Composer

After the opening tour of their »Beethoven 27« project in November 2024, Jan Caeyers and the orchestra he founded, Le Concert Olympique, will return to the Elbphilharmonie together with Kit Armstrong. Jan Caeyers, a recognised Beethoven specialist, has set himself a special goal with the »Beethoven 27« project, which will run for several years: With 27 works from the pen of the great composer, he wants to build bridges to the 27 member states of the European Union. As in all concerts of the BEETHOVEN27 project, Kit Armstrong will open the concert with a prelude and fugue from Bach’s Well-Tempered Piano. This is not only a reference to the important significance this iconic piano music had for Beethoven, but also serves as an opening ritual to get musicians and audience in the right mood.

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The Olympic Concert / Kit Armstrong / Jan Caeyers

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

True to its mission of promoting and raising awareness of classical music, the Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie travels across the Occitanie region in various formations.

Bassoon Quartet

Église Saint-Pierre de Palavas-Les-Flots

Repertory Singers & Treble Chorus 2026

University of Rochester

We are thrilled to gather together once again to celebrate one of BW's most treasured traditions. Please join us for the 94th Bach Festival and experience Bach's impact on music spanning generations.

Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival 2026: Mass Appeal

Baldwin Wallace University

Journey into celestial wonder in this epic concert experience. Accordion virtuoso Radu Ratoi makes his WSO debut with Bach’s Concerto in D minor. Then, soar into the cosmos with Holst’s epic masterpiece The Planets, a breathtaking tour of our solar system brought to life by the full power of the orchestra.

The Planets

The Palace Theatre Greensburg

Baroque music is often presented as grand, serious and a little... cautious. However, the ensemble "Dar vieni" thinks differently. They invite you to a concert in which Baroque is freed from museum frames - it is alive, pulsating. For the ensemble, Baroque is not only counterpoints and ornaments. It is an era in which emotions are no less than today, you just need to blow the dust off it. The ensemble wants to take this music in your hands, move it, feel how it breathes. It wants the listener to be more than just an observer - to get involved, feel the rhythm, emotion, and maybe even forget that they are sitting in a concert hall. Because Baroque music was not written for museums, but for people. It was intended to celebrate, mourn, express passion and inner vibrations - and it still can. You just need to let it live.

"Another One" - Baroque Without Dust

Paliesius Manor

Redwood Symphony presents three unique musical visions, grand and intimate. Respighi’s spectacular arrangement of Bach’s organ work is perhaps the best of its kind. I’m thrilled that Kindra Sharich is joining us, so soon after our 2024-25 triumph in Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony! This time, it’s Mahler at his most personal, prophetic and heartbreaking: Songs on the Death of Children, sung with projected supertitles. Finally, Maestro Eric returns to a work that he believes is the great Polish composer’s magnum opus; it’s unlike anything you’ve heard before and it’s truly wonderful.

Rarely-Heard Gems

Cañada College

The Campus String Ensemble is comprised of non-music major students, faculty members, staff, and alumni of the University of Michigan.

Campus Orchestra String Ensemble

Earl V. Moore Building

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, one of the world’s most respected pianists, makes a long-anticipated Celebrity Series debut with his signature intellect, expressiveness, and clarity.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

New England Conservatory of Music

Coordinator of keyboard skills and non-major piano at the Bienen School, Karen Kan-Walsh has given performances in Russia and China, as well as throughout the Chicago and Ann Arbor areas. An active member of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association, she also served as a reviewer for Clavier magazine. Guest collaborative pianist Julian Kwok (‘03 DMus) maintains a private voice studio in New York and holds certificates in vocal and clarinet performance as well as diplomas in piano performance from the Royal Schools of Music, London. Their program showcases music for two pianos as well as Bach’s Concerto for Two Pianos in C Minor, featuring an ensemble conducted by Yelisey (Eli) Zelman.

Karen Kan-Walsh and Julian Kwok, piano

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Genius loves company, but when a plum job is up for grabs the gloves come off. After Bach got the gig in Leipzig in 1723, his disappointed employers made it very clear that he wasn’t even their second choice. So who came first – and, for that matter, second? You’d expect them to be good.

