The next edition of the London Bach Society’s Journal ‘Bach Notes’ will be published early in March. This will be a special to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Leipzig’s world famous boys’ choir, the Thomanerchor, the history and everyday life “Once a Thomaner, always a Thomaner”. The choir will receive the RAM/Kohn Foundation Bach Prize at [...]
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The death of the distinguished harpsichordist and director Gustav Leonhardt in Holland on 16 January closes one of the most important chapters in the history of European Music over the last half century. He was perhaps the last living ‘true pioneer’ of historically informed performances of Bach, daring to challenge accepted thinking from the 1950s as Europe emerged from the [...]
The Composer at work in Advent and at Christmas For our 21st Bachfest last month we considered Bach’s life as a working composer, busily providing and preparing for his weekly commitments to the church and the town. The performances of the Goldbergs, Violin Sonatas, study of the Mass in B minor and the presentation of two cantatas both [...]
Updated 12 December 2011 Another successful Bachfest has just been completed and plans are already underway for our 22nd Series in November 2012 entitled “About the St. Matthew Passion”. Bach’s masterpiece, originally first performed at Leipzig on 11 April 1727, was presented with the musicians placed as usual in their Gallery at the rear of the [...]
LBS Bach Singers Prize 2012 The fourth competitive Prize is scheduled to take place at Bachfest 2012. To keep up to date with the latest Prize news, email us your details to receive our regular updates lbs@lonbachsoc.demon.co.uk. The competition is open to undergraduate and postgraduate singers in the age range 21-32. For a taste of what [...]
After a marvellous evening listening to four talented singers each deliver an all-Bach programme of their own devising with Steinitz Bach Players, the winner of the London Bach Society’s 3rd Bach Singers Prize is: – SARAH POWER soprano (Ireland) who is pictured receiving her prize from Lord Avebury, Vice President of the London Bach Society Sarah takes the [...]
Sometimes I feel that this beloved country of ours has an Honours Degree, **First, in talking itself into the brimstone pit! OK, so we have a problem getting our young people into concert halls to hear Bach and Beethoven. That is accepted…but equally, we also have a problem getting them into the Polling Booths to [...]