Wednesday, 21 March 2018 | 7 pm
Weimar | Weimarhalle
Opening concert: St Matthew Passion
Orchestra & Choir of the Age of Enlightenment
complete festival programme
Friday, 23 March 2018 | from 6 pm
In all of Thuringia
Long Night of Hausmusik
Saturday, 24 March 2018 | 4 pm
Gotha | Margarethenkirche
St John Passion BWV 245
Audi Jugendchorakademie & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Saturday, 24 March 2018 | 7.30 pm
Eisenach | Wartburg
Per Arne Glorvigen Trio
El Arte de la Fuga y del Tango
Saturday, 24 March 2018 | 7.30 pm
Mühlhausen | Kornmarktkirche
Keiser: St Marcus Passion
Bach choir Mühlhausen
Sunday, 25 March 2018 | 11.30 am
Dornheim | Traukirche
Armida string quartet
Works by Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven
Sunday, 25 March 2018 | 12.30 pm
Arnstadt | Innenstadt
Auf den Spuren Bachs durch Arnstadt
historische Stadtführung mit anschließendem kulinarischen Aperitif bei Tanya Harding
Sunday, 25 March 2018 | 4 pm
Arnstadt | Milchhof
Aaron Pilsan — piano
The Well-tempered Clavier (book 1)
Sunday, 25 March 2018 | 5 pm
Eisenach | Georgenkirche
Bachchor Eisenach
St Matthew Passion BWV 244
Sunday, 25 March 2018 | 7 pm
Erfurt | Thomaskirche
Augustiner-Kantorei Erfurt
St John Passion BWV 245
Maundy Thursday, 29 March 2018 | 7.30 pm
Meiningen | Meininger Staatstheater
Meininger Hofkapelle
Gergely Madaras – conductor
Maundy thursday, 29 March 2018 | 7.30 pm
Weimar | Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere
Liza Ferschtman & Mahan Esfahani
Biber: The Rosary Sonatas
Good Friday, 30 March 2018 | 3 pm
Eisenach | Georgenkirche
La Folia Baroque orchestra
Thomas Thieme — narrator
Good Friday, 30 March 2018 | 3 pm
Meiningen | Schloss Elisabethenburg
Josetxu Obregón — cello
From Bologna to Coethen – the development of the cello as a solo instrument
Good Friday, 30 March 2018 | 5 pm
Gotha | Margarethenkirche
Bach und Bild
Jens Goldhardt – organ
Good Friday, 30 March 2018 | 5 pm
Jena | Stadtkirche St. Michael
Cantorei St Michael
St Matthew Passion BWV 244
Good Friday, 30 March 2018 | 6 pm
Weimar | Herderkirche
Weimar Bach Choir
Johannes Kleinjung – conductor
Good Friday, 30 March 2018 | 10 pm
Erfurt | Kunsthalle Erfurt
Mahan Esfahani — harpsichord
Bach at night
Holy Saturday, 31 March 2018 | 3 pm
Ohrdruf | St. Trinitatis
Josetxu Obregón — cello
From Bologna to Coethen – the development of the cello as a solo instrument
Holy Saturday, 31 March 2018 | 7.30 pm
Weimar | Weimarhalle
Freiburg Baroque orchestra
Sebastian Wienand — harpsichord
Easter Sunday, 1 April 2018 | 4 pm
Schmalkalden | Stadtkirche St. Georg
lautten compagney Berlin
Bach without words
Easter Sunday, 1 April 2018 | 8 pm
Erfurt | Theater Erfurt
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Alexandre Tharaud – piano
Easter Sunday, 1 April 2018 | 10.30 pm
Erfurt | Kleine Synagoge
Thomas Dunford – lute
Bach at night
Easter Monday, 2 April 2018 | 10 am
Meiningen | Stadtkirche
Cantata Church Service
Kantorei Meiningen
Easter Monday, 2 April 2018 | 11.30 am
Weimar | Schießhaus
Alexandre Tharaud — piano
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Easter Monday, 2 April 2018 | 3 pm
Arnstadt | Innenstadt
Auf den Spuren Bachs durch Arnstadt
historische Stadtführung mit anschließendem kulinarischen Aperitif bei Tanya Harding
Easter Monday, 2 April 2018 | NEW: 6 pm
Arnstadt | Bachkirche
Gaechinger Cantorey
Mass in B minor BWV 232
Easter Monday, 2 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Eisenach | Bachhaus
Juliane Laake — Viola da gamba
Bach and sons – tradition and modern
Wednesday, 4 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Blankenhain | Lindner Spa und Golf Hotel Weimarer Land
The Scroll Ensemble
Table music with historical supper
Thursday, 5 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Eisenach | Bachhaus
The Scroll Ensemble
Improvisations
Thursday, 5 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Weimar | Katholische Kirche Herz Jesu
Basler Madrigalisten
Primal light
Friday, 6 April 2018 | 7 pm
Seitenroda | Leuchtenburg
Asya Fateyeva – saxophone
Bachiana
Friday, 6 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Erfurt | Thomaskirche
Deutsche Hofmusik
Celebratory cantatas BWV 205a & 249a (Premiere performances)
Friday, 6 April 2018 | 10 pm
Jena | Stadtkirche St. Michael
Basler Madrigalisten
Alexey Stadler – cello
Saturday, 7 April 2018 | 3 pm
Arnstadt | Bachkirche
Bach Collegium Japan
Joanne Lunn – soprano
Saturday, 7 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Eisenach | Wartburg
Aaron Pilsan — piano
The Well-tempered Clavier (book 2)
Saturday, 7 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Ettersburg | Schloss
Amihai Grosz — Viola
Yaron Rosenthal — piano
Sunday, 8 April 2018 | 10 am
Arnstadt | Bachkirche
Sing along church service
Jörg Reddin – conductor
SUNDAY, 8 APRIL 2018 2018 | 10 am
Eisenach | Georgenkirche
Cantata church service
Bachchor Eisenach
SUNDAY, 8 APRIL 2018 2018 | 12.30 am
Eisenach | Lutherhaus
Bach und Luther in Eisenach
in German only
Sunday, 8 April 2018 | 3 pm
Eisenach | Georgenkirche
Bach Collegium Japan
Dominik Wörner – bass
Sunday, 8 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Meiningen | Meininger Staatstheater
Nils Landgren – trombone et al.