The Chosen One

Milton Court Concert Hall

Leipzig’s got talent: in 1723 Bach competed for one of Germany’s top musical jobs. Today, Laurence Cummings and Academy of Ancient Music reveal exactly what he was up against.

French virtuoso Alexandre Kantorow sets his sights on a triptych of formidable sonatas by Scriabin, Medtner, and Beethoven, whose final sonata is infused with powerful drama, playful jesting, and daring innovation, even foreshadowing the toe-tapping rhythms of jazz and boogie-woogie. The pianist also performs Liszt’s soulful take on a beloved Bach cantata and a searching, wistful prelude by Chopin.

Alexandre Kantorow in Recital

Severance Music Center

The organ matinee concert series – featuring some of Sweden’s finest organists – has grown into a much-loved tradition. The organ at Konserthuset Stockholm, with its magnificent façade, is one of the most renowned in Europe – and with 6,100 pipes, also one of the largest.

Organ Matinee with Robert Bennesh

Konserthuset Stockholm

Thunder and lightning alongside the smiling, radiant face of a father: it’s Jupiter, the king of all gods! Experience the heavenly drama of Mozart’s Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter,” in the hands of Gianandrea Noseda, who opens the concert with Bach’s large-scale Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 and Jacques Loussier’s jazz-infused, neo-Bach Concerto for Violin and Tabla.

Mozart’s “Jupiter” & Bach’s Brandenburg No. 1

Kennedy Center

Piano Night

Chamber Music Palisades

The concert is centered on Beethoven's Piano Trio "The Archduke". It is surrounded by the sparkling, grand Bach E major sonata for harpsichord and violin, which is a trio sonata where the piano has two voices and is thus a worthy portal to Beethoven's great manifesto of a trio.

The Archduke – in good company

Unitarisk Kirkesamfund

Bach without borders

The Bach Concerts of Lutry

Army Museum

Alec Fore, tenor

concert together with our solo trumpeter, Manuel Mischel, and our solo trombonist, Philippe Stier. The sonata by the Venetian composer Dario Castello, born in 1602, offers an enormous range of emotions. In Widor's organ symphony from 1878, a vast array of stops are pulled out around a chorale-like theme, creating a brilliant sonic experience. Berio's "Sequenza" from 1966 explicitly prescribes elements of theatrical performance, including conscious breathing and vocal technique. The two organ movements, published only after Mendelssohn's death, were combined into a single sonata in 1993 with a new instrumentation – and represent a compelling musical experiment. 

Organ concert: Christian Schmitt, Manuel Mischel, Philippe Stier

Bamberger Symphoniker

Discover musical treasures at Hutchins Street Square with flutist Bethanne Walker and harpist Amy Ahn. Their virtuosity shines in a program spanning Baroque brilliance to Romantic revelation. This journey through masterworks, both beloved and rediscovered, soothes the soul with pure musical elegance.

Virtuosos & Visionaries

Hutchins Street Square

Experience a moving Masterworks finale presented in partnership with Violins of Hope. Bach’s beautiful Concerto for Two Violins features Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz and members of the orchestra performing on historic violins, symbols of resilience, hope, and remembrance. The concert culminates in Mahler’s gripping Sixth Symphony, an emotional testament to humanity’s strength and ultimate triumph over adversity.

Masterworks VI: Violins of Hope

Adler Theatre

Centennial Hall Auditorium

April showers bring bouquets of Baroque delights blossoming with energy and grandeur! “Music that crackles with life and color” (The Boston Globe) will sweep you off your feet as the H+H Orchestra brings new life to the sparkling charm of Lully’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, the magnificence of Handel’s Water Music, and the genius of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1. There is simply no substitute for the vivid authenticity, energy, and exhilaration that blooms when you hear this music played on the instruments it was made for.

