Tage Alter Musik Regensburg
International Festival for Early Music in Regensburg's historic churches and halls at Pentecost
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One of Germany's most important Early Music Festivals
The Tage Alter Musik Regensburg have been held every Pentecost weekend since 1985 and are among the most renowned festivals for historical performance practice in the German-speaking world. Over four days, a dense program of matinees, afternoon and evening concerts, as well as late-night concerts unfolds. In 2026, the festival celebrates its 41st edition.
The City as a Concert Hall
A characteristic feature is the use of the historic sacred buildings and halls of Regensburg's Old Town – itself part of the World Heritage. Venues include, among others:
- Dreieinigkeitskirche (Trinity Church) – venue for the major evening concerts
- Dominikanerkirche St. Blasius (St. Blasius' Dominican Church) – particularly heavily programmed in 2026 with four concerts, acoustically ideal for vocal polyphony
- Basilica St. Emmeram and Basilica zur Alten Kapelle (Old Chapel Basilica)
- Schottenkirche St. Jakob (St. James' Scottish Church), Minoritenkirche St. Salvator (St. Salvator's Minorite Church), Ägidienkirche (St. Giles' Church), Niedermünsterkirche (Lower Minster Church)
- Reichssaal in the Altes Rathaus (Imperial Hall in the Old Town Hall) – historic meeting place of the Perpetual Imperial Diet
Program Focus 2026: Johann Sebastian Bach
A festival focus in 2026 is dedicated to the keyboard world of Johann Sebastian Bach and his sons in four one-hour concerts – performed by harpsichord and fortepiano specialists such as Pierre Gallon, Bertrand Cuiller, and Jermaine Sprosse. Additionally, there will be a reconstructed Passion oratorio (BWV Anh. 169) with the Belgian ensemble Il Gardellino.
International Top Ensembles
The opening concert features the Regensburger Domspatzen (Regensburg Cathedral Choir) together with Musica Florea Prague. Other guests include Ensemble Irini, The Gonzaga Band, Oltremontano Antwerpen with the Tiburtina Ensemble, Les Épopées, the Verità Baroque Ensemble, and the acclaimed English vocal ensemble Stile Antico. The festival is complemented by concert introductions, an exhibition, and an international symposium in collaboration with the Institute of Musicology at the University of Regensburg.
Sponsorship
The festival is supported by the City of Regensburg, Sparkasse Regensburg, the Free State of Bavaria, and a circle of friends and patrons with over 460 members. It is considered a cultural highlight of the Pentecost weekend in Eastern Bavaria.
Tage Alter Musik — edition 2026
41st Tage Alter Musik 2026 — Bach Focus
The 2026 edition expands the program to 18 concerts. Four one-hour concerts are dedicated to the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his sons, performed by leading harpsichord and fortepiano specialists. Another Bach highlight is the reconstruction of a Passion oratorio (BWV Anh. 169) with the ensemble Il Gardellino.
Highlights
The opening concert features the Regensburger Domspatzen with Musica Florea Prag (Weber's "Jubelmesse", Mendelssohn). The late-night concert "Paradisi Porte" by Oltremontano Antwerpen and the Tiburtina Ensemble brings Hans Memling's "Angels' Concert" to life. The closing concert is performed by the English vocal ensemble Stile Antico with "Polyphonic Postcards".
Programme Tage Alter Musik 2026
Thursday/Friday, May 21/22, 2026
- 8:00 PM — Regensburger Domspatzen & Musica Florea Prag: "Jubel — Carl Maria von Weber and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" (Dreieinigkeitskirche)
- 10:45 PM — Ensemble Irini: "Printemps Sacré — Life, Death, (Re)birth" (Heinrich Isaac), Late-night concert (Dominikanerkirche St. Blasius)
Saturday, May 23, 2026
- 11:00 AM — The Gonzaga Band: Amadio Freddi, Vesperae Mariae 1616 (Minoritenkirche St. Salvator)
- 2:00 PM — Pierre Gallon (Harpsichord): "J. S. Bach and France" (Ägidienkirche)
- 4:00 PM — L'Escadron Volant de la Reine: Alessandro Scarlatti (Basilica St. Emmeram)
- 6:00 PM — Bertrand Cuiller (Harpsichord): "J. S. Bach and Italy" (Schottenkirche St. Jakob)
- 8:00 PM — Choir & Orchestra Il Gardellino: Bach Passion Oratorio BWV Anh. 169 (Dreieinigkeitskirche)
- 10:45 PM — Oltremontano Antwerpen & Tiburtina Ensemble: "Paradisi Porte", Late-night concert (Dominikanerkirche St. Blasius)
Sunday, May 24, 2026
- 11:00 AM — Les Épopées: Marc-Antoine Charpentier (Reichssaal)
- 2:00 PM — Jermaine Sprosse (Fortepiano): "Four Late Bachs" (Ägidienkirche)
- 4:00 PM — Ensemble Bonne Corde: "Tropical Baroque" (Basilica zur Alten Kapelle)
- 6:00 PM — Loris Barrucand & Clément Geoffroy (two harpsichords): "Bach im Café Zimmermann" (Schottenkirche St. Jakob)
- 8:00 PM — Verità Baroque Ensemble: "Solo contro tutti" (Dreieinigkeitskirche)
- 10:45 PM — Près de votre oreille: William Lawes, Late-night concert (Schottenkirche St. Jakob)
Monday, May 25, 2026 (Whit Monday)
- 11:00 AM — Comet Musicke: Sacred Baroque Music from South America (Dominikanerkirche St. Blasius)
- 2:00 PM — Ensemble Parlamento: "The Queen's Revenge — Kriemhild Sings the Nibelungenlied" (Minoritenkirche St. Salvator)
- 4:00 PM — Ensemble Altera Pars: "A Lifelong Journey" (Niedermünsterkirche)
- 7:00 PM — Stile Antico: "Polyphonic Postcards" (Dominikanerkirche St. Blasius)
Program according to the official concert overview; subject to change. Details at tagealtermusik-regensburg.de.
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Getting There
Regensburg Hauptbahnhof (main station) is on the Munich–Nuremberg and Nuremberg–Passau lines. From there, the venues in the Old Town are reachable on foot in 10–20 minutes. By car via the A3 or A93 motorways; in the Old Town, using the parking garages is recommended.
Tickets
Public ticket sales for 2026 began on November 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM via the official website. Members of the friends and patrons' circle receive priority booking rights. With around 11,000 tickets available and sold-out years prior, early booking is advised.
Venues
The concerts take place in several churches and historic halls of Regensburg's Old Town. The exact venue is indicated in the program; all locations are within walking distance of each other.
Contact
Tage Alter Musik Regensburg, Margaretenstr. 14, 93047 Regensburg, Tel. 0941 8979786, [email protected].
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Where it takes place Tage Alter Musik
Dreieinigkeitskirche, Dominikanerkirche St. Blasius, Minoritenkirche St. Salvator, Basilika St. Emmeram, Schottenkirche St. Jakob u. a.