300 years ago, George II, a monarch from Hanover, ascended the English throne. The Knabenchor Hannover celebrates this with the “Coronation Anthems” of George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, William Child, and other Baroque composers on 21 February with an evening performance.
General Info
Date: 21 February 2027
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Galerie Herrenhausen, Hanover
Duration: approx. 90 minutes incl. intermission
Introduction to the works: 4:15 pm in the Arne Jacobsen Foyer (seats are limited)
Tickets: €50 / €40 / €30 / €20, discounted €25 / €20 / €15 / €10
Notes: The box office opens one hour before the event starts. Tickets entitle you to enter the Great Garden on the day of the event (please note the regular opening hours).
Discounts
Discounts are available for pupils, trainees, students and volunteers up to the age of 30, people with a degree of disability of at least 50, and HannoverAktivPass holders. Children under the age of 6 do not need a ticket if they do not have their own seat.
Performers
Knabenchor Hannover
Hannoversche Hofkapelle
Jörg Breiding – Conducting
Programme
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759): Coronation Anthems for King George II:
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“Zadok the Priest” (HWV 258)
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“Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened” (HWV 259)
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“The King Shall Rejoice” (HWV 260)
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“My Heart Is Inditing” (HWV 261)
As well as Coronation Anthems by William Child (1606–1697), Henry Purcell (1659–1695), and William Croft (1678–1727)
Description
On 16 June 1710, George Frideric Handel was appointed court kapellmeister in the service of the Hanoverian court on the recommendation of Agostino Steffani. Although Handel did not return to Hanover after his second London trip in the autumn of 1712, this circumstance—sometimes interpreted as an act of disobedience—was also due to the fact that Sophie of Hanover had already been designated as the successor to the British monarchy since 1701 and the House of Welf had been waiting for the moment to relocate to London ever since. Thus, Handel was ultimately only the vanguard.
An event organised by the City of Hanover in cooperation with the NDR Radiophilharmonie, the Agostino Steffani Forum e.V. (10th Steffani Festival Week Hanover), and the Knabenchor Hannover.
