“The Leipzig St Thomas Church is kind of a holy land for me, especially to experience Bach’s music and soul,” Lang Lang told Classic FM. “And for the Goldberg Variations, you can’t find a better ...

Heavy stones were thrown in a New Year’s Eve attack on one of classical music history’s most important churches. Police have launched an investigation into an act of vandalism at St. Thomas Church in ...

He almost didn't get the job - but on April 22, 1723, Leipzig city officials named the composer from Eisenach director of St. Thomas Boy Choir. Bach would go on to show his rebellious side at the ...

Bach's St. Matthew Passion, once described as a "majestic cathedral of music," was first heard on Good Friday, 1727, in Leipzig's St. Thomas Church.

11/16/2022 November 16, 2022. In this episode of DW Festival Concert with Cristina Burack, we listen to the St. Mathew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach. It's a piece that tells the story of Christ ...

During Bach’s time, not a single boy in the choir came from Leipzig. Ambitious families from around Germany sent their sons to the St Thomas Church for access to good education.

Johann Sebastian Bach's classical work St John Passion to be live-streamed in a unique global collaboration from the German composer's St Thomas Church, Leipzig in Germany on Good Friday this ...

Maundy Thursday is the day on the liturgical calendar when the church celebrates the institution of the Eucharist and the final lead-up to Easter. J. S. Bach began his St. John Passion just afterward, ...

On Good Friday in 1727, the congregation at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig faced a long haul. As well as hymns, a motet and a sermon, the solemn vespers would include a gigantic two-part oratorio ...

Complete Information About Bach Collegium San Diego Presents J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion March 24-25, 2023 in San Diego at All Souls Episcopal Church. Join Bach Collegium San Diego for J.S ...

Heavy stones were thrown in a New Year’s Eve attack on one of classical music history’s most important churches. Police have launched an investigation into an act of vandalism at St. Thomas Church in ...