Handel’s Water Music

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho will make his Spivey Hall debut in 2025. Winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition, Cho has matured into an artist of great depth whose performances are a masterclass in musicality, where every note carries a sense of thoughtfulness, passion, and devotion to the music. Now established worldwide as one of the leading pianists of his generation and the most distinctive artists on the current music scene, Cho’s artistry resonates deeply with audiences, drawing them into an immersive experience that reflects both his virtuosity and his profound musical insight.

Seong-Jin Cho

Clayton State University

Canadian maestro Bernard Labadie, one of the leading interpreters of the Baroque and Classical repertoire, conducts the first-ever SF Symphony performances of Bach’s Easter Oratorio, a spectacular celebration of Christ’s resurrection. Bach was a devout Lutheran, but he wrote music for real human beings, not musical sermons for potential saints. Who wouldn’t feel the grief of a mother who has lost her son, the sorrow of his devoted disciples, or the anguish of one who found redemption in his love? And who wouldn’t share in their exultation when he returns? Bach’s vivid Magnificat depicts Mary’s response to the news that she will bear the son of God. Although the score calls for large forces by Bach’s standards, the magnificence of the Magnificat never supplants the mystery.

Labadie Conducts Bach’s Easter Oratorio

Davies Symphony Hall

Pianists Wu Qian and Juho Pohjonen journey from Bach’s brilliance to Rachmaninoff’s volcanic Symphonic Dances on two grand pianos.

Double Forte: Two Pianos

Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

Emad Zolfaghari, viola

Curtis Institute of Music

As a violinist, Anna has already participated in DR's TV competitions for children's soloists as a child. Anna studied her bachelor's degree at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen with Alexandre Zapolski and then went to Lausanne in Switzerland, where she attended a soloist master's degree. From September 2019, she will be attending the soloist class with Professor Tim Frederiksen.

Anna Agafia Svideniouk Egholm, solo violin

MantziusLive

Concert Band

University of Michigan

The Vienna Academy Orchestra is one of Austria's most important orchestras. This venerable orchestra, with its founder Martin Haselböck, is celebrated worldwide as one of the finest orchestras for period music. From Vienna, where they present a concert series in the legendary Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, they carry the original sounds out into the world – to destinations such as New York, Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, and Santiago de Chile.

Vienna Academy Orchestra / Johanna Falkinger / Martin Haselböck

Leah Amory, violin

The Vienna Academy Orchestra is one of the most important orchestras in Austria. The traditional orchestra with its founder Martin Haselböck is celebrated worldwide as one of the best orchestras for original sound. From Vienna, where they perform a concert cycle in the legendary Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, they take the original sounds out into the world - to New York, Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile.

Don’t miss this rare chance to witness the extraordinary artistry of Seong-Jin Cho, one of the most celebrated pianists of his generation. Acclaimed for his poetic touch, virtuosic brilliance, and profound musical insight, the 30-year-old has graced the world’s most prestigious halls since winning First Prize at the 2015 Chopin International Competition.

Seong-Jin Cho in Recital

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

This April, this season’s curator Mahan Esfahani concludes his traversal of Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier with the second volume. This monumental collection includes 48 pairs of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys. Despite the title, the cycle was not written for any specific keyboard instrument—Esfahani will perform it on his instrument, the harpsichord.

Czech Chamber Music Society • Mahan Esfahani

Dvořák Hall Rudolfinum

OSM Conductor Emeritus Kent Nagano leads a moving performance of Brahms’ A German Requiem, as it was presented in 1868 in Bremen, Germany. Making its debut at the OSM, this historic recreation includes excerpts from Baroque masterpieces such as Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and Handel’s Messiah. These musical selections offer insight into Brahms’ artistic heritage and underscore his profound connection to the rich German musical tradition. This masterpiece invites deep contemplation on life and death, promising a truly exceptional musical journey.

