Bach - Unser Mund sei voll Lachens - BWV 110 - Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists - Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg

14 December 2024, 22:00
La Scala, Milan | Alte Oper, Frankfurt | Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg | St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London

The third concert of our tour, featuring Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Messe de minuit pour Noël, [H 9], Johann Sebastian Bach’s Schwingt freudig euch empor [BWV 36c] and Bach’s Unser Mund sei voll Lachens [BWV 110] took place at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg on Saturday 14 December 2024. 

This was my third performance in this magnificent venue; the first was Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique with the Aurora Orchestra and the second was a performance of Handel’s Hercules [HWV 60] with Festspiel Orchester Göttingen in May 2023. On this occasion, I played first trumpet with the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir under the direction of Christophe Rousset. It was wonderful to play with this wonderful section.

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L-R: Russell Gilmour (1st trumpet), William Russell (2nd trumpet), Gareth Hoddinott (3rd trumpet), and Ben Fullbook (timpani).

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There was a fantastic energy at this performance. It was great to play in this wonderful acoustic and it is the first time I have played Bach here. I am scheduled to return to the Elbphilharmonie four times in 2025 so far (and all being well), with Aurora Orchestra, Les Talens Lyriques, Festspielorchester Göttingen, and Vox Luminis. 


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