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Greifswald Bach Week
The 80th Greifswalder Bachwoche from June 1st to 7th, 2026, is Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's most traditional music festival and will be dedicated to its anniversary. Since its founding in 1946, this festival of sacred music has taken place every year. The motto "BACH ad infinitum" emphasizes both its continuity and its attempt to describe the boundless dimensions of J. S. Bach's music. Anniversary guests include the European Hanse Ensemble, the Calmus Ensemble Leipzig, the NDR Big Band from Hamburg, and many more. The Berlin brass and percussion ensemble BRASSCUSSION has composed works especially for the Bach Week.
cantateBach! 2026
May 29th - 31st 2026
The 8th International Singing Competition calls to Greifswald! The city looks forward to fresh music-making and curious visitors. This time, the main round will be Christmassy. Recitatives and arias from the Christmas Oratorio are required in all voice types. In addition, there will be a Christmas classic from Paul Gerhardt's Schemelli Songbook, commemorating the 350th anniversary of his death. The program of the main round is complemented by solo parts from Haydn's The Creation.In the final round, everyone can look forward to arias from Bach's solo cantatas.
Foundation Art & Culture
The I FÖRDERVEREIN I KUNSTUNDKULTUR I HANSESTADT GREIFSWALD I organizes the International Singing Competition. In 2010, at the suggestion of the then Artistic Director of the Greifswald Bach Week, Jochen A. Modeß, the Executive Board decided to add this facet to the cultural life of the Hanseatic city. Since then, the competition has been held every 2 years.
In addition to promoting young singers, the association is concerned with supporting students.
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