“A German Requiem” by Kent Nagano

Place des Arts

Johann Sebastian Bach: "John Passion

Church of St. Nicholas

A great journey into the inner human being: This is Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion , perhaps the most significant religious musical work of the 18th century, which can still touch us today as it did 300 years ago: with its story of faith and doubt, of loyalty and betrayal, of hope and despair. In contrast to its dramatic sister, the St. John Passion , the focus of the St. Matthew Passion is on the inner journey that we all take when we relive and experience the suffering of Jesus Christ. And the St. Matthew Passion is not just a work for believers, for those connected to the Christian religion, but it also questions our values, our relationship to life and death, to this world and the next. The scope and instrumentation are larger, more powerful than in the St. John Passion : two choirs and two orchestras are contrasted, symbolizing the earthly and the divine spheres.

St. Matthew Passion

Beethoven Hall

Stephen Layton “…one of the world’s finest interpreters of choral music…” (Classic FM Magazine) has once again drawn together an outstanding team of soloists for his annual St John Passion with the OAE: Ruairi Bowen as The Evangelist, Neal Davies as Jesus, with Lydia Teuscher (soprano), Iestyn Davies (alto), Archie Inns (tenor), and James Atkinson (bass). Book early – not to be missed.  

Bach: St John Passion

Smith Square Hall

The tragedy begins with the first note. Above a pounding bass and restlessly driving strings, oboes and flutes spiral upward in painful dissonances. It is music as if a tormented soul were writhing in its agony. When the choir joins in at the climax of this monumental build-up, it sounds like a scream that is both suffering and redemption. Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion: a stroke of genius whose harsh drama still thrills and moves us today.

St. John Passion

Cologne Philharmonie

Cathedral Concert

St. Petri Dom Bremen

Thanks be to Mendelssohn! If Felix Mendelssohn, then just 20 years old, hadn't rescued Bach's St. Matthew Passion in 1829 from the obscurity into which it had languished since its premiere a hundred years earlier, we would not only be missing an incomparable musical masterpiece in our concert and church repertoire today: No, the young composer initiated an entire renaissance of Bach's music that hasn't lost its momentum to this day. One of the centerpieces of this Bach enthusiasm is the St. Matthew Passion, whose dramatic density and ingenious musical texture captivated audiences then and now. At the Elbphilharmonie, a team of renowned Bach specialists will perform this Easter classic: Philippe Herreweghe with the Collegium Vocale Gent and a hand-picked ensemble of soloists. A musical experience that is sure to remain unforgettable.

Bach: St. Matthew Passion

JS Bach’s monumental Fantasia and Fugue in C minor frames a contemplative landscape that includes Parry’s deeply moving Chorale Fantasia, Bach’s timeless O Mensch, the narrative reflections of Judith Bingham’s Emmaus-inspired pieces, and Tournemire’s soaring improvisation on Victimae Paschali laudes.



Maundy Thursday Organ Recital

Peter Whelan, matured in the broth of period style, leads one of the greatest Baroque challenges, supported by the professional singers of the Helsinki Chamber Choir.

 Easter Concert: JS Bach's Mass in B minor

Espoo Cultural Centre

Experience the timeless and deeply moving story of the St Matthew Passion. Walk alongside Jesus Christ in his final days, journeying with him through betrayal, suffering, forgiveness and redemption. Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion is a poignant tribute we perform annually in the week before Easter. It's one of the composer's longest and most complex compositions, rich in symbolism and musical splendour.

St Matthew Passion

Amare

Almost 300 years after its premiere, Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion remains one of the most moving and dramatically impressive works in music history. From the biblical account of the suffering and death of Christ, Bach created an oratorio that shines in Baroque splendor. The solo parts are interpreted by the brilliant singers Miriam Kutrowatz, Christa Ratzenböck, Bernhard Berchtold and Wilfried Zelinka. The Salzburg Philharmonic Chamber Choir performs the impressive choruses and touching chorales.

