Bach Christmas Oratorio (Cantatas I, II, IV & V)

Name: Bach Christmas Oratorio (Cantatas I, II, IV & V)
Start: 2026-12-22T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-12-22T21:30:00+01:00
Location: Bagsværd Kirke

Tue, 22 Dec 2026 · 19:30 — 21:30

Bagsværd Kirke, Bagsværd · 100–200 kr. · ≈ 13–27 €

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Bach Christmas Oratorio (Cantatas I, II, IV & V) · Bagsværd Kirke, Bagsværd

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Københavns Kantatekor presents Bach's Christmas Oratorio at Bagsværd Kirke on Tuesday, 22 December 2026 at 19:30. The concert features cantatas I, II, IV and V from the work, which Bach composed for the Christmas season of 1734-1735. The choir is conducted by Torben H.S. Svendsen with soloists Nina Bols Lundgren, Laura Hilden, Tyler Ray and Asmus Hanke. This is one of five Danish concert dates for the choir in December and January. Bagsværd Kirke, designed by architect Jørn Utzon and consecrated in 1976, is known for its striking concrete interior with undulating vaults in the ceiling that create a distinctive interplay of light. Tickets cost 100-200 kr.

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About the event: Bach Christmas Oratorio (Cantatas I, II, IV & V)

1734-1735

komponeringsår

6 kantater

værkets opbygning

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Varer ca. 2 timer inkl. pause
Afholdes i Bagsværd Kirke tirsdag den 22. december kl. 19.30
Kun kantate I, II, IV og V opføres ved denne koncert (ikke alle seks)
Dirigent: Torben H.S. Svendsen
Solister: Nina Bols Lundgren (sopran), Laura Hilden (alt), Tyler Ray (tenor) og Asmus Hanke (bas)
Samme program opføres også i Store Magleby Kirke søndag den 20. december kl. 16.00
Ønsker man alle seks kantater samlet, findes en særskilt koncert i Helligaandskirken lørdag den 19. december
Bach-kantaterne synges traditionelt på tysk

About: Københavns Kantatekor

One of Copenhagen's busiest amateur choirs, performing major oratorio works with orchestra and professional soloists since 1984, and staging an opera gala every January as a New Year tradition under conductor Torben H.S. Svendsen.

1984

founded

55-60

singers in the choir

15-20

concerts per year

22×

held New Year's concert/opera gala

What's new

dec 2025
The choir performed Bach's Christmas Oratorio at several concerts in December 2025, including at Holmens Church, Store Magleby Church and Bagsværd Church, where the concert was sold out.
jan 2026
In January 2026, the choir held its traditional New Year's concert for the 22nd time in the form of an opera gala.
2026
The soloists at the 2026 New Year's concerts were soprano Signe Sneh Durholm and baritone Jens Søndergaard.

Tour

KøbenhavnStore MaglebyBagsværdValbyFrederiksberg

Tracks

Händel: Messiasone of the choir's permanent major works with orchestra

Bach: Juleoratorietperformed traditionally in December, including in 2025

Bach: Matthæuspassion / Johannespassionpart of the choir's core repertoire

Verdi: Requiemone of the choir's most frequently performed major works

Nytårskoncert / operagallaannual tradition in January with professional opera soloists

About: Torben H.S. Svendsen

The conductor behind two of the region's larger amateur choirs, Københavns Kantatekor and Birkerødkoret, known for staging heavyweight choral works such as the Verdi and Mozart requiems and Bach's Christmas Oratorio. Torben H.S. Svendsen has led both ensembles for decades and continues to assemble full choir-and-orchestra performances in churches around Copenhagen.

years as conductor of Københavns Kantatekor (since 1998)

years as conductor of Birkerødkoret (since 1996)

10-12

concerts per year with Københavns Kantatekor

singers in Københavns Kantatekor

What's new

nov 2026
Birkerødkoret and Con Brio-koret perform together with Kammerorkestret Musica Dvořák's Stabat Mater under Svendsen's direction at concerts on November 22 and 26, 2026.
apr 2026
Birkerødkoret's spring concert 2026 presents choral works for choir and piano by, among others, Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, Niels W. Gade and Peter Heise, with Torben H.S. Svendsen as conductor.
nov 2025
Birkerødkoret performed Mozart's Requiem with soloists and orchestra at three concerts in November 2025 in Copenhagen, Birkerød and Hellerup.

Tour

BirkerødKøbenhavnHellerupNærumStore MaglebyBagsværdValby

Tracks

Verdi: Requiempermanent part of the repertoire, recorded with Kantatekoret in 2006

Mozart: Requiemmost recently performed with Birkerødkoret in November 2025

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiemreviewed with four out of six stars in Kristeligt Dagblad

Dvořák: Stabat Materperformed with Birkerødkoret and Con Brio-koret in November 2026

Bach: Juleoratoriumpermanent Christmas tradition at Københavns Kantatekor

Bach Christmas Oratorio (Cantatas I, II, IV & V)

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