Wednesday | December 31, 2025 | 9:00 PM | Castle Church

New Year's Eve Concert by the Dresden Bach Soloists
With Christmas organ music and reflections on the turn of the year

December 31, 2025, 9:00 p.m.
Castle Church, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

The Dresden Bach Soloists present their program
"In the Italian Style – Works by J. S. Bach and his contemporaries".

The "Dresden Bach Soloists" were founded in 2014 by Joachim K. Schäfer. The ensemble, consisting of leading instrumentalists, is dedicated to preserving the works of the golden age of European musical culture of the 17th and 18th centuries.

The program for the New Year's Eve concert includes:
Johann Sebastian Bach, Concerto in F major after BWV 1046
Aria/Duet BWV 78,2 “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten” (We hasten with weak, yet diligent steps)
Concerto in F major BWV 971 “In the Italian Style”
Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto in G minor RV 107

Christmas organ music will also be performed on the historic Ladegast organ by Castle Church organist KMD Ulrich Hirtzbruch. Pastor Birgit Neumann-Becker, director of the Evangelical Preachers' Seminary in Wittenberg, will offer spiritual reflections on the turn of the year.

Tickets available at: Tourist Information, Schlossplatz 2, 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Mon-Sun 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Online: → Link zu reservix