The nominal premise of "Bach at Leipzig" is that of a competition among Germany's greatest organists, circa 1722, for the coveted post of that city's chief musical director. But if that suggests a ...

The most famous portrait of the iconic German composer Johann Sebastian Bach went on public display for the first time in decades when it was unveiled to enthusiastic applause at the Nikolai Kirche in ...

After spending 265 years outside the city, the sole authentic portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach returns to the place where Bach once lived and the center of Bach scholarship. The historically most ...

The most important portrait of Bach is set to return to Leipzig, the city in which its subject lived, worked, and composed some of the most remarkable and profound masterpieces in musical history. The ...

Planning for the Bach Festival Leipzig 2022 is going full steam ahead and further ticket contingent is on sale. From 9 to 19 June 2022, Bachfest artistic director Prof. Dr. Michael Maul and the Neue ...

To be honest, the birthday boy looks a little bored at the party unfolding around him: a rolled up musical score in one hand and balloons in the other, bobbing on a string in the spring breeze. Around ...

The Leipzig Bach Festival is an annual event. But it has surely never been quite like this before. The festival’s artistic director, Michael Maul, and the president and director, respectively, of the ...

Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt will be the recipient of the 2020 City of Leipzig Bach Medal. The news was announced on the Facebook page of BachFest Leipzig, the annual music festival at which the ...

A great prelude to the Leipzig trip was Yo-Yo Ma playing Bach cello suites at the Barbican. Astonishing that a single performer and instrument can hold 3000 people (including my 13-year-old son) ...

"Bach at Leipzig" seems far more intoxicated with its own cleverness than most audiences are likely to be. Itamar Moses is a young playwright whose work has attracted support from his chief influence, ...

Johann Sebastian Bach was influenced by his large family of musicians. The Leipzig Bach Festival also features music by his ancestors and descendants. Johann Sebastian Bach is now considered one of ...