Early Music from Germany – Selected Links

Institutions and Associations
Archives and Museums
Festivals
Concert series
Music Instruction
Labels
Specialised Press

Early Music from Germany – Selected Links

The links below refer to sites directly related to Early Music. For sites that cover several different genres, check out our list of general links to German music societies and institutions.

Institutions and Associations

Middle German Baroque Music e.V. Institution supporting and researching the regional music repertoire

Archives and Museums

Festivals

Arolser Barockfestspiele
Bach-Biennale Weimar Festival focussing on Bach's Weimar œuvre - first edition in 2008 Every other (even) year in July
Bachfest Leipzig Famous festival around Johann Sebastian Bach featuring stars of the international Early Music scene
Annually in June
Bach Week Ansbach Festival with a long tradition for Bach-enthusiasts
Annually in July/August
Blockflötenfesttage Bad Kissingen Recorder music festival in Bad Kissingen with specialist exhibition
Annually in May
Fränkischer Sommer – Musica Franconia Numerous concerts in special historical locations
Annually from July to September
Festival Alte Musik Knechtsteden Early Music festival with alternating themes
Annually in September
Festival Güldener Herbst Early music from central Germany, held in Thuringia
Annually in September/October
Göttingen International Handel Festival One of the oldest festivals für Early Music in the world; alternating Handel-related themes
Annually in May/June
Händelfestspiele Halle (Handel Festival) Performance of Georg Friedrich Handel’s complete works, accompanied by conferences in Halle, Göttingen and Karlsruhe
Annually in June
Heinrich Schütz Musikfest Festival for Early Music in the domains of Heinrich Schütz in Bad Köstritz, Weißenfels and Dresden
Annually in October
Magdeburger Telemann-Festtage This major Early Music festival in Magdeburg celebrates the music of Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
A biennial held in March in even years
Montalbâne Medieval music with courses and lectures on historically informed performance in Freyburg/Unstrut
Annually in June
Musica Viva Early music on historical instruments: concerts and master classes held in the Osnabrücker Land region
Annually in September
Musikfest Erzgebirge Festival with focus on Baroque music, regional repertoire and international stars
Annually in September
Music Festival Potsdam Sanssouci Festival with a yearly changing theme in and around the castle Sanssouci
yearly in June
Tage Alter Musik Herne
Tage Alter Musik Regensburg Historically informed performances of music from medieval to Romantic on historical instruments
Annually at Whitsun
Thüringer Bachwochen Baroque festival in Thuringia at historic venues, with an emphasis on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach
Annually in March/April

Concert series

Early Music live Concert series about Early Music, organized by State Instituts for Musical Research Berlin
Cologne: Forum Alte Musik Köln Concert series by the West German Broadcasting (WDR)
Musica Antiqua-concerts Concert series of Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg
NDR – Das Alte Werk Concert series by the Northern German Broadcasting (NDR), an important Early Music event in Hamburg and Northern Germany

Music Instruction

University of the Arts Bremen Bachelor and Master Early Music (Academy
of Ancient Music)
University of Music and Theatre „Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy“ Leipzig Bachelor and Master Early Music
Trossingen University of Music Bachelor and Master Early Music, incl. Bachelor Baroque Orchestra and Master in Middleage and Renaissance music

Labels

Specialised Press

Concerto Journal of early music and historically informed performance
Published: four times a year
Concerto Verlag, Köln
Toccata - Alte Musik aktuell New CD releases, reviews, festival reports
Published bimonthly by:
Pro Musica Antiqua, Regensburg