A MIGHTY FORTRESS. Music from the Old Lübeck
Germany / Lübeck
Whit Monday, 25 May 2026, 5 p.m.
Lübeck, St. Jakobi-Kirche
European Hanseatic Ensemble
Manfred Cordes, conductor
Does Lübeck’s musical history begin with Dieterich Buxtehude? Not at all! The European Hanseatic Ensemble traced back the history and came across many unknown names. Some of the works performed in the concert on Whit Monday are fresh from the archives and include pieces by Thomas Baltzar, Nathanael Schnittelbach, Gregor Zuber and Nicolaus Bleyer – composers and musicians active in Lübeck at the end of the Hanseatic era, some of whom were also celebrated as violin virtuosos in England and Sweden. Of course, Franz Tunder, Buxtehude’s predecessor at St. Mary’s and founder of the ‘Abendmusiken’ (evening concerts), will also be featured with some of his cantatas.
The European Hanseatic Ensemble will perform with a 12-piece ensemble featuring prominent vocal soloists and a renowned string section (Veronika Skuplik – baroque violin, Hille Perl – viola da gamba).
Deutschlandfunk Kultur will record the concert in Lübeck and will broadcast it on 28 June 2026 at 8 p.m. The programme will then be available online and via the Deutschlandfunk app for 30 days.
Tickets: € 20 / red. € 12 (students, LübeckCard holders and people with disabilities of 50 GdB or more)
Lübeck, St. Jakobi-Kirche
European Hanseatic Ensemble
Manfred Cordes, conductor
Does Lübeck’s musical history begin with Dieterich Buxtehude? Not at all! The European Hanseatic Ensemble traced back the history and came across many unknown names. Some of the works performed in the concert on Whit Monday are fresh from the archives and include pieces by Thomas Baltzar, Nathanael Schnittelbach, Gregor Zuber and Nicolaus Bleyer – composers and musicians active in Lübeck at the end of the Hanseatic era, some of whom were also celebrated as violin virtuosos in England and Sweden. Of course, Franz Tunder, Buxtehude’s predecessor at St. Mary’s and founder of the ‘Abendmusiken’ (evening concerts), will also be featured with some of his cantatas.
The European Hanseatic Ensemble will perform with a 12-piece ensemble featuring prominent vocal soloists and a renowned string section (Veronika Skuplik – baroque violin, Hille Perl – viola da gamba).
Deutschlandfunk Kultur will record the concert in Lübeck and will broadcast it on 28 June 2026 at 8 p.m. The programme will then be available online and via the Deutschlandfunk app for 30 days.
Tickets: € 20 / red. € 12 (students, LübeckCard holders and people with disabilities of 50 GdB or more)
Tickets available at all Lübeck-Ticket advance booking offices, online at www.luebeck-ticket.de and at the evening box office from 4 p.m.
Promoter: Orlando e.V.
Kindly supported by the Possehl Foundation as well as the Hansestadt Lübeck and in cooperation with the Hanseatic History Society, the European Hansemuseum, Deutschlandfunk Kultur and the University of Music Lübeck
Kindly supported by the Possehl Foundation as well as the Hansestadt Lübeck and in cooperation with the Hanseatic History Society, the European Hansemuseum, Deutschlandfunk Kultur and the University of Music Lübeck
