Piano Recital Jan Čmejla – Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Jean-Philippe Rameau, György Ligeti, Frédéric Chopin and Adam Skoumal

Schloss Agathenburg, Pferdestall

9. April 2027

19:30 pm

Duration of event: approx. 90 minutes

Entrance Category 1: €45.00 (reduced €22.50); Category 2: €35.00 (reduced €17.50)

Young Virtuosity at the Piano

At just 22 years of age, pianist Jan Čmejla, winner of First Prize at the 2025 International Bach Competition in Leipzig, is among the most remarkable emerging artists of his generation.

Jan Čmejla places Johann Sebastian Bach at the heart of a programme that brings together different musical periods and forms of expression in a fascinating way.

Bach’s works are juxtaposed with compositions by the Czech composer Adam Skoumal, whose distinctive musical language is characterised by rhythmic energy, subtle wit and remarkable expressive power. Unexpected connections emerge between past and present, inviting audiences to experience familiar music afresh and discover new perspectives.

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764)
Suite in G minor

Adam Skoumal (born 1969)
Berceuse

György Ligeti (1923–2006)
Études (selection)

Interval

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Partita in D major, BWV 828

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22

Jan Čmejla

Further program points

Schloss Agathenburg, Pferdestall

Opening concert of the Agathenburg Bach Days 2026 – Minguet Quartet – Searching for traces

Stade Elementary School

Workshop Program with Students in Cooperation with the Lübeck University of Music

Schloss Agathenburg, Pferdestall

Piano Recital Angela Hewitt

Schloss Agathenburg, Eiskeller

All-day sound installation – Rouzbeh Rafie – Sound Installation LBDB – From the Big Bang to the Death of the Sun

Schloss Agathenburg, Pferdestall

Concert for students in cooperation with the Lübeck University of Music, hosted by Juri Tetzlaff

Schloss Agathenburg, Barocksaal

“How Wonderful Are Your Works” – Reading with Prof. Michael Maul

Schloss Agathenburg -Pferdestall

From Darkness to Light Kammersymphonie Berlin under Jürgen Bruns – Alexandra Sostmann, piano

Steinkirchen, St. Martini et St. Nicolai

Organ Tour – Arp Schnitger – St. Martini et St. Nicolai in Steinkirchen

Schloss Agathenburg, Hans-Christoph Gewölbe

History you can touch — for kids, teens, and young-at-heart adults, with costume designer Angela Gottschalk

Schloss Agathenburg, Barocksaal

Panel Discussion on Meinolf Brüser’s Book “Es ist alles Windhauch – Did Bach Plan His Farewell?”

Schloss Agathenburg, Barocksaal

Unfinished? The Final Fugue from Bach’s Art of Fugue Lecture Dr. Meinolf Brüser (Lawyer and musicologist)

Hollern, St.Mauritius zu Hollern

Organ Tour – Arp Schnitger – St. Mauritius Church in Hollern

Schloss Agathenburg, Schlosskeller

Organ-Building Workshop for Youth and Adults with Annegret Schönbeck

Schloss Agathenburg, Eiskeller

All-day sound installation – Rouzbeh Rafie – Sound Installation LBDB – From the Big Bang to the Death of the Sun

Schloss Agathenburg, Pferdestall

Final Concert Agathenburg Bach Festival 2026 – Alexandra Sostmann – In Echo: Bach and His Resonances

Hollern, St. Mauritius zu Hollern

The Gesualdo Six – Lux Aeterna – Vocal Concert

Schloss Agathenburg, Eiskeller

All-day Sound Installation by Rouzbeh Rafie – Sound Installation LBDB – From the Big Bang to the Death of the Sun

Stade, Altes Rathaus, Könicksmarcksaal

Piano Recital Jan Čmejla – Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Jean-Philippe Rameau, György Ligeti, Frédéric Chopin and Adam Skoumal

Duration of event: approx. 90 minutes

Entrance Category 1: €45.00 (reduced €22.50); Category 2: €35.00 (reduced €17.50)

Jan Čmejla

Further program points

Opening concert of the Agathenburg Bach Days 2026 – Minguet Quartet – Searching for traces

Workshop Program with Students in Cooperation with the Lübeck University of Music

Piano Recital Angela Hewitt

All-day sound installation – Rouzbeh Rafie – Sound Installation LBDB – From the Big Bang to the Death of the Sun

Concert for students in cooperation with the Lübeck University of Music, hosted by Juri Tetzlaff

“How Wonderful Are Your Works” – Reading with Prof. Michael Maul

From Darkness to Light Kammersymphonie Berlin under Jürgen Bruns – Alexandra Sostmann, piano

Organ Tour – Arp Schnitger – St. Martini et St. Nicolai in Steinkirchen

History you can touch — for kids, teens, and young-at-heart adults, with costume designer Angela Gottschalk

Panel Discussion on Meinolf Brüser’s Book “Es ist alles Windhauch – Did Bach Plan His Farewell?”

Unfinished? The Final Fugue from Bach’s Art of Fugue Lecture Dr. Meinolf Brüser (Lawyer and musicologist)

Organ Tour – Arp Schnitger – St. Mauritius Church in Hollern

Organ-Building Workshop for Youth and Adults with Annegret Schönbeck

All-day sound installation – Rouzbeh Rafie – Sound Installation LBDB – From the Big Bang to the Death of the Sun

Final Concert Agathenburg Bach Festival 2026 – Alexandra Sostmann – In Echo: Bach and His Resonances

The Gesualdo Six – Lux Aeterna – Vocal Concert

All-day Sound Installation by Rouzbeh Rafie – Sound Installation LBDB – From the Big Bang to the Death of the Sun

The Keyboard Time Machine