Bach Festivals & Cantata Series
Bachwoche Ansbach

Name:

Bachwoche Ansbach

Location:

Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany

Venues:

Historical Places in Ansbach: the orangerie, the glamour hall of the palace, the synagogue and the two great churches St. Gumbertus and St. Johannis

Years:

Since 1947: Annual Festival
Since 1967: Biennial Festival

Months:

Every second year at the end of July and the beginning of August.

Artistic Director:

Karl Richter (1955-1964)
Rudolf Hetzer (1966-1978)
Hans-Georg Schäfer (1979-2000)
Lotte Thaler (2001-2005)
Dr. Andreas Bomba (2006-Present)

Ensembles:

V/A

Website:

Bachwoche Ansbach

History & Mission:

The first Bachwoche took place in Schloss Weissenstein-Pommersfelden in the summer of 1947. Because of the great success and the big demand it has been necessary to find another location with more place.
So Ansbach, the former residence of the markgraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach, has been chosen almost intact after the second worldwar and with a multitude of historical venues like the orangerie, the palace of Ansbach, one of the few intact baroque synagogues of Germany and the two big churches St. Gumbertus and St. Johannis.
Since the year 1967, the Bachwoche Ansbach has moved from an annual to a biennial cycle of events.
Many famous artists and orchestras of Baroque music also young artists at the beginning of their career have been already guests at the Bachwoche Ansbach.

Festival Dates

1^st Festival: 1947
2^nd Festival: 1948
3^th Festival: 1949
4^th Festival: 1950
5^th Festival: 1951
6^th Festival: 1952
7^th Festival: Jul 26-28, 1954 (31. NBG Bachfest)
8^th Festival: Jul 1955
9^th Festival: Jul 1956
10^th Festival: Jul 24-31, 1957

11^th Festival: Jul 26-29, 1959
12^th Festival: Jul 28-Aug 2, 1961
13^th Festival: Jul 1963
14^th Festival: Jul 1964
15^th Festival: 1966
16^th Festival: 1967
17^th Festival: Jul 25-Aug 1, 1969
18^th Festival: Jul 23-31, 1971
19^th Festival: Jul 27-Aug 4, 1973
20^th Festival: Jul 25-Aug 3, 1975

21^st Festival: Jul 29-Aug 7, 1977
22^nd Festival: Jul 27-Aug 5, 1979
23^th Festival: Jul 31- Aug 9, 1981
24^th Festival: Jul 29-Aug 7, 1983
25^th Festival: Aug 2-11, August 1985
26^th Festival: Jul 31-Aug 9, 1987
27^th Festival: Jul 28-Aug 6, 1989
28^th Festival: Jul 26, Aug 4, 1991
29^th Festival: Jul 23-Aug 1, 1993
30^th Festival: Festival: Jul 28-Aug 6, 1995

31^st Festival: Aug 1-10, 1997 (50 Year)
32^nd Festival: Jul 30-Aug 8, 1999
33^rd Festival: Jul 28-30, 2000
34^th Festival: Jul 27-Aug 5, 2001
35^th Festival: Jul 25-Aug 3, 2003
36^th Festival: Jul 29, Aug 7, 2005
37^th Festival: Jul 27-Aug 5, 2007
38^th Festival: Jul 31-Aug 9, 2009
39^th Festival: Jul 29-Aug 7, 2011
40^th Festival: Aug 2-11, 2013

41^st Festival: Jul 31-Aug 9, 2015
42^nd Festival: Jul 28-Aug 6, 2017 (92. NBG Bachfest)
43^rd Festival: Jul 2-Aug 4, 2019
44^th Festival: Jul 30-Aug 8, 2021
45^th Festival: Jul 28-Aug 6, 2023
46^th Festival: Aug 1-10, 2025

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