|
Thuringia is often described as the land of Bach, as J.S. Bach spent the first 30 years of his life in Eisenach, Arnstadt, Weimar and other towns and cities of Thuringia. In addition, at the time of his birth his family dynasty had already shaped the Thuringian music scene for 150 years. The Thüringer Bach Collegium plays works by J.S. Bach, his ancestors (from the Altbachisches Archiv), his sons and his contemporaries in historically informed performances on historic instruments. The “Bach” in the ensemble name refers on the one hand to the programming itself, but on the other hand also to Bach as an innovator and pioneer.
Although only founded in Weimar in 2018, the ensemble is already involved in extensive concert activities in Germany and abroad and at numerous festivals. The Thüringer Bach Collegium has already released several CD's with new and rediscovered works by various Baroque composers, which have been received with great international acclaim. The series will be continued steadily.
Since 2020, the Thüringer Bach Collegium has been based in the Bach city of Arnstadt. The founders of the group are also firmly rooted in the Thuringian cultural landscape: the artistic director, Gernot Süßmuth, has been concertmaster of the Staatskapelle Weimar since 2002; Christian Bergmann, the ensemble’s general manager and double-bassist, has also played in the Staatskapelle Weimar for 20 years, and was born in Arnstadt and baptized in its Bach Church. Also other members of the Thüringer Bach Collegium have many years of experience as soloists and first-chair players in large symphony and opera orchestras. The ensemble plays on valuable historical string instruments (e.g. violins by Giovanni Grancino) and replicas of historical wind instruments. |
|
Violins: Gernot Süßmuth (Ensemble Leader), David Castro-Balbi, Irina Zwiener, Raphael Hevicke, Felicitas Wehmschulte, Jürgen Karwath
Violas: Jürgen Karwath, Jonathan Kliegel, Andreas Schulik
Violoncellos: Dagmar Spengler-Süßmuth, Alexandre Castro-Balbi
Double-bass: Christian Bergmann
Baroque Lute: Amandine Affagard-Galiano
Baroque Oboe: Clara Blessing
Bassoon: Frank Forst
Trumpet: Rupprecht Johannes Drees
Organ/Harpsichord: Jörg Reddin
Harpsichord: Dominik Beykirch |
