PRESS RELEASE Press Office Franziska von Sohl · Phone +49 341 9137-121 · Fax +49 341 9137-125 · E-Mail von.sohl@bach-leipzig.de

2018 LEIPZIG BACH FESTIVAL ACCREDITATION AND TICKET RESERVATION FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES

Please return to:

Leipzig Bach Archive, Press office, PO Box 101349, 04013 Leipzig, Germany Fax +49-(0)341-9137-125 · E-Mail: [email protected]

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I’m reporting for the following newspaper(s)/ magazine(s), broadcasting corporation(s) or other media (name, institution, editorial department):

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Please read our Terms and Conditions of Accreditation on page 2. You will find the order form for press tickets on pages 3, 4 and 5. There is no right to accreditation. If necessary, the organisers will exercise their domiciliary rights.

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LEIPZIG BACH ARCHIVE · Foundation under German Civil Law · Institute of Universität Leipzig · Thomaskirchhof 15/16 · 04109 Leipzig

Chairman of the Board of Trustees Burkhard Jung, Mayor of the City of Leipzig President Sir John Eliot Gardiner · Director Prof. Dr. Peter Wollny · Provisional Managing Director Christina Katrin Ahlmann

PRESS RELEASE Press Office Franziska von Sohl · Phone +49 341 9137-121 · Fax +49 341 9137-125 · E-Mail [email protected]

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ACCREDITATION

Accreditation: Please return sheet 1 and sheets 3, 4 and 5 (press ticket order form), along with a copy of your press pass, either by e-mail or fax. If you prefer to wait and get accreditation from the Leipzig Bach Festival Press Office in Leipzig, you will also need to present your press pass or a letter of confirmation from your editorial office. Press tickets will only be issued on presentation of these documents.

Acknowledgement of receipt: You will receive a confirmation of registration by e-mail, or by fax on request, on reception of your order. Confirmation does not entail automatic entitlement to the tickets ordered.

Press Office: The Leipzig Bach Festival Press Office is situated opposite St. Thomas’ Church, at the Thomas Square 15 and 16, in the courtyard of Leipzig Bach Archive. It will be open from 11am- 8pm on June 08 th 2018 as well as daily from 9am-8pm from June 09 th onward. Besides issuing press tickets and acting as your contact for interviews, we also offer a photo and Wi-Fi service. Please note that we are unable to provide computer workstations for you in the Press Office.

Press pass: The Press Office issues 2018 Bach Festival press passes to journalists who have accreditation for several events. Please note that the Bach Festival press pass is not a substitute for valid press tickets.

Press tickets: Journalists are entitled to one press ticket per event. You can collect the tickets from the Press Office. Press tickets for events marked with (*) will be handed out directly at the box office. You can also exchange tickets at short notice in the Press Office, subject to availability. In the interest of other Bach Festival visitors, we ask you to return unwanted press 2 tickets in plenty of time.

Paying tickets: Needless to say, in addition to your press tickets you can also order paying tickets for the Leipzig Bach Festival by post, payable by invoice or credit card. Please understand that in this case, we are obliged to charge € 4.90 (Europe) or € 10 (worldwide) for postage and processing. As a general rule, paying tickets cannot be exchanged or returned.

Programmes: Programmes will be handed out at the box office prior to the commencement of the respective event on presentation of a valid press ticket. Please note that programmes may not be available for every event.

Documentary proof: Please send us copies of your articles as proof. If you do not provide articles in spite of requests from our Press Office, we reserve the right not to grant accreditation the following year.

Photos and film recordings: Camera teams will be shown to their respective press points 30 minutes before the start of the event by our press team. Please note that no photos may be taken during the concerts, including for private usage. Please use our free photo service.

The General Terms and Conditions of Bachfest Leipzig apply. These can be consulted at www.bachfestleipzig.de.

