Concert trip to Köthen – Authentical – a visit to the young »Kapellmeister«

Guided tour of the Mendelssohn Museum followed by a tour through the city (approx. three hours)

English tour: see No 11

Guided tour of the special exhibition »Bach, court compositeur«

Walking tour about Bach, his family, his work and his choir, main work places and lesser known Bach locations in Leipzig. (approx. two hours)

Join us on a journey through Leipzig during the Baroque period with its infamous coffee house culture and get to know a different side of Bach. (approx. two hours)

Baroque Music in dance

English tour: see No 18

Guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Goldberg Re-imagined

English tour: see No 34

Reading with music

Guided tour of the special exhibition »Bach, court compositeur«

»Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.« (Martin Luther) (approx. two hours)

Music of reformation and counter-reformation

Tour of the exhibition (in German)

Cooking and savouring – in 1716 and today. The LukullusT cookery school offers a course sheding light on Bach’s culinary experiences.

Walking tour about Bach, his family, his work and his choir, main work places and lesser known Bach locations in Leipzig. (approx. two hours)

»duodecim vocum harmoneis conflatum«. Music around the Leipzig Disputation of 1519 – Lecture (in German) by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heidrich (Münster University)

English tour: see No 43

Guided tour of the permanent exhibition

»AutoAuto – Bach driving crazy«

Organ trip to Pomßen and Zitzschen: Charming – sound concepts in organ building in the 17th and 18th century

After the matins, guided tours of the campus and other events will take place throughout the day. (in German)

»Great lord, o mighty king« or »Your most humble servant«? Bach and the authorities – Lecture (in German) by PD Dr. Michael Maul (Bach-Archiv Leipzig)

Join us on a journey through Leipzig during the Baroque period with its infamous coffee house culture and get to know a different side of Bach. (approx. two hours)

»Oh, how I envy Leipzig for his music,« said the unique composer Clara Wieck-Schumann to whom this walking tour is dedicated for her 200th birthday. (approx. two hours)

English tour: see No 58

Guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Organ trip to Freiberg: Exhilarating – Silbermann’s early organs in the Freiberg cathedral

A musical story based on the true, invented, instructive and entertaining reports by the noble Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen with dance, music and improvisation on all kinds of period instruments.

»Royal Polish and Electoral Saxon Court Compositeur«. Bach and Dresden – Lecture (in German) by Dr. Manuel Bärwald (Bach-Archiv Leipzig)

Walking tour about Bach, his family, his work and his choir, main work places and lesser known Bach locations in Leipzig. (approx. two hours)

English tour: see No 70

Guided tour of the permanent exhibition

6.30 pm: Guided tour of the Zoo · 7.30 pm: end of the tour at the Kiwara Lodge · 8.30 pm: jazz concert at the Kiwara Lodge (covered open-air venue)

The concert »A Musical carriage ride with Bach« is aimed specifically at pre-school children and pupils in the first year of primary school, who experience a first, enthralling taste of the incomparable live concert nad are introduced to a range of musical instruments and their function in the orchestra.

Sacred cantatas and motets by Central German composers of the 17th and 18th century

Bach digital: Research platform for the Bach community – Lecture (in German) by Dr. Christiane Hausmann (Bach-Archiv Leipzig)

Join us on a journey through Leipzig during the Baroque period with its infamous coffee house culture and get to know a different side of Bach. (approx. two hours)

General Meeting of the Association of Friends of the Bach-Archiv Leipzig (with invitation only)

English tour: see No 83

Guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Tales from the court of the Sun King with music from Versailles by F. Couperin, M. Marais and others

Organ trip to Schloss Burgk: Renovated – silvery sounds high above the river Saale

Tales from the court of the Sun King with music from Versailles by F. Couperin, M. Marais and others

The Bachs in Berlin – Lecture (in German) by Dr. Wolfram Enßlin (Bach-Archiv Leipzig)

Following the Leipzig music trail: Walking tour on Bach and the people who rediscovered him: Schumann, Mendelssohn and other composers from the Romantic period. Optional individual visit of the Mendelssohn House after the tour. (approx. two hours)

... international Prestige for the choir of the royal court and chapel – Mendelssohn as musical director of Prussia

English tour: see No 95

Guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Sheltered in God

Organ trip to Naumburg: Romanesque and late Baroque – a visit to the cathedral and to »Bach’s organ«

Johann Sebastian Bach’s orchestral and chamber music works

An entertaining introduction into the world of organs: An organ is a huge thing – a couple of thousand pipes, no end of engineering and, bombastic sound. How to use it and what sounds you can coax out of it are demonstrated by the organist Rudolf Lutz from Switzerland.

English tour: see No 106

You can ask questions, Leipzig Bach scholars will answer them (in German). You are invited to send your questions in advance to sprechstunde@bach-leipzig.de.

Guided tour of the special exhibition »Bach, court compositeur«

Walking tour about Bach, his family, his work and his choir, main work places and lesser known Bach locations in Leipzig. (approx. two hours)

Three »new« cantatas made up from cantata movements by J. S. Bach: »Mein gläubiges Herze, frohlocke, sing’, scherze«, »Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen« and »Ich freue mich in dir«

Music critics’ talk (in German): How big was Bach’s choir and what sounds best today?

Join us on a journey through Leipzig during the Baroque period with its infamous coffee house culture and get to know a different side of Bach. (approx. two hours)

English tour: see No 112

Guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Cooking and savouring – in 1716 and today. The LukullusT cookery school offers a course sheding light on Bach’s culinary experiences.

or: how to educate my parents

Guided tour of the Mendelssohn Museum followed by a tour through the city (approx. three hours)

English tour: see No 128

A musical story based on the true, invented, instructive and entertaining reports by the noble Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen with dance, music and improvisation on all kinds of period instruments.

Concerts in the halls and court yards of the museum

Guided tour of the special exhibition »Bach, court compositeur«

Following the Leipzig music trail: Walking tour on Bach and the people who rediscovered him: Schumann, Mendelssohn and other composers from the Romantic period. Optional individual visit of the Mendelssohn House after the tour. (approx. two hours)

Organ and concert trip to Zschortau and Eilenburg: Well-preserved – Bach autographs under examination

The executive director of the Bach Festival, PD Dr. Michael Maul, introduces the programme of 2020.

This Baroque fairy tale with music all about the farmer Christian will captivate young listeners with its humour and excitement, as well as more serious moments. Works by J. S. Bach, J.-P. Rameau, G. P. Telemann, H. I. F. von Biber

Music, dance, beautiful costums – for children aged 6 and older, but also for grown-ups!

English tour: see No 137

Guided tour of the permanent exhibition

Concerts in the halls and court yards of the museum

Reconstruction of the organ concert which Mendelssohn gave on August 6, 1840, to finance the building of the Bach Memorial

The Times of the Day

English tour: see No 153

Guided tour of the special exhibition »Bach, court compositeur«

F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s »Athalia«. A present to Queen Victoria – Lecture with music (in German) by Dr. Armin Koch (Düsseldorf)