The St. John Passion by J. S. Bach

Mozarteum Foundation

Raphael Attila Vogl demonstrates the diverse sounds of the organ in a program that brings works from Bach to Bruckner to life through impressive transcriptions. The opening piece is Carl Maria von Weber's Overture to "Der Freischütz," which surprises with dramatic contrasts and a romantic sound ideal - in the version for organ, it unfolds with an almost orchestral force. Johann Sebastian Bach's Third Brandenburg Concerto in G major, originally intended for strings, becomes a virtuosic challenge in the organ transcription, emphasizing the clarity and brilliance of the Baroque period. With an excerpt from Max Reger's String Quartet in E-flat major, Vogl adds a chamber music touch that preserves the sonic intimacy of the original while exploring the vastness of the instrument. The conclusion is the finale from Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 - a monumental work whose transcendent power gains even more grandeur in the organ arrangement. Invited by the Dresden Philharmonic.

Bach Reger Bruckner

Palace of Culture

Led by Jonathan Cohen, and featuring Nick Pritchard as the evangelist and Alex Rosen as Christ, Bach’s immense retelling of Christ’s betrayal and execution was first performed on Good Friday in 1727 - meaning this year’s performance takes place just shy of 299 years later. The work has only grown in status since.

Arcangelo: St Matthew Passion

Barbican Centre

Pianist Sebastian Knauer and a string quintet take a musical journey from the Baroque to the Classical period, in which the development of the piano concerto genre within the Bach family is shown in a fascinating way. Father Johann Sebastian was the first composer ever to give the piano/harpsichord a solo role alongside the orchestra. His sons Carl Philipp Emanuel, Wilhelm Friedemann and Johann Christian masterfully continued this tradition, and adapted their concertos both to contemporary taste and to innovations in musical instrument making. In this respect, the Bach family made a significant contribution to the emancipation of the piano as a solo instrument in the mid-18th century on the way to Mozart. The Bach sons’ piano concertos in this program are rarities, very rarely heard in concert.

Sebastian Knauer’s Bach & Sons

Trinity United Methodist Church Savannah

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Join us for a special dedication recital from renowned faculty members Alan Morrison and Jeffrey Brillhart alongside Curtis organ students as we celebrate the completion of the new instrument in Field Concert Hall.

Following Curtis’ historic centennial celebration, the 100th instrument created by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders will inspire a new generation of organists for years to come.

Organ Dedication Recital

MSU cellist Suren Bagratuni returns to the stage with solo performances of J.S. Bach’s Six Suites for solo cello—timeless works often hailed as the pinnacle of the cello repertoire. Spanning six movements each, the suites offer a rich, expressive journey through Baroque dance forms and remain among Bach’s most revered instrumental masterpieces.

Bach Cello Suites

Michigan State University

In Amsterdam, every Easter week begins with a performance of one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Passions. After Willem Mengelberg, Bernard Haitink, and Mariss Jansons, new chief conductor designate Klaus Mäkelä is now continuing this tradition. The role of the Evangelist will be sung by Maximilian Schmitt, that of Christ by Matthew Brook, the two artists representing the German and British interpretations of great Baroque oratorios. In Amsterdam, both performance traditions merge into their own oratorio heritage, which we can now also experience in Baden-Baden.

J. S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

Choir concert

Apostle Church, Münster

Detmold University of Music

Stadthalle Gütersloh

The St John Passion is the earlier of Bach’s two surviving settings – although not necessarily his first work in the genre. A more intimate work than the St Matthew Passion, it distils Jesus suffering and sacrifice into a more direct narrative. In part this comes from the distinctive nature of the Gospel of John, with its deep-seated spiritual purity. The church authorities in Leipzig insisted that the Passion story and Jesus’ words could only be told according to the biblical text, but Bach pulls off a clever gambit by interpolating the gospel into a compilation of popular contemporary librettos, such as that by Barthold Heinrich Brockes that Handel and Telemann had set in the previous decade.

St John Passion

Southbank Centre

Paul Lay and Joël Suhubiette, artistic director of the Les Éléments Chamber Choir, pursued a parallel musical career that took them to Toulouse and then to Paris. The two musicians share a curiosity for all types of music, which they enjoy exploring and bringing into dialogue in original creations. Their encounter sparked a desire to confront their worlds and blend them into a unique creation. In this unique program, for which he composed the music inspired by poems by Pablo Neruda, Henry David Thoreau, Victor Hugo, and Emily Dickinson, Paul Lay presents several original pieces for choir and jazz trio around the theme of light. These pages are complemented by arrangements of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Henry Purcell, and György Ligeti for choir and jazz trio.

