From the St. John to St. Matthew Passion, contemporary arrangements of Bach masterpieces at the Leipzig Bach Festival speak to oppression and conflict.ComposerJohann Sebastian Bach reinvented his ...

There are many reasons for visitors to spend time here, too. Music lovers can make a pilgrimage to St. Thomas Church – where Bach was a choirmaster – and to the excellent museum dedicated to him.

It was in Leipzig that Johann Sebastian, while serving as Cantor of St. Thomas Church, composed his famous St. John Passion in 1723. Bach often rewrote his cantatas himself, using the so-called ...

A year after assuming the post as cantor at Leipzig’s St. Thomas Church, Bach announced himself as a musical dramatist of astonishing immediacy and transcendent power.

By Jacquelin Carnegie St Thomas Boys' Choir Leipzig has been a city for 1,000 years, managing to beautifully preserve its history without getting stuck in the past. Once home to music legends ...