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Farewell and a new beginning

After 20 exciting years with Christoph Drescher (right) as managing director of the Thuringia Bach Festival, musicologist, journalist and chief dramaturge of the Potsdam-Sanssouci Music Festival Carsten Hinrichs (left) is now taking over the leadership of the Bach Festival. From 2003-2011, Hinrichs was programme planner and head of press, first at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music (director René Jacobs), then from 2009-2012 at the Potsdam-Sanssouci Music Festival. Since May 2019, he has been responsible for planning the programme and artistic coordination as chief dramaturge together with Dorothee Oberlinger.

Successful finale of the Thuringia Bach Festival 2024

More than 24,000 visitors attend the concerts in Bachland Thuringia. The latest edition of the festival is one of the most popular in the past 20 years. Musical highlights included concerts by the Pygmalion ensemble, the world premiere of a new cantata by US composer Caroline Shaw, the acclaimed performance by Avi Avital and the Kammerakademie Potsdam and the ensemble residency by Vox Luminis. Numerous tour groups and cultural tourists experienced Thuringia as a diverse and lively "Bachland" with its beautiful and authentic Bach locations. 

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