2025: Lorbeeren
The theme of the 2025 Handel Festival was “Laurels.” It was about awards, fame and honor, power and splendor, but also about the downsides associated with them.
2024: KALEIDOSKOP
Sparkling little fragments, constantly reshaping themselves as they twist and turn – the music of George Frideric Handel is equally dazzling and constantly renewing itself.
2023: Hellas!
The path from “Handel” to "Hellas!" was not a long one: after all, like so many of his contemporaries, Handel also tapped into the infinite wealth of Greek mythology for his operas and oratorios.
2022: New Horizons
New Horizons use the caesura after the great anniversary to equally reflect back and look forward, and are all about the joy of discovery, sparking interest in making new strides on familiar ground and broadening horizons.