Bach 300 - 300 Years Bach in Leipzig [Blu-ray]

The greatest Bach anniversary of the 21st century so far is upon us. In May 1723, the new Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach arrived in Leipzig with two carriages from Köthen. He moved into his official residence at the Thomaskirchhof and after that nothing was the same anymore – in Leipzig and in music history in general. Beginning on May 30, 1723, he composed musical masterpieces on a weekly basis, stunning and everlasting. 150 cantatas in four years, St. John and St. Matthew Passion, and many more ...

An array of musical stars converges in Leipzig to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach taking up his appointment as Kantor at the city’s iconic Thomaskirche – a post that he occupied for more than a quarter of a century, covering a period in which he created many of his greatest works. On a special open-air stage in the market square of Leipzig the Thomaner Choir and the Gewandhaus Orchestra under their current Thomaskantor Andreas Reize were joined by Lang Lang, Daniel Hope, Albrecht Mayer, Sophie Kauer, Francesca Aspromonte and Cameron Shahbazi.