Waves of Light

Le Corum

Chamber music visionaries, ambassadors, impresarios, and virtuosos—as co-directors of both Music@Menlo and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han are a ubiquitous presence on both coasts. The energy they bring to their leadership in the arts is matched only by the powerful synergy of their duo performances.

David Finckel, cello Wu Han, piano

University of California, Berkeley

Anton Bruckner spoke to the conductor Arthur Nikisch about divine visions – perhaps this is a key to understanding his mystical choral motets? Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is also no stranger to periods of retreat and inner contemplation. Both composers transport their listeners to another world. In this program, their music will be combined with probably the best-known organ work of all time: Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

Soundscapes

Stiftskirche

The BoSy visits Lippstadt

Stadttheater Lippstadt

It is the first courtroom drama in history. In Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion, Jesus stands before Pontius Pilate to answer for his actions while the Jews gathered outside demand his death. The St Thomas cantor created a gripping tragedy from the sparse Gospel, which is still one of the most dramaturgically effective works in music history. Bach translated the almost scenic plot into vivid tonal colours. The orchestral prelude opens the inexorable sequence of capture, condemnation and crucifixion with disturbing dissonances, before leading into an enchanting choral movement in praise of God.

Bach: Johannes-Passion / Klaas Stok

St. John Passion by Bach offers a powerful and intimate portrayal of the Passion story, woven together with breathtaking choral and orchestral music. Join the Regina Symphony Orchestra, and Ignite Chamber Choir in the sacred space of Holy Rosary Cathedral for an evening of profound spiritual reflection.

Holy Rosary Cathedral

LACO Creative Partner Lara Downes invites you into a dazzling journey through invention, connecting the timeless with modern creativity. This program bridges centuries of creativity with audacious flair as the intricate brilliance of J.S. Bach’s Sinfonias and Inventions are interpreted through Jazz. Prepare for an evening where the very concept of invention is born anew.

Current: Inventions Reimagined

The Olive

Simone Dinnerstein is a pianist of uncommon depth, whose recordings and performances have reshaped the landscape of classical music. She first gained worldwide recognition with her 2007 recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, praised for its balance of precision and individuality. Since then, she has topped classical charts, premiered Philip Glass’s Piano Concerto No. 3, brought Cuba’s Havana Lyceum Orchestra to the U.S. for the first time, curated groundbreaking Bach programs, and created multimedia projects blending music and visual art. Her program mirrors the vast range of her decades-long career, blending classical and contemporary piano works.

Simone Dinnerstein, piano

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

JS Bach: St. John Passion

Church of Holmen

Prepare to be mesmerized as two extraordinary violin masters, Gilles Apap and Eric Silberger, return to the stage for Dueling Violins—not as rivals, but as creative counterparts. Highlighting their individual artistry through solo works like Sinding’s Suite in A Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Barber’s deeply expressive Violin Concerto, Op. 14, and Sarasate’s fiery Zigeunerweisen, the two will also join forces for Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor. Anchoring the program is Haydn’s Symphony No. 47 in G Major, a luminous work that brings balance and depth to an unforgettable evening.

Dueling Violins

Overture Center for the Arts

There are works that endure for centuries without aging: Johann Sebastian Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" is one such work. Especially when a sound perfectionist like Pierre-Laurent Aimard sits at the piano and breathes new life into the almost 300-year-old music. The Frenchman played the first part in Hamburg in 2015, and now, 10 years later, he returns with the second.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Piano Recital

The work remains a mystery to this day. Why did Bach, a Protestant, write this great Catholic mass towards the end of his life and thus leave a kind of compositional legacy? Hans-Christoph Rademann, director of the Gaechinger Cantorei, has long been concerned with this pinnacle of vocal art, with the question of the reason for its composition, but also with the fractures that result from its enormous stylistic range. It is all the more astonishing, almost incomprehensible, that such a great whole should emerge from it," marvels the conductor and Bach expert in view of the work's heterogeneous individual parts. For the director of the Stuttgart Original Sound Ensemble, this combination of contrasting elements has a strong symbolic power: "It is a global work, and the ending with the prayer for peace is particularly topical. We need that today.

