Johann Sebastian Bach News

Shriver Hall Concert Series presents pianist Angela Hewitt for the 2023-24 season opening concert, performing Bach's Goldberg Variations. The free Discovery Series begins with pianist Yilun Xu, winner of the 2023 Yale Gordon Competition.

As rehearsals begin this week for the Theatre Royal Bath Productions production of the world premiere production of THE SCORE, starring legendary stage and screen actor Brian Cox (HBO's multi award-winning Succession) as Johann Sebastian Bach, the complete cast and creative team are announced. Find out who is appearing in the production here!

The Talea Ensemble will present That Other Spring - Music of Haas & Hersch, an evening of works by Georg Friedrich Haas and Michael Hersch on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 6:00pm at the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew in Manhattan. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The Fluboe Trio  performs at Cornaro Art Institute Limassol on Monday 16 October 7pm. Leading Baroque musician Klaus Storm (oboe) with Florian Rabe (flute) and Agnes Tang (harpsichord) perform Baroque masterpieces by Bach, Händel, Quantz, Stölzel, Marcello and Roman.Learn more about the performance and how to purchase tickets here!

Don't miss the highly anticipated US debut of the Australian Haydn Ensemble! Catch their program of Haydn, Mozart, and J.C. Bach as they explore 18th-century reflections on the times of day. With seven concerts across the East and West Coasts from October 12 to 21, 2023, this is a tour you won't want to miss. Find out the tour dates and locations here.

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera (CNMO), invita a la edición 2023 del ciclo de Música Antigua, que tendrá como participantes a artistas y ensambles en una serie de 10 recitales que se llevarán a cabo en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes y en el Salón de Recepciones del Museo Nacional de Arte (Munal), hasta el 30 de septiembre. 

Old friends and past collaborators the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and the Bach Society of Minnesota will join once again to present  Bach's Christmas Oratorio. There will be two opportunities to enjoy Bach's retelling of the traditional Christmas story, December 15 and 16. 

Icelandic pianist and one of the world’s leading classical music superstars, Víkingur Ólafsson, will make his first Australian appearance when he performs two concerts as part of the 2024 Adelaide Festival.

Boston Ballet and Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen present Fall Experience, a program featuring four ballets that will awaken your senses and touch your soul. Boston Ballet is the first American company to perform Akram Khan's profound Vertical Road.

One of the oldest and most important film festivals in the United States of America –the New York Film Festival (NYFF)– will be hosting the US premiere of Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bleat, accompanied by live music ensembles and starring Emma Stone and Damien Bonnard.

Chatham Baroque has announced the Chatham Baroque + Renaissance & Baroque 2023-24 Concert Series, a bold and ambitious lineup of Baroque period and early music performances spanning eras, ensemble configurations, and the globe.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts will present the Center premiere of COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet, Founding Co-Artistic Directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 7:30 PM in Segerstrom Hall. 

El Cuarteto de México ofrecerá un concierto que llevará al público por las diferentes sonoridades de la guitarra el viernes 11 de agosto, a las 18:00 horas, en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes, en el marco del ciclo La guitarra hoy, que organiza el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura a través de la Coordinación Nacional del Música y Ópera (CNMO). 

Pendant un quart de siècle, Bernard Foccroulle a été successivement directeur de la Monnaie et du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. Depuis cinquante ans, il se dévoue inconditionnellement aux mystères et aux révélations de la musique. Une vie d’émerveillement et d’engagement ayant façonné le regard qu’il porte sur notre monde derrière ses lunettes rondes.

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera (CNMO), presentarán el ciclo Jóvenes violistas del siglo XXI, dentro del programa Música INBAL en la Ponce, el viernes 4 de agosto, a las 18:00 horas, en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes.  

Awadagin Pratt has released 'Still Point', the second single from his upcoming album STILLPOINT. Read more about the internationally acclaimed pianist's latest release and upcoming album on New Amsterdam Records.

En el marco del ciclo Jóvenes en la Música, los guitarristas Fernando Vilchis y Carlos E. Peña ofrecerán un concierto, acompañados del pianista Isaías Serrano Sánchez, el viernes 28 de julio, a las 18:00 horas, en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes. 

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera (CNMO), presentarán el concierto del pianista Roger Ritter dentro del ciclo Jóvenes en la Música, el domingo 16 de julio a las 11:30 horas en el Salón de Recepciones del Museo Nacional de Arte (Munal). 

Week 7 of the 2023 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival welcomes the dynamic New York-based company Complexions Contemporary Ballet, making their Pillow debut this summer. Complexions will take the stage in the Ted Shawn Theatre from Aug. 9-13.

En el marco del ciclo Jóvenes en la música, la Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), mediante el Museo Nacional de Arte (Munal), presentarán el concierto de la joven promesa del arpa, Eréndira Morales, quien dará concierto gratuito este domingo 9 de julio, a las 11:30 horas.