Mendelssohn, Strauss, Bach: Leipzig Music Highlights 2014

To mark the 150^th anniversary of the birth of Richard StraussLeipzig Opera and the Leipzig Gewandhaus will present a Strauss cycle from April through July 2014. On 14 June, "Die Frau ohne Schatten" will premiere with a world-class cast at Leipzig Opera House. Furthermore "Elektra" and "Der Rosenkavalier" will be resumed. The Vienna Philharmonic under conductor Christoph Eschenbach will be performing a Strauss programme in the Gewandhaus with Lang Lang on 24 May while the actual birthday concert on 11 June is reserved to Riccardo Chailly and the Gewandhaus Orchestra. http://www.oper-leipzig.de, http://www.gewandhaus.de

The 300^th anniversary of the birth of Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach's second oldest son, will be celebrated with numerous events and a special exhibition in Leipzig. Under the banner "The True Art" next year's edition of Bachfest Leipzig will commemorate the life and work of C. P. E. Bach from 13-22 June 2014. http://www.bach-leipzig.de

Leipzig boasts a unique concentration of sites where famous composers lived and worked. Since 2012 the Leipzig Music Trail, a 5 km walking trail, connects 23 of the most significant historic sites in the city centre. Eight specially selected listed buildings on the Music Trail are included among Germany's proposals for acceptance as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. http://www.notenspur-leipzig.de  

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