--- title: "Event" url: "https://www.luzern.com/en/event/bach-during-advent-now-come-savior-of-the-gentiles" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Welcome to Lucerne > The City > Events > Event Calendar > Event" --- Share BACH DURING ADVENT – “Now Come, Savior of the Gentiles” ======================================================= - concert Advent concert featuring Bach’s Cantata BWV 61 for strings and voice, complemented by works by Corrette, Daquin, and Buxtehude. Part of the International Bach Network Festival. Conductor: Stéphane Mottoul. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) ▪ “Nun komm der Heiden Heiland” BWV 661, BWV 62/6, BWV 660 Michel Corrette (1707–1795) ▪ Organ Concerto No. 4, Op. 26: Allegro – Aria – Allegro Louis-Claude Daquin (1694–1772) Noël X Dieterich Buxtehude (1637–1707) ▪ Cantata “Kommst du, Licht der Heiden,” BuxWv 66 Johann Sebastian Bach ▪ “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland,” BWV 61 Once again this year, we invite you to a festive Advent concert. Under the theme “Bach in Advent,” Johann Sebastian Bach’s Advent cantata “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland” (BWV 61) will be performed by strings and vocal soloists. The program is complemented by works by Michel Corrette, Louis-Claude Daquin, and Dieterich Buxtehude. This concert also honors the 100th anniversary of Karl Richter’s birth as part of the International Bach Network Festival and combines historical performance practice with new perspectives on Bach’s music. It is part of the international initiative of the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Academy Hamburg under the patronage of Ton Koopman. Performers: First Violin: Christina Gallati Violin 2: Keiko Yamagushi Viola 1: Katrin Burger Viola 2: Markus Wieser Cello: Sabina Diergarten Double Bass: Kaspar Wirz Lute: Rosario Conte Vocal Soloists Stéphane Mottoul, organ and conductor Box office opens at 7:30 p.m. Read more Dates ----- Good to know ------------ Price info Admission: 40 CHF Teens and students with valid ID: 25 CHF Read more Contact person Verein Musik am HofSt. Leodegar-Strasse 13 6006 Luzern Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Gastronomy - Gastronomy - party - Food & Beverage - Restaurant - Restaurant - Restaurant Event location St.-Leodegar-Strasse 6 6006 Luzern