Cormac McCarthy ++ Bach Festival ++ Justin Vernon | MI | 14 06 2023 | 17:09

He was media shy and rarely gave interviews. Even when Cormac McCarthy won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Road in 2007, his words were somewhat scarce. When he felt the urge to write, McCarthy took the typewriter to bed and did not get up for several days. The landscapes in his books are barren, and the characters are lone cowboys struggling to survive. Cormac McCarthy has passed away at the age of 89.

The motto for this year’s Bach Festival in Leipzig is “Bach for the Future”. Guests come from all over the world to experience the diverse offerings of the international festival. Young talents meet renowned Bach specialists here, where organ music meets heavy metal. Plus, you can follow in the footsteps of Johann Sebastian Bach on exhibitions and discussion tours. Katarina Hirschmann was there for us and came up with an idea.

Kanye West once said, “I love Justin as much as Kanye loves Kanye.” What a compliment. It’s been fourteen years since Justin Vernon broke through his album For Emma, ​​Forever Ago, written in the Wisconsin wilderness. Vernon is the singer, frontman and songwriter behind the band Bon Iver. The multi-instrumentalist is now one of the biggest names in indie pop. He worked with Taylor Swift on her album Folklore and formed the group Big Red Machine with Aron Dessner of The National. The multi-skilled founder also sponsors his own festival and has released four albums with the formation of Bon Iver. Tonight the ensemble will perform one of its rare performances as an Austrian guest at the Arena in Vienna. Photo by Justin Vernon.