Deutsches Chorfest 2025 Nürnberg - Lux in tenebris – ein Friedensoratorium

In the organizer's words:

Concert Choir LGV Nuremberg
Conductor: Tarmo Vaask

Children's Opera Choir of the Nuremberg State Theater
Conductor: Philipp Roosz

Choir Semiseria Tübingen
Conductor: Frank Schlichter

Members of the Nuremberg State Philharmonic Orchestra
Manfred Meier-Appel, organ
Adeline Schebesch, speaker
Soloists

General direction: Tarmo Vaask

Helge Burggrabe (*1973): Lux in tenebris, oratorio for peace

"Lux in tenebris" is a work about war, destruction and the longing for peace, about the fall into darkness and the search for light. At its heart is the biblical drama of Cain and Abel - and the question of whether man can still see the human being in his counterpart. Helge Burggrabe's composition makes the stages from alienation and hatred to armed conflict musically tangible and uses core statements from the New Testament to develop a vision of better coexistence. The libretto with texts by Rainer Maria Rilke, Hilde Domin and others was written by the composer together with theologian Dr. Reinhard Göllner and journalist Angela Krumpen.

Before the concert, there will be an introductory talk at 8 pm with composer Helge Burggrabe and Prof. Dr. Julia Lehner, the second mayor of the city of Nuremberg.

This concert will be recorded by Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Broadcast date at: www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de.

Price information:

Concert tickets for all Chorfest Plus concerts are available at chorfest.reservix.de, by telephone on 0761 888499 99 and at the usual advance booking offices. Registered Chorfest participants (except Chorfest Mini Pass) receive discounted tickets via the Reservix webshop for choirs while stocks last. Tickets: 25 euros Reduced (levels I-III): 20 / 16 / 12 euros