Eröffnungskonzert >Magnificat<

First brought to Melk as a star guest by Artistic Director Michael Schade, he’s been returning to the Baroque Festival as an audience favourite ever since: Pablo Heras-Casado. In his upcoming Melk visit he presents the ›Magnificat‹, one of the central texts of Christianity – in not one but two settings, each of which seems to want to outdo the other in musical splendour. At the opening concert of the Melk Abbey International Baroque Festival 2025, he will show the audience what the works of Bach the Elder and Bach the Younger have in common, and what sets them apart. As always, Concentus Musicus Wien and a fantastic ensemble of soloists just had to be there, as well as Collegium Vocale 1704, first-time visitors to the Baroque Festival.

Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Magnificat Wq 215

Concentus Musicus Wien

Collegium Vocale 1704
Václav Luks | Management
Pablo Heras-Casado | Conductor
Nuria Rial | Soprano
Shira Patchornik | Soprano
Sophie Harmsen | Contralto
Michael Schade | Tenor
Johannes Kammler | Bass