The Magdeburg Telemann Festival, first held in , has been held biennially in
Magdeburg
Magdeburg (; ) is the Capital city, capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is on the Elbe river.
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archbishopric of Mag ...
since in honour of
Georg Philipp Telemann
Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is one of the most prolific composers in history, at least in terms of surviving works. Telemann was considered by his contemporaries to b ...
, usually around Telemann's birthday, the 14th of March.
The first Magdeburg Telemann Festival days were organized 1962, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1987, primarily under the
Cultural Association of the GDR
The Cultural Association of the GDR (, KB) was a federation of local clubs in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It formed part of the Socialist Unity Party-led National Front, and sent representatives to the Volkskammer. The association had ...
.
The 20th Magdeburger Telemann-Festtage in 2010
welcomed conductors associated with the revival of interest in Telemann's music including
Reinhard Goebel,
Hermann Max
Hermann Max (born 1941 in Goslar) is a German choral conductor.
In 1977, he founded the Jugendkantorei Dormagen, which in 1985 became the basis of the Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert. In 1992, he founded the Knechtsteden Early Music ...
,
Ludger Rémy,
Michael Schneider,
Gotthold Schwarz
Gotthold Schwarz (born 2 May 1952) is a German Bass-baritone and conductor. Based in Leipzig, he started as a member of the Thomanerchor and has conducted the Gewandhausorchester. Between 2016 and 2021, he was the 17th Thomaskantor after Johann ...
, as well as baritone
Klaus Mertens, and
gambist Hille Perl
Hille Perl (born ''Hildegard Perl'' born 1965 in Bremen) is a German virtuoso performer of the viola da gamba and lirone.
Biography
Her father Helmut Perl was an organist, musicologist and author who specialized in Mozart. She decided to play ...
.
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