Leipzig Bachfest 2026: Bach's Music as a Hit List

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The Leipzig Bach Festival honors the composer with a hit parade. More than 7,000 fans from 20 countries have cast their voices, but Bach is also celebrated in many other countries of the world.

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Voices that talk to each other, contradict each other, separate and yet always reunite at the right time – that is how Johann Sebastian Bach conducts the dialogues in his music. His cantatas are musical testimony and are the focus of this year's Bach Festival in twelve concerts....