor und Orchester
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach	Magnificat D-Dur Wq 215 für Soli, Chor und Orchester

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