FAVORIT Erich Hoebarth 05 Credit Wolfgang Dietrich 1

Das alte Jahr vergangen ist Subscription series concert

Sat, 19 Dec 2026 17:00 Bern, Zentrum Paul Klee Erich Höbarth
Direction and Violin Simon Sommerhalder
Oboe Further date Sun, 20 Dec 2026 17:00

Bach and Corelli

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Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Das alte Jahr vergangen ist Chorale in A minor, BWV 614

Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia for Oboe, Violin, and Strings from Cantata BWV 21 Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis

Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings, and Basso continuo in D minor, BWV 1060

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Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)
Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 8 Fatto per la notte di Natale

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732–1795)
Sinfonia in D minor for Strings and Basso continuo WFV I/3

Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for Oboe d'Amore, Strings, and Basso continuo in A Major, BWV 1055

Programme with interval

Running time: approx. 2 hours

About the programme

Twelve bars – perhaps symbolising the twelve months of the year – form Johann Sebastian Bach’s chorale prelude Das alte Jahr vergangen ist. In Protestantism, the period from Advent to Epiphany constitutes the Christmas season. And with Advent, the new church year begins.

For this festive, pre-Christmas concert of Baroque music by J.S. Bach, his son J.C.F. Bach and Arcangelo Corelli, CAMERATA BERN welcomes back its former artistic director Erich Höbarth for the first time in many years. As an additional guest and soloist, Swiss oboist Simon Sommerhalder adds a new colour to the string ensemble.

Joy and sorrow stand close together in this programme. The deepest melancholy, as in J.S. Bach's Sinfonia from the cantata Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, is counterbalanced by the hopeful joy and bliss of Corelli's Concerto grosso Fatto per la notte di Natale.

Ticket pricing

This concert is also available as part of a subscription

Ticket pricing:
CHF 45.–/ 65.–/ 85.–
CHF 5.– for children and teenagers 18 and under

Discounts (for all categories):
20% for members of the Friends of CAMERATA BERN
50% for young adults aged 19 to 30
30% for KulturLegi cardholders
Kultur-GA: free admission for remaining same-day seats
Refugees (with ID): free admission for remaining same-day seats

On the day of the concert, our audience has the opportunity to purchase an entrance ticket to the exhibition of the Zentrum Paul Klee at a reduced price of CHF 10.- by presenting their concert ticket at the museum box office.

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Programme booklet

In-depth insights into the concert programme, with detailed descriptions of the works and biographies of participating artists. The evening programme booklet is available (in German only) as a PDF download starting approximately one week before the concert and is distributed free of charge at the concert.

The texts are produced in collaboration with the Institute for Musicology at the University of Bern.

Introductory podcast

Background information and context for the programmes, with musical sneak peeks and sound bites from the performers.

The podcast is available (in German only) from approximately 10 days before the concert.

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