Familiar landscapes in an unfamiliar light: Bach’s Goldberg Variations are performed not on the harpsichord or piano, but with a completely new sound featuring the saxophone, accordion, and cello. On the occasion of the CD’s release in May 2026, Rondo Magazine writes: “The instruments dance and sing, smile, and even ponder a little. Here, the intimate suddenly transforms into a chamber orchestral experience. (...) And as an outsider, one is simply fortunate to witness it all up close.”

BACH >> FORWARD

EARLY MUSIC, REIMAGINED

With keen intuition, the young Bach in Thuringia absorbed the European styles and fashions of his time and used them to create something entirely new that has stood the test of time. Let’s accept the invitation to take his curiosity a step further. For his music remains youthful when it is rearranged, skillfully combined, and experienced in an unfamiliar setting. BACH >> FORWARD — that’s classical music in a new format. There’s nothing to lose here — but plenty to discover!

For the fifth time, BACH >> FORWARD invites you to encounters with musicians who, drawing inspiration from Bach’s music, point the way toward the future of classical concerts.