New Eyes on Bach & Baroque
Monday, 9 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Eisenach | Bachhaus
Fantasticus
Works by Bach, Buxtehude, Purcell et al.
Wednesday, 11 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Erfurt | Michaeliskirche
Bernhard Klapprott — harpsichord
English Suites BWV 806–808
Wednesday, 11 April 2018 | 8 pm
Jena | Volksbad
Erobique
Electric Bach
Thursday, 12 April 2018 | 10 am
Erfurt | Rathausfestsaal
Bach für Kinder: StreiffTöne mit Alphorn
in German only
Thursday, 12 April 2018 | 11.30 am
Erfurt | Rathausfestsaal
Bach für Kinder: StreiffTöne mit Alphorn
in German only
Thursday, 12 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Erfurt | Bundesarbeitsgericht
Bach als Justiz-Subjekt
in German only
Friday, 13 April 2018 | 10 am
Meiningen | Schlosskirche
Bach für Kinder: StreiffTöne mit Alphorn
in German only
Friday, 13 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Waltershausen | Stadtkirche
Balthasar Streiff & Stephan Thomas
From the Matterhorn to Beresina
Friday, 13 April 2018 | 8 pm
Erfurt | Alter Güterbahnhof (Zughafen)
Martynas Levickis — accordion
Works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Gubaidulina et.al.
Friday, 13 April 2018 | 8 pm
Jena | Villa Rosenthal
Chad Lawson — piano
[sold out]
Saturday, 14 April 2018 | 3 pm
Erfurt | Alter Güterbahnhof (Zughafen)
Il Gardellino
Bach with cream. A concert with coffee and cake
Saturday, 14 April 2018 | 4 pm
Arnstadt | Innenstadt
Auf den Spuren Bachs durch Arnstadt
historische Stadtführung mit anschließendem kulinarischen Aperitif bei Tanya Harding
Saturday, 14 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Arnstadt | Bachkirche
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall – Viola da gamba
Saturday, 14 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Erfurt | Franz Mehlhose
Chad Lawson — piano
Bach interpreted
Saturday, 14 April 2018 | 7.30 pm
Gotha | Margarethenkirche
Bachchor und Vocalkreis Gotha
Works by Bach and Martin
Saturday, 14 April 2018 | 10.30 pm
Erfurt | Dom St. Marien
Silvius von Kessel – organ
Bach at night
Sunday, 15 April 2018 | 10 am
Waltershausen | Stadtkirche
Cantata church service
Anna Kellnhofer – soprano
Sunday, 15 April 2018 | 3:00 pm
Mühlhausen | Kornmarktkirche
german hornsound
#hornlikes
Sunday, 15 April 2018 | 7 pm
Erfurt | Alter Güterbahnhof (Zughafen)
Closing concert: BACH x 4
The Wave Quartet | Ebonit Saxophone Quartet | Aris Quartet
Sunday, 29 July – Saturday, 11 August 2018 | …
Weimar | Liszt University Weimar
5th Weimar Bach Cantata Academy
Masterclass Helmuth Rilling
Friday, 3 August 2018 | 6 pm
Weimar | Stadtkirche St. Peter und Paul
Lecture concert 1
Cantata "Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht“ BWV 105
Sunday, 5 August 2018 | 6 pm
Arnstadt | Bachkirche
Lecture concert 2
Cantata „Du Hirte Israel, höre“ BWV 104
Monday, 6 August 2018 | 7.30 pm
Ettersburg | Schloss
lied recital
Works by Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Tuesday, 7 August 2018 | 7.30 pm
Erfurt | Predigerkirche
ensemble concert
Works by Nystedt, Bach, Howells, and Lully
Thursday, 9 August 2018 | 6 pm
Weimar | Stadtkirche St. Peter und Paul
Lecture concert 3
Cantata „Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal" BWV 146
Friday, 10 August 2018 | 7.30 pm
Leipzig | Thomaskirche
Closing concert 1
Kantaten BWV 105, 104, and 146
Saturday, 11 August 2018 | 6 pm
Eisenach | Georgenkirche
Closing concert 2
Cantatas BWV 105, 104, and 146
