J.S. Bach - The Apocalypse 12 Jan - 11 Jun 2024 A brand-new opera with music by Bach tells the story of sixteenth-century radicalised Anabaptists. View the production
St Matthew Passion 16 Mar - 30 Mar 2024 We have been performing the St Matthew Passion every year since 1922. This year, guest conductor Johanna Soller is giving her artistic vision of this monumental masterpiece. View the production
Lamentations 29 Mar - 30 Mar 2024 An intimate concert early in the morning on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, prior to the St Matthew Passion. View the production
NTR Saturday Matinee 13 April 2024 Each year we bring an "alternative passion" to the limelight. This season, the spotlight is on 'Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu' by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. View the production
Monumental Motets 29 Apr - 04 May 2024 This programme revolves around three of Bach’s wonderful motets, bringing together modesty and exuberance. View the production
Stine Jensen about parting 01 June 2024 The series Reflect with Bach combines cantatas that prompt reflection with spoken texts about topical questions of life and death. Today's theme: parting. View the production
Bach’s compass 14 Sep - 18 Sep 2024 In a world full of crises, Bach gives us something to hold on to. Find a path through daily dilemmas in this cantata programme by famous Bach expert John Butt. View the production
All Souls 27 Oct - 02 Nov 2024 Remember you must die – but live for the present. A hopeful All Souls’ programme with music by Bach’s predecessors and relatives. View the production
Christmas Oratorio 07 Dec - 22 Dec 2024 It wouldn’t be Christmas without the Christmas Oratorio. And the Bach Society is also celebrating the birth of Jesus with this brilliant work. View the production
Bach at his finest 23 Feb - 28 Feb 2025 Which work did Bach regard as his finest? There’s a good chance it might have been the Mass in B Minor. This programme presents the foundations of this masterpiece: three cantatas that Bach used at the end of his life, in the Mass in B Minor. View the production
St Matthew Passion 04 Apr - 19 Apr 2025 Every year, for more than a century, we have been performing one of Bach’s most popular works: the St Matthew Passion. This year, the prominent German conductor Hans-Christoph Rademann is leading our ensemble. View the production
Instrumental fireworks 22 May - 25 May 2024 ‘Queen of the Baroque violin’ Rachel Podger will lead and inspire the Bach Society with her violin. Instrumental fireworks sparked off by one of today’s best Baroque violinists. View the production