Events
Under the special acoustic conditions of the huge domed hall, the regular concert events become an unforgettable experience.
Please note that the observation deck is not accessible during concert events.
November
+++UNFORTUNATELY CANCELLED+++ Tue Nov 3rd | 2 PM
UEFA Champions League Special Tour: How Napoleon’s greatest defeat was sealed with British weapons and rockets
What role did British forces play in the Napoleon’s greatest defeat? 150 British soldiers took part in the 1813 Battle of the Nations. This may be a fraction of the 560,000 total soldiers, but the British were equipped with cutting-edge weapons that made their enemies quake with fear: rocket artillery. This was the first time this new weapon saw action in a land battle.
Discover through original objects the role these troops played and how much of the anti-Napoleon coalition was armed with British weaponry. Find out why Napoleon’s defeat at Leipzig is deemed more significant than Waterloo and how Europe’s biggest monument marks this.
Cost: Admission plus €3
Meeting point: Ticket office
Sat Nov 7th | 7 PM
Concert with the Leipzig Chamber Choir: Hope and new beginnings
An existential journey through seven stages of darkness, lament, and consolation: Jewish and Christian perspectives break through the monument’s stony rigidity, guiding the voices on their path through the space. From the ghetto lullaby “Unter Dayne Vayse Shtern” in the depths of the crypt, through the luminous breakthrough of synagogue psalms by Sulzer and Lewandowski, to the distant, atmospheric soundscapes of Reger and Cornelius in the dome, the architecture is completely immersed in a vertical dialogue. This journey of renewal culminates not in a loud triumph, but—in the monumental finale of Eric Whitacre’s “When David Heard”—in a deeply moving, shared act of weeping.
Conduction: Andreas Reuter
Cantor: Yoed Sorek
Organ: Sunghoon Kim
Information & tickets: www.leipziger-kammerchor.de
Sun Nov 8th | 3 PM
Guest performance: Liebscher – Grand Solo!
Frank Liebscher (Baritone saxophone) plays Bach & Friends
Cost: Included in the admission price.
December
Sun Dec 6th | 4 & 6:30 PM
Advent concert with the Monument Choir: “Christmas”
Conduction: Philipp Goldmann
Information & tickets: www.denkmalchor.de
Sat Dec 12th | 4 PM
Advent concert with the Monument Choir: “Christmas”
Conduction: Philipp Goldmann
Information & tickets: www.denkmalchor.de
Fri Dec 18th | 7:30 PM
Advent concert with the Rudolf-Hildebrand-School Markkleeberg Youth Choir: Candlelight Carols
Christmas choral music
Conduction: Sven Kühnast
Free admission.
