International network of Telemann cities
The German cities of Magdeburg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Hildesheim, Leipzig, Eisenach, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg as well as Żary and Pszczyna in Poland and Paris in France have joined forces to form a Telemann Cities Network in view of the Telemann Year 2017.
Under the "Telemann 2017" brand, the cities want to raise public awareness of the musical cosmopolitan Georg Philipp Telemann with various event formats. The aim is also to build a bridge to the anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, as it was Telemann who reformed Protestant church music in the 18th century.
June 25, 2017 marks the 250th anniversary of Telemann's death. Telemann shaped the musical repertoire of the late Baroque and early Enlightenment. He knew how to adapt and blend the many different musical styles of his time and develop his own personal style from them. As a concert entrepreneur, he established a bourgeois musical life in Leipzig, Frankfurt am Main and Hamburg, the effects of which can still be felt today. He was also active as a publisher and ran his own publishing house.
More info: www.telemann2017.eu
