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
Marjolijn van Heemstra about compassion 07 December 2024 The series Reflect with Bach combines cantatas that prompt reflection with spoken texts about topical questions of life and death. Today's theme: compassion. 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
Lamentations 18 Apr - 19 Apr 2025 The Netherlands Bach Society has a long tradition of Lamentation concerts: an intimate concert early in the morning on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, prior to the St Matthew Passion. View the production
Instrumental fireworks 22 May - 25 May 2025 ‘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