Field Commander C. - The Songs of Leonard Cohen

Name: Field Commander C. - The Songs of Leonard Cohen
Start: 2027-03-05T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2027-03-05T22:30:00+01:00
Location: Christuskirche

Fri, 5 Mar 2027 · 19:30

Christuskirche, Bochum, Germany

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Field Commander C. - The Songs of Leonard Cohen — Christuskirche, Bochum

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Field Commander C. brings Leonard Cohen's songs to Christuskirche in Bochum on Friday, 5 March 2027 at 19:30. This is one of nine German dates for the project, running from September 2026 through March 2027. Christuskirche, an early twentieth-century evangelical church with Romanesque Revival architecture, provides an exceptional setting for this evening dedicated to Cohen's work. The church regularly hosts classical concerts and organ recitals, and its acoustics and atmosphere support intimate interpretations of the material.

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About: Leonard Cohen

A poet who became a recording artist only in his thirties, Cohen built a catalogue that grew richer with every decade - his gravelly baritone and unflinching lyrics on love and loss still resonate worldwide, years after his death in 2016.

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Rolling Stone ranking among the 100 Greatest Songwriters of all time

studio albums released across a recording career of nearly 50 years

peak chart position of Old Ideas (2012) on the Billboard 200

chart positions reached by Old Ideas in Canada, Poland, Czech Republic and 9 other countries

What's new

2026-05
The Jerusalem Post reported in May 2026 that previously unknown recordings of Cohen's 1972 concerts in Israel may finally be released publicly.
2024-11
The concert documentary 'Leonard Cohen: If It Be Your Will', featuring performances by Sting, Lana Del Rey, Elvis Costello and others, premiered on CBC Gem on 20 November 2024.
2024-11
The documentary 'If It Be Your Will' won a 2025 Rockie Award in the Arts & Culture category.

Tracks

HallelujahWritten in 1984, later covered by hundreds of artists including Jeff Buckley; one of the most performed songs in popular music history

SuzanneDebut-era folk classic, first popularised by Judy Collins in 1967 before Cohen recorded it himself

Bird on the WireFrom Songs from a Room (1969), one of his most enduring and widely covered songs

Everybody KnowsCentrepiece of I'm Your Man (1988), the album that introduced Cohen to a new generation

You Want It DarkerTitle track of his final studio album, released just 19 days before his death in November 2016

Recent shows

Dec 21, 2013 Vector Arena, Auckland (NZ)
Dec 18, 2013 TSB Bank Arena, Wellington (NZ)
Dec 17, 2013 TSB Bank Arena, Wellington (NZ)

Field Commander C. - The Songs of Leonard Cohen

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