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Belgium
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, Kortrijk Lamentationes Hieremiae Prophetae a 5 – R. de Lassus +
In the mid-16th century, a heated debate raged in the Vatican about polyphony in religious practice. The complex play of simultaneously sung lines made it difficult to understand the words, sceptics maintained, which was good reason to ban polyphonic music from the liturgy. Their most notorious opponent – as legend has it – was Pope Marcellus II. His adamant insistence that polyphony could in fact be clearly understood may have been the most remarkable statement of his papacy, which only lasted 22 days. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was charged with writing a new mass to prove the Pope right. The Missa Papae Marcelli is a success in every respect: transparent textures ensure the texts are fluent without the slightest compromise in terms of style or refinement. The piece became a paragon of Tridentine polyphony, inspiring generations of composers and leading to the epithet ‘saviour of polyphony’ for da Palestrina.
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Germany
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Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg Magnificat! +
Vox Luminis recalls the grandeur of Christmas music making in early 18th-century Leipzig with the Magnificat by Bach’s predecessor as Kantor of St Thomas’s Church Johann Kuhnau, placing it in company with the original version of Bach’s Magnificat, written for the composer’s first Christmas in Leipzig.
Coproduction: Perpodium With the support of Flanders State of the Art
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Poland
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Dwór Artusa, Gdańsk Cantate per il Santissimo Natale – A. Stradella +
Under the direction of Martyna Pastuszka and in collaboration with {oh!} ORKIESTRA, Vox Luminis presents a special Christmas programme centred on Alessandro Stradella (1639–1682), a brilliant and influential composer who played a key role in the development of the Italian cantata in the 17th century.
The programme opens with the festive cantata Si apra al riso, a three-part work that expresses the joy of Christmas in lively rhythms and playful vocal interaction. After the interval, Ah! Troppo è ver follows, a six-part cantata that reveals the more contemplative and moving side of Stradella’s style — a musical meditation on human vulnerability and consolation. |
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The Netherlands
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De Doelen, Rotterdam Magnificat! +
The program features Bach’s festive Christen, ätzet diesen Tag and the grand Magnificat in D – works full of joy and spiritual vitality. The evening begins with Uns ist ein Kind geboren by Telemann, a contemporary of Bach, who captures a similar celebratory tone.
An evening of Baroque splendour and warmth – perfect for the holiday season. Coproduction: Perpodium With the support of Flanders State of the Art
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Germany
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Konzerthaus, Dortmund Magnificat! +
The program features Bach’s festive Christen, ätzet diesen Tag and the grand Magnificat in D – works full of joy and spiritual vitality. The evening begins with Uns ist ein Kind geboren by Telemann, a contemporary of Bach, who captures a similar celebratory tone.
An evening of Baroque splendour and warmth – perfect for the holiday season. Coproduction: Perpodium With the support of Flanders State of the Art
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Belgium
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AMUZ, Antwerp Magnificat! +
Vox Luminis recalls the grandeur of Christmas music making in early 18th-century Leipzig with the Magnificat by Bach’s predecessor as Kantor of St Thomas’s Church Johann Kuhnau, placing it in company with the original version of Bach’s Magnificat, written for the composer’s first Christmas in Leipzig.
Coproduction: Perpodium With the support of Flanders State of the Art
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United Kingdom
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Wigmore Hall, London Magnificat! +
Vox Luminis recalls the grandeur of Christmas music making in early 18th-century Leipzig with the Magnificat by Bach’s predecessor as Kantor of St Thomas’s Church Johann Kuhnau, placing it in company with the original version of Bach’s Magnificat, written for the composer’s first Christmas in Leipzig.
Coproduction: Perpodium With the support of Flanders State of the Art
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The Netherlands
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Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam Magnificat! +
The program features Bach’s festive Christen, ätzet diesen Tag and the grand Magnificat in D – works full of joy and spiritual vitality. The evening begins with Uns ist ein Kind geboren by Telemann, a contemporary of Bach, who captures a similar celebratory tone.
