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
Beatrice de Graaf about crisis 31 May 2025 The series Reflect with Bach combines cantatas that prompt reflection with spoken texts about topical questions of life and death. Today's theme: crisis. View the production
Bach's soul 01 Oct - 04 Oct 2025 This programme takes you from deep misery to carefree happiness. The ensemble and top soloists are led by Bart Naessens on a journey towards the light. View the production
All Souls 01 Nov - 08 Nov 2025 Every year, the Bach Society remembers the dead with the most beautiful Baroque music. This year, bass and conductor Lionel Meunier has chosen gems by Purcell, Morley, Fux and J.C. Bach. View the production
Mass in B minor 12 Dec - 21 Dec 2025 Sublime, outsized, all-embracing. Only superlatives will suffice to describe Bach’s Mass in B minor. The British conductor Richard Egarr is leading the ensemble on this Christmas tour. View the production
The Opera Circus 01 Jan - 31 Mar 2025 The Opera Circus is a tribute to the grand master of dramatic music: George Frideric Handel, and to the spectacle theatre of his day. View the production
St Matthew Passion 21 Mar - 04 Apr 2025 The St Matthew Passion is one of the best-known and most impressive compositions by Bach. This year, the performance will be led by one of today’s best Baroque conductors: Masaaki Suzuki. View the production
Lamentations 03 Apr - 04 Apr 2026 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
Bach's inspiration 10 May - 17 May 2026 What happens if you give three composers the same poem as a source for their music? Conductor Johanna Soller shows us the result in a programme of music by Bach and the contemporary composer Gregor A. Mayrhofer. View the production