J. S. Bach, H-moll-messe

Alte Oper

Chief conductor Gedschold was educated in Leipzig and later served as music director at the city's famous opera house. Leipzig was also Bach's hometown for 27 years – it was here that he composed the St. John Passion and the other famous religious works. Gedschold is closely associated with Bach's Leipzig works, of which he is a masterful interpreter. In just a few years, he has already conducted his Danish orchestra in Bach's  Christmas Oratorio ,  St. Matthew Passion and  B minor Mass . Now he completes the list with  the St. John Passion together with four internationally sought-after singing soloists and Holmen's Cantori.

The Passion of St. John

Mozart’s Requiem holds a unique place in the hearts of music lovers, particularly among the audiences of Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec. The work has shaped the history of both ensembles, marked by unforgettable moments and immortalized by the recording made in September 2001. Joined by four seasoned soloists, Bernard Labadie once again shares his profound interpretation of this legendary masterpiece.

Le Requiem de Mozart

Palais Montcalm – Maison de la musique

The renowned Latvian conductor Krista Audere returns to the DR Vocal Ensemble with a bouquet of wonderfully varied choral music for the Easter season – from the early Renaissance all the way up to our own time.

Easter concert with the DR Vocal Ensemble

Trinity Church Copenhagen

Church of Our Lady Copenhagen

In pianist Víkingur Ólafsson’s hands, composers of the 18th and 19th centuries sound brand new. Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30, one of the composer’s most demanding, anchors a recital of music by the three classical music titans: Bach, Beethoven, and Schubert. Ólafsson, whose heartfelt interpretations and commitment to recordings have garnered one billion streams, returns to St. Louis for the first time since the start of the SLSO’s 2023 European tour to share this intensely personal program.

Víkingur Ólafsson in Recital

Powell Hall

When Jean Sibelius was working on his intensely beautiful and dramatic Fifth Symphony, he already sensed he was creating something remarkable. “I’ve received a wonderful theme,” he noted in his diary. The inspiration came from seeing sixteen swans in flight – a moment that gave rise to the magnificent theme of the symphony’s final movement. “One of the great experiences of my life! My God, what beauty.”

Sibelius and Songs from the Northern Wilds

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra plays in Stockholms Konserthus together with principal conductor Pekka Kuusisto and singer Katarina Barruk.

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra plays in Stockholm

Stockholm Concert Hall

Matthäus-Passion

Zurich Opera House

A concert about the power of language with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Sámi singer Katarina Barruk, whose incredible stage presence combines folk tunes and pop in symphonic dress. Pekka Kuusisto leads the orchestra in Sibelius’ versatile Symphony No. 5.

Beyond Words with Kuusisto and Barruk

Göteborgs Symfoniker

Johannes-Passion

Please save the date for the Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City’s 60th Anniversary Gala on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Libby Gardner Concert Hall. The evening will include a catered dinner, auction, and unforgettable performance featuring one of Europe’s leading Baroque ensembles, LE CONSORT. All proceeds from our 60th Anniversary Gala support the work of the Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City.

Composer

Johann Sebastian Bach

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 16, 2025 - Jun 16, 2026

NDR Chamber Concert · Elbphilharmonie

Sep 21, 2025 - May 10, 2026

Chamber Concert / Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra · Elbphilharmonie

Feb 22 - Jul 7, 2026

6th Philharmonic Concert · Staatsoper Hamburg

Mar 29 - May 31, 2026

Choir concert · Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

Apr 21, 2026

Finnish Baroque Orchestra · Alte Oper Frankfurt

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Apr 19, 2026

The Olympic Concert / Kit Armstrong / Jan Caeyers · Elbphilharmonie

Apr 19, 2026

Bassoon Quartet · Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

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