Programme

Ba h:
L’Offrande musicale

Academy of Ancient Music
Salle de Musique de Chambre
Wed
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Musicians of the Academy of Ancient Music sitting on chairs, holding their instruments
©: Marco Borggreve

What you’ll hear and see

The music

  • Johann Sebastian Bach Gambensonate N° 1 BWV 1027 Das Musikalische Opfer (L’Offrande musicale) BWV 1079 Violinkonzert BWV 1056R

The artists

  • Academy of Ancient Music
  • Laurence Cummings conducting, harpsichord
  • Rachel Brown flute
  • Bojan Čičić violin

A king composed the theme. Bach did the rest.

Frederick the Great of Prussia wasn't only a king – he was a keen musician, and in 1747 he challenged Bach to improvise a fugue on a theme he'd written himself. Bach obliged, on the spot. Then he went home, turned that single royal theme into an entire collection of fugues, canons and a trio sonata, and sent it back to Frederick as a «modest musical offering». Part intellectual flex, part act of devotion, and one of the most extraordinary things Bach ever wrote. The Academy of Ancient Music perform it on period instruments, where every detail shines.
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Tickets

  • Cat. I 42 €
  • Cat. II 32 €
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Details

  • Date Wednesday 24.02.27
  • Time 19:30
  • Duration 100’ including a break
  • Room Salle de Musique de Chambre
  • Subscription Baroque Sessions
A shuttle bus from and back to Trier is available for this concert. Please book here.
How to get here

Experience the concert as a part of the subscription: Baroque Sessions

Travel back in time in the Salle de Musique de Chambre with a series of baroque concerts.