When does Sound – Silence take place in Augsburg?

The concert starts on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 5:00 PM.

Where does the concert take place?

The venue is St. Anton, Imhofstr. 47, 86159 Augsburg.

What do the tickets cost?

Tickets are available from 23.20 Euro. Depending on the category, regular tickets cost up to 28.70 Euro.

Who is involved in the concert?

The Philharmonic Choir Augsburg, Lucia Boiserée, Martina Hellmann, Christopher Ryser, Peter Bader, and Johannes Lamprecht are involved.

Which works are on the program?

Sacred works by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Maurice Duruflé as well as John Cage's 4’33’’ will be performed.

Are there discounts available?

Discounts are available for students, trainees, people with disabilities, and wheelchair users.

Philharmonic Choir Augsburg live in Augsburg 2026

Name: "Sound – Silence": Mendelssohn meets Cage
Start: 2026-11-15T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-15T17:00:00+01:00
Location: St. Anton

When Sound Meets Silence: An Extraordinary Choir and Organ Evening in Augsburg

On Sunday, November 15, 2026, the Philharmonic Choir Augsburg invites you to St. Anton Church for a concert about the power of sound and the intensity of silence. Under the direction of Johannes Lamprecht, sacred works by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy encounter the radical sound ideas of John Cage.

Sacred Choral Music with Romantic Depth

Mendelssohn's sacred compositions combine clear melodic lines, finely balanced orchestration, and an expressive choral language. The program features among others the Three Sacred Songs Op. 96 as well as Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, Hear my pleading, Lord, incline your ear to me, and For he has given his angels charge. The Philharmonic Choir Augsburg presents these works with precise synchronization, radiant voices, and a sacred live atmosphere.

Organ Sound in Sacred Acoustics

Martina Hellmann and Peter Bader will perform the organ part. The ensemble is complemented by soprano Lucia Boiserée and Christopher Ryser on the organ. In the acoustics of St. Anton, the choir and organ create a special spatial effect: reverberation, breath pauses, and dynamic crescendos merge into an intense concert experience.

John Cage's 4’33’’ as a Musical Event

With John Cage's 4’33’’, the evening receives a deliberately set contrast. The legendary work makes silence itself the focus of the performance and draws attention to sounds, space, and the attentive focus of the audience. A program emerges between Mendelssohn's sacred sound richness and Cage's concentrated reduction that expands familiar listening habits.

A Concert Between Tradition and Musical Boundary Experience

The program combines romantic choral music, French sacred music, and experimental music history. Maurice Duruflé's Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens adds additional accents and leads from Gregorian-influenced melodic lines to modern sound reflection. The conducting of Johannes Lamprecht unites the different stylistic worlds into a riveting evening.

Conclusion: Augsburg Experiences Sound in All Its Vastness

Visitors can expect a choir and organ concert full of magical contrasts, intense audience atmosphere, and extraordinary listening moments. Those who wish to not only hear music but experience it in space will find in Sound – Silence a concert with lasting reverberation.