An evening of Baroque splendour and warmth – perfect for the holiday season. Coproduction: Perpodium With the support of Flanders State of the Art
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Italy
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Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni, Modena Magnificat! +
The program features Bach’s festive Christen, ätzet diesen Tag and the grand Magnificat in D – works full of joy and spiritual vitality. The evening begins with Uns ist ein Kind geboren by Telemann, a contemporary of Bach, who captures a similar celebratory tone.
An evening of Baroque splendour and warmth – perfect for the holiday season. Coproduction: Perpodium With the support of Flanders State of the Art and of Wallonie-Bruxelles International
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Italy
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Teatro Grande, Brescia Magnificat! +
The program features Bach’s festive Christen, ätzet diesen Tag and the grand Magnificat in D – works full of joy and spiritual vitality. The evening begins with Uns ist ein Kind geboren by Telemann, a contemporary of Bach, who captures a similar celebratory tone.
An evening of Baroque splendour and warmth – perfect for the holiday season. Coproduction: Perpodium With the support of Flanders State of the Art and of Wallonie-Bruxelles International
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Germany
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Reinoldihaus, Dortmund Just married +
When it came to marriage, the large Bach family knew the ropes. They married aplenty and were also enthusiastic composers of wedding cantatas. Vox Luminis and the Freiburger BarockConsort present you with some gems from the Bach family’s dowry, such as Meine Freundin, du bist schön by Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703).
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Belgium
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City hall – Gothic hall, Bruges Just married +
When it came to marriage, the large Bach family knew the ropes. They married aplenty and were also enthusiastic composers of wedding cantatas. Vox Luminis and the Freiburger BarockConsort present you with some gems from the Bach family’s dowry, such as Meine Freundin, du bist schön by Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703).
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Belgium
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City hall – Gothic hall, Bruges Just married +
When it came to marriage, the large Bach family knew the ropes. They married aplenty and were also enthusiastic composers of wedding cantatas. Vox Luminis and the Freiburger BarockConsort present you with some gems from the Bach family’s dowry, such as Meine Freundin, du bist schön by Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703).
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United Kingdom
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Wigmore Hall, London Just married +
When it came to marriage, the large Bach family knew the ropes. They married aplenty and were also enthusiastic composers of wedding cantatas. Vox Luminis and the Freiburger BarockConsort present you with some gems from the Bach family’s dowry, such as Meine Freundin, du bist schön by Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703).
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Germany
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Liederhalle, Stuttgart Just married +
When it came to marriage, the large Bach family knew the ropes. They married aplenty and were also enthusiastic composers of wedding cantatas. Vox Luminis and the Freiburger BarockConsort present you with some gems from the Bach family’s dowry, such as Meine Freundin, du bist schön by Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703).
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Germany
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Philharmonie, Essen Spem in alium +
Artistic director Lionel Meunier selected the iconic motet Media Vita of Sheppard, extremely moving music here flanked by two pieces written for 40 a capella voices. Writing for 40 voices implies a series of logistical and technical challenges. Tallis and Striggio probably met in London in 1567. Tallis’s monumental 40-voice work, Spem in alium, was probably inspired by the example of Striggio. Whereas Striggio’s composition Ecce Beatam lucem was probably designed for semicircular performance, Tallis had designed his music to be heard ‘in the round’, with the listener seated within the circle of performers. The music seems as such to ‘rotate’ around a circle.
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Belgium
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Concertgebouw, Bruges Spem in alium +
In this unique and exclusive project, forty Vox Luminis singers enter into a dialogue with the refined dance language of Japanese choreographer Saburo Teshigawara. Teshigawara is a master at translating classical music into dance. Together they perform the haunting Spem in alium, complementing this with other gems of English music from the 16th to the 20th century. An experience that promises to be both impressive and stunningly beautiful.
Coproduction: Perpodium |
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Belgium
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BOZAR, Brussels Spem in alium +
In this unique and exclusive project, forty Vox Luminis singers enter into a dialogue with the refined dance language of Japanese choreographer Saburo Teshigawara. Teshigawara is a master at translating classical music into dance. Together they perform the haunting Spem in alium, complementing this with other gems of English music from the 16th to the 20th century. An experience that promises to be both impressive and stunningly beautiful.
