Elblandia: BACH TO THE ROOTS – CROSSOVER CONCERT

“A breathtaking, high-octane ride that has the audience on the edge of their seats,” wrote the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger about a performance by the band Uwaga!; the Westdeutsche Zeitung reported on “a volcanic eruption of virtuosity.” Superlatives are often—and rightly so—used when describing Uwaga!, who took their name from a trip through Poland (the word means “Attention!” and can be found everywhere on street signs). Crossing musical boundaries has long been second nature to the four musicians. They continually reassemble their individual influences and preferences, thereby creating their own colorful musical world that spans classical, jazz, pop, and Balkan music.

Johann Sebastian Bach remains a central point of reference in their artistic work: early on, and independently of one another, all the musicians encountered his music, which continues to provide inspiration for experimentation and their own ideas to this day. In the program “Bach to the Roots,” Uwaga! explores what is arguably the most influential figure in Western musical culture.

Exclusive guided tour of the Großsedlitz Baroque Garden

Why is the complex affectionately called “Saxony’s Versailles”? Why was the celebration of the “Polish Order of the White Eagle” held here of all places? And how is it that the park has been preserved to this day as one of the most significant 18th-century Baroque gardens in Germany? You’ll learn this and much more during the one-hour guided tour.

Start: 2:00 p.m. at the main entrance to the Großsedlitz Baroque Garden
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Price: 5.00 € per person (children, ages 6–16: €2.00) upon presentation of your concert ticket

Please register at grosssedlitz@schloesserland-sachsen.de, as seating is limited.