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  • Philippe Herreweghe, © Photo: Michiel Hendryckx
    Philippe Herreweghe, © Photo: Michiel Hendryckx

Collegium Vocale Gent

About the Event

The Collegium Vocale Gent and international soloists perform Bach's Oratorium Festo Paschali, BWV 249 and Oratorium Festo Ascensionis Christi, BWV 11 under the baton of Philippe Herreweghe.

Between Philippe Herreweghe and Johann Sebastian Bach, there is a true love story. The Ghent conductor has always been fascinated by the work of the greatest composer in the history of music and loves to share his passion with audiences. No St John or St Matthew Passions this season, but some magnificent works composed for the days after Easter, celebrating Christ's victory over death.

Concert series:
Acclaimed in all repertoire, Philippe Herreweghe tends to program an eclectic selection of works — and this season is no exception. At the head of three renowned ensembles — the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Collegium Vocale Gent, and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic (deFilharmonie) — the Ghent conductor presents works by, among others, Schütz, Weber, Poulenc, and Haydn, whose Creation marked the opening, more than twenty years ago, of a long‐term collaboration between Herreweghe and the Centre for Fine Arts.

Philippe Herreweghe conductor — Dorothee Mields soprano — Damien Guillon alto — Thomas Hobbs tenor — Peter Kooij bass — Collegium Vocale Gent

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