Coproduction: Perpodium |
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France
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Philharmonie, Paris Spem in alium +
In this unique and exclusive project, forty Vox Luminis singers enter into a dialogue with the refined dance language of Japanese choreographer Saburo Teshigawara. Teshigawara is a master at translating classical music into dance. Together they perform the haunting Spem in alium, complementing this with other gems of English music from the 16th to the 20th century. An experience that promises to be both impressive and stunningly beautiful.
Coproduction: Perpodium |
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France
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Philharmonie, Paris Spem in alium +
In this unique and exclusive project, forty Vox Luminis singers enter into a dialogue with the refined dance language of Japanese choreographer Saburo Teshigawara. Teshigawara is a master at translating classical music into dance. Together they perform the haunting Spem in alium, complementing this with other gems of English music from the 16th to the 20th century. An experience that promises to be both impressive and stunningly beautiful.
Coproduction: Perpodium |
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France
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Basilique Saint-Bonaventure, Lyon Spem in alium +
Artistic director Lionel Meunier selected the iconic motet Media Vita of Sheppard, extremely moving music here flanked by two pieces written for 40 a capella voices. Writing for 40 voices implies a series of logistical and technical challenges. Tallis and Striggio probably met in London in 1567. Tallis’s monumental 40-voice work, Spem in alium, was probably inspired by the example of Striggio. Whereas Striggio’s composition Ecce Beatam lucem was probably designed for semicircular performance, Tallis had designed his music to be heard ‘in the round’, with the listener seated within the circle of performers. The music seems as such to ‘rotate’ around a circle.
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Spain
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Palau de la Música, Valencia King Arthur – H. Purcell +
After the Tudor composers and before Handel, it was Henry Purcell who gave the English baroque its soul. With its brilliant mix of tradition and innovation, the Orpheus Britannicus also conquered the heart of Vox Luminis: one of the most celebrated Belgian formations of the moment. With King Arthur, it serves up a dramatic opera in which the swords of the Saxons clash, Roman and Germanic gods bicker and an epic soundtrack swings from climax to climax.
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The Netherlands
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Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam Requiem in F minor – H.I.F. Biber +
Heinrich Ignaz Biber’s two requiems are the moving finale of a special festival in honour of the genius baroque composer. Vox Luminis and the Freiburger BarockConsort close the richly filled Biber Day with the Requiem in F minor and the Requiem in A major. Expressive sounds from which consolation forces itself to the foreground.
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The Netherlands
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TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht Requiem in F minor – H.I.F. Biber +
Heinrich Ignaz Biber’s two requiems are the moving finale of a special festival in honour of the genius baroque composer. Vox Luminis and the Freiburger BarockConsort close the richly filled Biber Day with the Requiem in F minor and the Requiem in A major. Expressive sounds from which consolation forces itself to the foreground.
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Germany
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Konzerthaus, Freiburg Geistliches Singen und Spielen – G. P. Telemann |
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Germany
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Liederhalle, Stuttgart Geistliches Singen und Spielen – G. P. Telemann |
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Spain
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Auditorio Ciudad, Léon Ein deutsches Barockrequiem +
Because Lutherans do not have a fixed funeral service, Brahms selected texts from various Biblical sources for his German Requiem. Resident artists Vox Luminis trace a path from those texts to some of the familiar and less-familiar pages of their core repertoire, works that set to music exactly the same texts that Brahms selected.
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Spain
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Auditorio Nacional, Madrid Ein deutsches Barockrequiem +
Because Lutherans do not have a fixed funeral service, Brahms selected texts from various Biblical sources for his German Requiem. Resident artists Vox Luminis trace a path from those texts to some of the familiar and less-familiar pages of their core repertoire, works that set to music exactly the same texts that Brahms selected.
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Spain
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Sociedad Filarmónica, Bilbao Ein deutsches Barockrequiem +
Because Lutherans do not have a fixed funeral service, Brahms selected texts from various Biblical sources for his German Requiem. Resident artists Vox Luminis trace a path from those texts to some of the familiar and less-familiar pages of their core repertoire, works that set to music exactly the same texts that Brahms selected.
