Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, Cantatas 1–3 and 6
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
2nd Subscription Concert 2018/19
Sunday, 9 December 2018, 4:00 p.m. | Chamber Music Hall of the Philharmonie
In Performance
Berliner Konzert Chor
Berliner Konzert Orchester
Andrea Chudak (Soprano)
Dorothe Ingenfeld (Alt)
Joseph Schnurr (Tenor)
Wieland Lemke (Bass)
Händelkinderchor
Löwenkinder-Chor
We perform four of the six cantatas comprising Bach’s much beloved Christmas Oratorio. First performed in 1734 by the Thomaner Chor in Leipzig for church services on the major feast days between Christmas and the Feast of the Epiphany, Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium remains the Christmas work, an enduring tradition, in the German-speaking world. This performance is our annual contribution to the spirit of the season.