Berlin (GER) - St Hedwig's Cathedral
Sept
23
8:30 pm20:30

Berlin (GER) - St Hedwig's Cathedral

MODERN TIMES: WINDOWS ON ANTON BRUCKNER

First complete performance of all 11 Bruckner windows, commissioned between 2020 and 2024 to accompany Bruckner's 11 symphonies.
Compositions by Philipp Maintz, Oscar Jockel, David Matthews, Johanna Doderer, Françoise Choveaux, Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini, Thomas Daniel Schlee und Enjott Schneider

Hansjörg Albrecht, organ

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Hamburg (GER) – Laeiszhalle
Apr
17
8:30 pm20:30

Hamburg (GER) – Laeiszhalle

IV. INTERNATIONAL BACH FESTIVAL HAMBURG
THE FASCINATION OF BAROQUE OPERA

Johann Sebastian Bach: Secular Cantatas BWV 205 & 201

The introduction will be presented as a pre-show BACH & JAPANESE DANCE with Hanayagi Shigeyoshimi.

Bertucci, Rennert, Johannsen, Yoshida, Häger, Ochoa
CPE.Bach.Chor.Hamburg
Barucco Baroque Orchestra Vienna
Hansjörg Albrecht, Conducting & Harpsichord

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Blankenese (GER) - Church on the Market Square
Apr
13
8:30 pm20:30

Blankenese (GER) - Church on the Market Square

IV. INTERNATIONAL BACH FESTIVAL HAMBURG
BACH SINGALONG AT THE KIEZ

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas BWV 102 &  23
Johann Christoph Bach: Lamento: Lamento: O that I had enough water

Johann Sebastian Bach's last year of life was marked by an eye condition that rapidly led to blindness. Still full of plans and in fairly good health, Bach decided in 1750 to undergo surgery by the English miracle healer John Taylor, who was visiting Leipzig at the time. Was this eye operation partly to blame for his death?

Johann Hinnrich Claussen Impulse
CPE.Bach.YoungArtists
CPE.Bach.Choir & Orchestra.Hamburg
Hansjörg Albrecht Conductor & Organ

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Otterndorf (GER) - St. Severi
Apr
11
8:30 pm20:30

Otterndorf (GER) - St. Severi

IV. INTERNATIONAL BACH FESTIVAL HAMBURG
CULTURAL HERITAGE FARMER’S CATHEDRALES IN THE REGION OF HADELN

Johann Sebastian Bach: Four Cantatas BWV 33, 72, 47, 44
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, ‘the Dorian’ BWV 538

Christian Müller, Gloger organ
Members of the NDR Vocal Ensemble
NDR Baroque (in soloist formation)
Hansjörg Albrecht, conductor & harpsichord

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Hamburg (GER) - TONALI Hall
Apr
8
8:30 pm20:30

Hamburg (GER) - TONALI Hall

IV. INTERNATIONAL BACH FESTIVAL HAMBURG
HANSE. BAROQUE. NETWORK MEETING

Sound Space Hamburg & Metropolitan Region: Treasury of Baroque Music, Art & Architecture

Initiated by the CPE.Bach.Akademie Hamburg, the 4th International Bach Festival Hamburg will host the first Hanse.Barock.Netzwerk. The aim is to establish a maritime-themed network in collaboration with stakeholders in the Hamburg metropolitan region and to position Hamburg as a Northern European centre of Baroque musical culture in dialogue with modernity.

Keynote speeches
Prof. Dr. Christopher Hausmann (Constructor University Bremen)
Michael Otremba (Managing Director HamburgMarketing & Hamburg Tourismus GmbH)
Sophie Werkmeister (CPE.Bach.Akademie Hamburg)
Hansjörg Albrecht (CPE.Bach.Akademie Hamburg)

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Hamburg (GER) – Augustinum Senior Citizens' Residence
Apr
7
8:30 pm20:30

Hamburg (GER) – Augustinum Senior Citizens' Residence

IV. INTERNATIONAL BACH FESTIVAL HAMBURG
WITH BACH INTO THE WORLD – PATHS TO KARL RICHTER

In 2026, the music world will celebrate the 100th birthday of Karl Richter, the influential post-war Bach interpreter whose recordings set global standards – one of which is still travelling through space today on the Voyager Golden Record. With the Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra, he became an international cultural ambassador and style-defining artist. The Karl Richter Anniversary 2026, curated by Hansjörg Albrecht, invites you to rediscover this expressive and still influential phenomenon.

Hansjörg Albrecht, lecture & introduction

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Hamburg (GER) - Kunsthalle
Apr
2
8:30 pm20:30

Hamburg (GER) - Kunsthalle

V. INTERNATIONAL BACH FESTIVAL HAMBURG

Bach: Excerpts from ‘The Art of Fugue’
Lyonel Feininger: Exhibition of works in pictures and recordings (fugues)
All exhibitions are open to the public from 6 to 9 p.m.; guided tours will accompany the evening. In Café Liebermann, a DJ will provide sounds for chilling or dancing. But Bach's sounds will also be heard. Just drop by and listen!

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Hamburg (GER) – Johanneum, Auditorium
Apr
1
8:30 pm20:30

Hamburg (GER) – Johanneum, Auditorium

IV. INTERNATIONAL BACH FESTIVAL HAMBURG
ACADEMY TALK: WHAT DO WE (STILL) BELIEVE IN?

Alice Meregaglia (Hamburg State Opera) & Hansjörg Albrecht perform works for keyboard instruments by Wilhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel and Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach.

Hansjörg Albrecht (CPE.Bach.Academy)
Dr Johann Hinrich Claussen (Cultural Officer of the Council of the EKD)
Roderich Kreile (Former Kreuzkantor KMD, Member of the Board of the Neue Bachgesellschaft e.V.)
Amadeus Templeton (Cellist, cultural manager, founder of TONALi)
Sophie Werkmeister (CPE.Bach.Academy)
Ludwig Hartmann (NDR Culture) Director & Moderation

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Hamburg (GER) – Elbphilharmonie, Chamber Music Hall
Mar
3
8:30 pm20:30

Hamburg (GER) – Elbphilharmonie, Chamber Music Hall

BACH CHANNEL WITH MICHAEL MAUL & BERNHARD SCHRAMMEK

Live podcast

Selected favourite arias from sacred and secular cantatas and instrumental works by Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Michael Maul & Bernhard Schrammek Discussion                                        
CPE.Bach.Ensemble.Hamburg
Hansjörg Albrecht harpsichord

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Munich-Aubing (DE) – Bergson Art Power Factory
Nov
16
8:30 pm20:30

Munich-Aubing (DE) – Bergson Art Power Factory

BERGSON's NEW ORGAN ART meets GLOBAL BACH

360° spectacular organ sound:
Famous works by Bach at international hotspots of organ building from the Baroque, Romantic and Modern periods. A journey of sound and images through Europe and America.

Toccata and Fugue in D minor on the Schnitger organ in Zwolle (NL)
Chaconne in D minor on the Cavaillé-Coll organ in Caen (FR)
Italian Concerto on the Silbermann organ in Freiberg
Air from the 3rd Orchestral Suite on the Skinner organ in Pasadena (US)
French Overture on the Skinner organ in Pasadena (US)
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor on the Willis organ in Hereford (GB)

Hansjörg Albrecht, Hauptwerk experimental organ

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