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Germany
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Georgenkirche, Eisenach Geistlichen Singen und Spielen – G.P. Telemann +
With his first year of cantatas created for the Eisenach court in 1710, Telemann devised a new form of church cantata: sequences of recitatives and arias as in the opera combined with words from the Bible and Protestant hymns were now features of sacred music. Bach, at this time in service to the court in Weimar and in close contact with Telemann, must have taken a keen interest and profited richly in his Leipzig cantatas.
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Belgium
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BOZAR, Brussels Magnificat – C.P.E Bach (Wq 215) +
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – the son of – also left his mark on music history. As a composer at the crux of the Baroque and classical periods, his pieces are bursting with expressivity and a rapid succession of sharp contrasts. His Symphony in E minor is no exception, as he ramps up the drama with sudden silences. In the Magnificat, he sets himself against his father. CPE delivers a moving work that transports its audiences. Vox Luminis and B’Rock give inimitable shape to this music bursting with emotion.
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Germany
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Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne Magnificat – C.P.E Bach (Wq 215) +
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – the son of – also left his mark on music history. As a composer at the crux of the Baroque and classical periods, his pieces are bursting with expressivity and a rapid succession of sharp contrasts. His Symphony in E minor is no exception, as he ramps up the drama with sudden silences. In the Magnificat, he sets himself against his father. CPE delivers a moving work that transports its audiences. Vox Luminis and B’Rock give inimitable shape to this music bursting with emotion.
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Belgium
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Grand Manège, Namur Birthday Odes – H. Purcell +
In his brief life, Henry Purcell managed to rise high and forge important relationships, even at the English royal court. Lionel Meunier and Vox Luminis reveal how Purcell managed to delight and surprise Queen Mary with festive birthday wishes in his Birthday Odes. Trumpets, exquisite choral work and an exuberant call to the people to join in the celebrations… more than enough to guarantee a lavish party.
Coproduction: Perpodium |
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France
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Salle Gaveau, Paris Birthday Odes – H. Purcell +
In his brief life, Henry Purcell managed to rise high and forge important relationships, even at the English royal court. Lionel Meunier and Vox Luminis reveal how Purcell managed to delight and surprise Queen Mary with festive birthday wishes in his Birthday Odes. Trumpets, exquisite choral work and an exuberant call to the people to join in the celebrations… more than enough to guarantee a lavish party.
Coproduction: Perpodium |
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Belgium
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Concertgebouw, Bruges Birthday Odes – H. Purcell +
In his brief life, Henry Purcell managed to rise high and forge important relationships, even at the English royal court. Lionel Meunier and Vox Luminis reveal how Purcell managed to delight and surprise Queen Mary with festive birthday wishes in his Birthday Odes. Trumpets, exquisite choral work and an exuberant call to the people to join in the celebrations… more than enough to guarantee a lavish party.
Coproduction: Perpodium |
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Germany
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TauberPhilharmonie, Weikersheim Mass in B minor (BWV 232) – J.S. Bach +
No one knows why, at the end of his life, a Protestant composer gathered up all his knowledge and expertise and expanded a previous arrangement of the Kyrie and the Gloria – a so-called Missa brevis from 1733 – into an entire Catholic Mass. It doesn’t matter anyway. The fact is that in this magnum opus, Bach succeeded in combining beauty and polyphonous complexity like never before. Bach at his best!
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Germany
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Nikolaikirche, Leipzig TOP 50 Bach Cantatas III +
Bachfest Leipzig presents for the second time the Cantata Ring. For six months, people around the world were able to vote to determine the top 50 Bach cantatas. More than 7,000 votes were cast, and the results – kept secret until the festival – will be presented from 12 to 17 June 2026 in the style of a radio programme: starting with No. 50 and working down to No. 1!
Vox Luminis is one of six privileged ensembles to perform this project and will present cantatas ranked 42nd to 38th. |
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Nikolaikirche, Leipzig TOP 50 Bach Cantatas VII +
Bachfest Leipzig presents for the second time the Cantata Ring. For six months, people around the world were able to vote to determine the top 50 Bach cantatas. More than 7,000 votes were cast, and the results – kept secret until the festival – will be presented from 12 to 17 June 2026 in the style of a radio programme: starting with No. 50 and working down to No. 1!
Vox Luminis is one of six privileged ensembles to perform this project and will present cantatas ranked 24th to 21st. |
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