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Leipzig, where J. S. Bach was Thomaskantor from 1723 to 1750, hosts the Bachfest Leipzig (Leipzig Bach Festival) every June.
Since 1908, the city has had a festival, initially for the Neue Bachgesellschaft in 1904. Bachwochen and Bachtage were names for the festival. The Bach Archive has produced the event for Leipzig since 1999, with a different subject each year.
The Bach Festival begins with a concert by the Thomaskantor (now Gotthold Schwarz) and approximately 100 events. Bach’s Mass in B minor in St. Thomas Church is the last concert.
he Bachfest Leipzig (Leipzig Bach Festival) is a music festival which takes place annually, in the month of June, in the city of Leipzig, where J. S. Bach worked as the Thomaskantor from 1723 until his death in 1750.
The city first hosted a festival in 1904, for the Neue Bachgesellschaft, and then formally, since 1908. The festival was sometimes referred to as the Bachwochen (Bach Weeks) or Bachtage (Bach Days). Since 1999, the festival is organized by the Bach Archive on behalf of the city of Leipzig, each year under a different theme.
Each year there are approximately 100 individual events during the Bach Festival, beginning with an opening concert conducted by the serving Thomaskantor (currently Gotthold Schwarz). The final concert is traditionally a performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor in the St. Thomas Church.
EVENT
Bachfest Leipzig
WEBSITE
CATEGORY
Classical Music
REPETITION
Annual
DATE
Early June 2023
LOCATION
Leipzig
