Schöpfungsgeschichte und Zerstörung: das Walkenried Consort in München

Walkenried Consort

By Michael Vieth, 12 January 2026

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Reviewed at Bergson Kunstkraftwerk, Munich on 11 January 2026

Copland, In the beginning

Whitacre, When David heard

Pärt, Which Was the Son of...

Mauersberger, Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst

Schumann, An die Sterne, Op.141 no.1

Walkenried Consort

Clayton Bowman, Conductor

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A self-congratulatory Cecilia Bartoli show at Salzburg Whitsun

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Sumptuous Sheffield Chamber Music Festival finale

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Michael Vieth

Michael Vieth ist Physiker und hat viele Jahre in der Zentralen Forschung der Siemens AG in Erlangen und München an magnetischen Speichern und Sensoren gearbeitet. Auch von klassischer Musik magnetisiert, singt er seit seinem Studium in Göttingen in großen Kantoreien und Chorprojekten; eine besondere Vorliebe hat sich zu Motetten der Renaissance und der Moderne entwickelt. Daneben faszinieren ihn Auftritte und Programme kleiner Vokal-Ensembles.