Name: Skyscrapers
Start: 2025-02-16T11:00:00
Location: Museum Ludwig

Sebastian Kohlhepp

Matthias Winckhler

Eberhard Metternich

Marie Heeschen

Elvira Bill

Kölner Philharmonie

In his collection of essays, Stefan Zweig describes the effects of fateful decisions that influence the whole of history. One of these great moments for him is the creation of Georg Friedrich Handel's "Messiah". Not only because the premiere in Dublin in April 1742 was a tremendous success, but because Handel experienced "his own resurrection" through working on this work. Illness and failure determined his life, but then he found his way back to music by adapting the Bible words of Charles Jennens. He composed "Messiah" in just three weeks - it was to be Handel's greatest success and is still one of the most frequently performed works at Christmas time, even though it was intended for Holy Week. But in "Messiah", all Christian festivals coincide due to the selection of texts from the Old and New Testaments, and so a performance in February is a welcome opportunity to hear this "great moment" of music.

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Skyscrapers

Museum Ludwig

The Messiah