St Matthew Passion 21 Mar - 04 Apr 2026 The St Matthew Passion is one of the best-known and most impressive compositions by Bach. This year, the performance will be led by one of today’s best Baroque conductors: Masaaki Suzuki. View the production
Lamentations 03 Apr - 04 Apr 2026 The Netherlands Bach Society has a long tradition of Lamentation concerts: an intimate concert early in the morning on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, prior to the St Matthew Passion. View the production
Bach's inspiration 10 May - 17 May 2026 What happens if you give three composers the same poem as a source for their music? Conductor Johanna Soller shows us the result in a programme of music by Bach and the contemporary composer Gregor A. Mayrhofer. View the production
Lammert Kamphuis about peace and connection 16 May 2026 The series Reflect with Bach combines cantatas that prompt reflection with spoken texts about topical questions of life and death. Today's theme: peace and connection. View the production
The beauty of differences 26 Sep - 01 Oct 2026 Artistic leader Johanna Soller opens the season with a programme that embraces conflict. With works by J.S. Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, J.C. Bach and Arvo Pärt. View the production
Prelude for Friends 27 September 2026 The Prelude for Friends is an exclusive musical and musicological introduction to a concert by the Netherlands Bach Society. In this second edition, we delve deeper into the repertoire of The Beauty of Difference with artistic director and conductor Johanna Soller. View the production
All souls 28 Oct - 02 Nov 2026 It is in connection with the silence of death that we often hear the most beautiful and most moving music. For this All Souls, Johanna Soller has chosen works from the early Baroque and works by John Cage, including his iconic silent piece, 4’33”. View the production
Gerda Havertong about emptiness 31 October 2026 The series Reflect with Bach combines cantatas that prompt reflection with spoken texts about topical questions of life and death. Today's theme: emptiness. View the production
St John Passion 10 Nov - 26 Nov 2026 Dutch National Opera and the Netherlands Bach Society make their first long-awaited appearance together. In a unique interpretation, Bach’s St John Passion is presented through both music and dance. View the production
Magnificat 11 Dec - 20 Dec 2026 In the days leading up to Christmas, the Bach Society takes you from darkness to light. Bach’s radiant Magnificat is presented alongside C.P.E. Bach's Magnificat. Two magnificent Christmas pieces by father and son. View the production
Enough 12 Feb - 14 Feb 2027 Guest conductor Václav Luks in a programme about that one universal question: when can you be satisfied as a person? Bach gives an unparalleled musical interpretation of this question in his famous cantata ‘Ich habe genug’. View the production
Sheila Sitalsing about change 20 February 2027 The series Reflect with Bach combines cantatas that prompt reflection with spoken texts about topical questions of life and death. Today's theme: change. View the production
St Matthew Passion 13 Mar - 27 Mar 2027 We have been performing the St Matthew Passion every year since 1922. This year, the tradition is continued by the renowned Baroque conductor and good friend of the Bach Society Lars Ulrik Mortensen. View the production
Girls & Princes 14 Mar - 23 May 2027 In Girls & Princes the fairy tales from the book Girls (Annet Schaap) come to life. The brand-new music that sounds like Bach transports you to a fairy-tale world where life is sometimes no fun for girls. For children ages 8 and up. View the production
Lamentations 26 Mar - 27 Mar 2027 Early in the morning on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, prior to the St Matthew Passion, you can listen to the Lamentations; an intimate concert based on the lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah. View the production
NTR Saturday Matinee 17 April 2027 Guaranteed success: the Bach Society is returning to the NTR Saturday Matinee, with recorder player Lucie Horsch. Mathilde Wantenaar has written a new work for the occasion, which will have its world premiere at the Matinee. View the production
Close-up Cantates 23 Apr - 24 Apr 2027 In the new concert series Close-up Cantatas, the Bach Society zooms in on the heart of Bach’s vocal oeuvre: the cantatas. In an open and interactive concert form Johanna Soller lets you look over Bach's shoulder while he composes. View the production
Alicja Gescinska about Conscience 15 May 2027 Bezin met Bach combineert cantates die tot nadenken stemmen met gesproken teksten over actuele levensvragen. Het thema van vandaag: Het geweten. View the production
Transition 20 May - 23 May 2027 In Transition, Bach’s monumental motets flow seamlessly into the experimental compositions of Caroline Shaw and Kaija Saariaho. Two apparently clashing worlds come together under the leadership of the renowned choral conductor Grete Pedersen. View the production
