Celebrating Bach Collegium Japan’s 30th Anniversary with this special concert recorded in Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. The Ensemble perform a beautiful programme of Bach works culminating in his masterful and exciting Magnificat written in 1723 for the people of Leipzig. Masaaki Suzuki performs on the organ for Bach’s Fantasia and Fugue, one of the most haunting and tempestuous pieces of music in all of Bach’s output. Bach’s choral cantata Jesu, der du meine Seele based on the hymn by Johann Rist, demonstrates the joyful singing of Bach Collegium Japan’s chorus and their skill in singing the baroque repertoire.
Full Programme:
J. S. Bach:
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542*
Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Conductor: Masato Suzuki (Principal Conductor)
Soprano: Aki Matsui, Eri Sawae
Alto: Hiroya Aoki
Tenor: Makoto Sakurada
Bass: Yusuke Watanabe
Organ: Masaaki Suzuki* (Music Director)
Chorus & Orchestra: Bach Collegium Japan
This programme is re-broadcast from Tokyo.
19:00 in GMT, CET, EST, PST on 19 December on Virtual Circle.
Ticket prices: £20, €22, US$26, ¥2,980
This concert will run until 3 January with one concert per day at 19:00. Please check the schedule below to see when the concert is available in your time zone and click on the link to book your ticket:
UK concerts:
20 December 7PM
25 December 7 PM
30 December 7 PM
Central Europe concerts:
21 December 7PM
26 December 7PM
31 December 7PM
NY Concerts:
22 December 7PM
27 December 7PM
1 January 2021 7PM
California Concerts:
23 December 7PM
28 December 7PM
2 January 2021 7PM
Japan concerts:
29 December 7PM
3 January 2021 7PM