LEIPZIG BACH ARCHIVE · Foundation under German Civil Law · Institute of Universität Leipzig · Thomaskirchhof 15/16 · 04109 Leipzig

Chairman of the Board of Trustees Burkhard Jung, Mayor of the City of Leipzig President Sir John Eliot Gardiner · Director Prof. Dr. Peter Wollny · Provisional Managing Director Christina Katrin Ahlmann

PRESS RELEASE Press Office Franziska von Sohl · Phone +49 341 9137-121 · Fax +49 341 9137-125 · E-Mail [email protected]

2018 LEIPZIG BACH FESTIVAL Accreditation / Presscard Ordering

Concert Start Title Press Paying Number Time Tickets Tickets

Friday, June 8 th 2018 1 17:00 Opening Concert / St. Thomas‘ Church 2 19.30 Passion 1 (Ballet) / Opera House** 3 20:00 Leipzig »Ring of Cantatas« 1 / St. Nicholas‘ Church 5 20:00 Choir Concert / Gewandhaus, Mendelssohn Hall*

Saturday, June 9 th 2018 8 09:30 Bach out and about 1 / from St. Thomas‘ Church **** 12 11:30 Excellent 1 / Old Stock Exchange 14 12:00 Leipzig »Ring of Cantatas« 2 / St. Thomas‘ Church 21 17:00 Organ Concert (Mendelssohn Cycle) / Gewandhaus, Great Hall* 22 17:30 Leipzig »Ring of Cantatas« 4 / St. Thomas‘ Church 25 20:00 Leipzig »Ring of Cantatas« 5 / St. Nicholas‘ Church 26 20:00 Großes Concert / Gewandhaus, Great Hall* 3 28 22.30 Leipzig »Ring of Cantatas«, additional concert 1 / Paulinum - University Church of St. Paul

Sunday, June 10 th 2018 34 11:00 Großes Concert / Gewandhaus, Great Hall* 36 11:30 Leipzig »Ring of Cantatas« 7 / St. Thomas‘ Church 37 11:30 Excellent 2 / Old Stock Exchange 38 14:00 Leipzig »Ring of Cantatas« 8 / St. Nicholas‘ Church 45 17:00 Leipzig »Ring of Cantatas« 9 / St. Thomas‘ Church 46 18:00 Mendelssohn, Bernstein und Kollegen (Choir- & Orchestra Academy) / Gewandhaus, Great Hall* 47 18:00 Passion 2 (Ballet) / Opera House** 48 18:00 Chamber Music (Mendelssohn Cycle) / Gewandhaus, Mendelssohn Hall* 50 20:00 Leipzig »Ring of Cantatas« 10 / St. Nicholas‘ Church 51 20:00 The Well-Tempered Clavier Cycle 1 / Salles de Pologne 53 22:30 Leipzig »Ring of Cantatas«, additional concert 2 / Paulinum- University Church of St. Paul

Monday, June 11 th 2018 56 11:00 Bach out and about 2 / from St. Thomas‘ Church****

LEIPZIG BACH ARCHIVE · Foundation under German Civil Law · Institute of Universität Leipzig · Thomaskirchhof 15/16 · 04109 Leipzig

Chairman of the Board of Trustees Burkhard Jung, Mayor of the City of Leipzig President Sir John Eliot Gardiner · Director Prof. Dr. Peter Wollny · Provisional Managing Director Christina Katrin Ahlmann

PRESS RELEASE Press Office Franziska von Sohl · Phone +49 341 9137-121 · Fax +49 341 9137-125 · E-Mail [email protected]

63 20:00 The Well-Tempered Clavier Cycle 2 / Gewandhaus, Mendelssohn Hall 64 20:00 Clavier-Übung Cycle 1 / St. Thomas‘ Church 65 20:00 Zyklus! 1 / GRASSI Museum of applied Art

Tuesday, June 12 th 2018 68 09:30 Bach out and about 3 / from St. Thomas‘ Church**** 74 17:00 Bach automatically / GRASSI Museum of Instruments 75 18:30 Bach – Reflections in Jazz / Zoo, Main Entrance 77 20:00 Clavier-Übung Cycle 2 / St. Thomas‘ Church 78 20:00 Oratorio (Mendelssohn Cycle) / Gewandhaus, Great Hall* 79 20:00 Zyklus! 2 / GRASSI Museum of applied Art

Wednesday, June 13 th 2018 89 20:00 Passion 3 / St. Nicholas‘ Church 90 20:00 Clavier-Übung Cycle 3 / Gewandhaus, Great Hall* 91 20:00 Zyklus! 3 / Gewandhaus, Mendelssohn Hall*

