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Bach, Christmas Oratorio
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A timpani solo catches the ear, flutes and oboes trill expectantly. Then, jubilation breaks forth: string tutti, blaring trumpets, and a multivoiced choir proclaim the birth of Jesus. It is Christmas! With the first measures of the Christmas Oratorio, which Johann Sebastian Bach composed 290 years ago for the services between Christmas Day and Epiphany, many people still celebrate the festival this year. Through powerful opening and closing choruses, recitatives, arias, tender lullabies, and moving chorales, astonished humanity finds its voice and makes the listeners participants in a great miracle.
The six cantatas will be brought to the stage of the Isarphilharmonie on the day before Christmas Eve by the Orchestra of KlangVerwaltung and the Audi Youth Choir Academy, along with renowned soloists. At the podium is the young Austrian Patrick Hahn, who has been the General Music Director of the Wuppertal Bühnen and Symphony Orchestra since 2021 and the Principal Guest Conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra.
Program and cast
Orchestra of KlangVerwaltung
Audi Youth Choir Academy
Christina Landshamer, Soprano
Patricia Nolz, Mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Bruns, Tenor
Markus Eiche, Bass
Patrick Hahn, Conductor
Program
Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 – Cantatas I to VI
Isar Philharmonic
Isarphilharmonie
Munich’s most modern concert hall
Since the Isarphilharmonie opened in October 2021, it has quickly gained a reputation for its special atmosphere and excellent sound. The list of orchestras performing here reads like a veritable Who’s Who, headed by the Munich Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Munich Chamber Orchestra. High profile concert agencies see the auditorium as the perfect place for guest appearances by national and international orchestras and it also hosts jazz productions and large-scale popular music concerts of all genres.
But the Isarphilharmonie also has another string to its bow: it can be blacked out, making it the ideal venue for film screenings – with or without orchestral accompaniment. The auditorium is equipped with a large screen and top-class cinematic sound systems.
Architecture & acoustics
The building that houses the Isarphilharmonie is a steel structure with an internal volume of nearly 60,000 cubic metres. The concert hall itself can accommodate almost 2000 guests and is made from prefabricated solid wood elements. The walls are clad with black-stained softwood panels, while the stage and floors are made from light cedar wood for a striking contrast. The Isarphilharmonie at Gasteig HP8 was built by the general contractor NÜSSLI to the plans of architects gmp – Gerkan, Marg und Partner.
The Isarphilharmonie acoustics were created by Nagata Acoustics International – the team led by star acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota – who were also involved with the construction of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the Philharmonie de Paris.
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