On Reformation Day, almost forgotten music by a native of Mittweida can be heard in Leipzig’s Nikolaikirche

2024-10-29 18:00:00

For the first time since its premiere in 1952, Gerhard Günther’s 90th Psalm will be performed. Singer Markus Kaufmann is looking forward to the revival of the opera on a large scale.

Sacred vocal music has always played an important role in the St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig. In 1723 Johann Sebastian Bach was introduced here to his position as St. Thomas the Singer. Since 1945, with the founding of the St. Nikolai Kantorei by Johannes Piersig, the direction of the choir has been one of the tasks of the current Nikolaikantor. The Leipzig Bach Choir…

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