Thursday, June 14 th 2018 94 09:30 Bach out and about 4 / from St. Thomas‘ Church**** 4 96 11:00 2018 Leipzig Bach Medal Award / Old Town Hall Entrance free 103 17:00 Bach automatically / GRASSI Museum of Instruments 104 20:00 Passion 4 / St. Thomas‘ Church 105 20:00 Großes Concert (Mendelssohn Cycle) / Gewandhaus, Great Hall* 106 20:00 Clavier-Übung Cycle 4 / Old Town Hall 107 22:00 The Well-Tempered Clavier Cycle 3 / Paulinum - University Church of St. Paul

Friday, June 15 th 2018 110 09:30 Bach out and about 5 / from St. Thomas‘ Church **** 111 09:30 Seminar / Leipzig Bach Museum, Summer Hall (in German Language) 113 11:30 Excellent 3 / Old Stock Exchange 120 19:30 Christmas Oratorio in Jazz / Westbad 121 19:30 Academy Concert / GRASSI Museum of Instruments 122 20:00 Passion 5 / St. Nicholas‘ Church 123 20:00 Großes Concert (Mendelssohn Cycle) / Gewandhaus, Great Hall*

LEIPZIG BACH ARCHIVE · Foundation under German Civil Law · Institute of Universität Leipzig · Thomaskirchhof 15/16 · 04109 Leipzig

Chairman of the Board of Trustees Burkhard Jung, Mayor of the City of Leipzig President Sir John Eliot Gardiner · Director Prof. Dr. Peter Wollny · Provisional Managing Director Christina Katrin Ahlmann

PRESS RELEASE Press Office Franziska von Sohl · Phone +49 341 9137-121 · Fax +49 341 9137-125 · E-Mail [email protected]

124 20:00 The Well-Tempered Clavier Cycle 4 / Kongresshalle, Weißer Saal (Congress Hall, White Room) 125 22:00 Mendelssohns Klassik-Lounge (incl. talk in German language) / Schaubühne Lindenfels*** 126 22:30 Cello Suites Cycle 1 / Old Town Hall

Saturday, June 16 th 2018 131 11:30 Excellent 4 / Old Stock Exchange 132 12:30 Bach out and about 6 / from St. Thomas‘ Church **** 133 14:30 Vom Mut der Maus und dem Stolz des Pfaus (Family Concert) / Zoo, Entdeckerhaus Arche 143 17:00 Organ Concert / Gewandhaus, Great Hall* 145 19:30 Passion 6 / GRASSI Museum of Instruments 146 20:00 Brandenburg Concertos Cycle 1 / St. Nicholas‘ Church 147 20:00 The Well-Tempered Clavier Cycle 5 / Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Federal Administrative Court) 148 21:00 El Arte de la Fuga y del Tango / UT Connewitz 149 22:30 Cello Suites Cycle 2 / Salles de Pologne

Sunday, June 17 th 2018 154 11:00 »Jesu, meine Freude« (Mendelssohn Cycle) / Gewandhaus, Great Hall* 5 156 11:30 Excellent 5 / Old Stock Exchange 158 15:00 Brandenburg Concertos Cycle 2 / St. Nicholas‘ Church 161 18:00 Closing Concert / St. Thomas‘ Church

* Event of the Leipzig Gewandhaus. Pre-ordered press tickets will be reserved at the box office until 30 minutes before the start of the concert. ** Event of Leipzig Opera House. Pre-ordered press tickets will be reserved at the box office until 30 minutes before the start of the performance. *** Admission at the box-office on presentation of the Bach Festival press card. **** For concert and organ trips at the Bach Festival, only one press ticket per journalist will be handed out (exception: Early music and Organ Magazines).

Of course, you can also attend the main services, matins, motet concerts and organ recitals which will be taking place during the 2018 Leipzig Bach Festival free of charge. To do so, enter your name in the lists displayed in the Leipzig Bach Festival Press Office up to 30 minutes before the start of the event.

Also during the Leipzig Bach Festival, you have the opportunity for visiting the Leipzig Bach Museum free of charge within normal opening times, courtesy of the press team.

LEIPZIG BACH ARCHIVE · Foundation under German Civil Law · Institute of Universität Leipzig · Thomaskirchhof 15/16 · 04109 Leipzig

Chairman of the Board of Trustees Burkhard Jung, Mayor of the City of Leipzig President Sir John Eliot Gardiner · Director Prof. Dr. Peter Wollny · Provisional Managing Director Christina Katrin Ahlmann