Last Sunday, I listened to a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. I first heard a recording of the piece many years ago. Even then, I ...

January 14, 2026 • A trio of amazing young musicians, from ages nine to 18, give jaw-dropping performances that will bolster your faith in the future of great music making. December 17, 2025 • ...

Google celebrated the life of composer Johann Sebastian Bach on Thursday, with its first-ever A.I.-powered homepage doodle. The creation, released on Bach’s birthday, enables users to try their hand ...

Separated by centuries but tied together by music, Johann Sebastian Bach and Michael Miles have had a demanding if fruitful relationship that continues to thrive, giving us a spectacular new album ...

In this episode of DW Festival Concert, we'll hear music from Leipzig's celebration of 300 years of Johann Sebastian Bach. It was 300 years ago, in 1723, that Johann Sebastian Bach took up the ...

The Arizona Bach Festival brings superb musicians from around the world each year to join with local artists in presenting the music of Bach and his contemporaries. The 2026 season opens on Sunday, ...

Johann Sebastian Bach is possibly the most influential and sublime composer in history. Everyone from Mozart and Beethoven to the Beatles and Lady Gaga has paid him homage. During his life, however, ...

My son Sam, as some of you know, is an accomplished pianist and composer here in DC. [his website's here] He and Ralitza Patcheva, a close friend and colleague (and masterful Bach interpreter), have ...

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No composer has more universal appeal than Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). The plethora of concerts, festivals, recordings and publications that came in the wake of the Bach Anniversary Year of ...

He came from a distinguished musical lineage in Germany, many of whom were also composers and musicians. In his day Bach was revered as a virtuoso organist, however his legacy lies in the hundreds of ...