Bachs Juleoratorium, kantate 1, 2 og 3

As is traditional, Københavns Bachkor and the orchestra Originalerne.org perform J.S. Bach’s Juleoratorium (BWV 248). The work was composed for performance during the Christmas and New Year period of 1734–35 in Leipzig.

It consists of six parts associated with the three days of Christmas, New Year’s Day, the Sunday after New Year and Epiphany (Three Kings’ Day). Parts I, II and III will be performed at this concert.

The orchestra Originalerne.org plays on period instruments, which have a softer sound than modern instruments and are tuned a semitone lower.

Conductor: Christian Tophøj Buur, who took up the position of conductor of Bachkoret in August 2025.

Soloists: Lise Bech Bendix (soprano), Nana Bugge Rasmussen (mezzo-soprano), Mathias Hedegaard (tenor), Teit Kanstrup (bass)