MASS IN B MINOR, J.S. Bach, BWV 232
at St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig

on Friday, 7 November 2025, 7:30 p.m.

on Saturday, 8 November 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Performed by the St. Thomas Choir and Gewandhaus Orchestra, a unique event in Leipzig this year – premium seats in the stalls of St. Nicholas Church/unobstructed view of the choir, orchestra and soloists (€65)
Performed under the direction of Thomaskantor Andreas Reize
Shortly before his death, the composer combined his artistic vocal movements and unusual variety of styles and forms of expression into a single whole: a unique work, a milestone in music history, Bach's masterpiece, dating back to 1714, which occupies a ‘special position’. This is primarily due to the unusual variety of movement types, sound and forms of expression, a strikingly profound relationship between words and music, and an unusual degree of artistic elaboration" (C. Wolff, Cambridge, Mass.  Leipzig 2009. ‘Nägeli's apostrophe: “the greatest musical work of art of all times and peoples”’ ibid., p. 49 [ The
manuscript from 1748/1749 is part of the UNESCO World Documentary Heritage]

St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig

BACHFESTIVAL LEIPZIG  11.-21 June 2026

Secure your tickets, good seats and choice of hotel in good time (advance bookings are now possible!) for a relaxed LEIPZIGER CULTURAL ENJOYMENT.

Bachfestival Preview 2026:(short form/preliminary uncertain)

Call here to buy tickets

"We know very little abaout Bach's life. There are only a few facts to go on and our image of him is skewed by statues and paintings of a stern forbidding figure in a frock coat and a powered wig.
And then there is the music.
Bach is still the benchmark, a musical gold standard, the ultimate composer's composor, influencing countless others from Mozart to Mendelssohn, Beethoven to Brahms, etc..."

from youtube, Sir J. E. Gardiner, A passionate life for Bach

"O Leipzig, du boser wurm! Dich wird ein grosses vungluck vbergehen von wegen hurerey, hoffart vnd des wuchers halben. Du bist erger dan Sodoma und Gomorra, darumb wird dich Gott gräülich straffen..."
Thomas Kunat, Famulus Luthers; Luthers Tischreden 5/5633

Martin Luther (middle) of church window of St.Thomas Church Leipzig; right hand: prove of Luther's first sermon there.

500 Years of Reformation., s.a. The Leipzig Debate
In spite of Luther's feeling of doom regarding the immorality of Leipzigs City life, Leipzig as a town of trade fair and a vivid centre of university and spirital life, it has developed into an important economical and intellectual centre: the spirit of reformation, the tradition of free thinking and acting has held on its effects on the 'PEACEFUL REVOLUTION' 1989 in Leipzig.

Experience 2 days of the historic traces of the 'Reformation in Leipzig'

avoid a lot of bus rushes to the 500years jubilee Reformation in Wittenberg 2017
and choose a bus day-trip:

Exclusive Bus day-trip Leipzig - Lutherstadt Wittenberg - Leipzig, incl. all guidances (Schloßkirche,where Martin Luther posted his 95 Thesis 1517 at the church door, Museum Lutherhaus, Stadtkirche, Luthereiche, Melanchthonhaus, Leucorea, Marktplatz, Cranachhaus )
for € 150 per pers.

Exclusive Bus day-trip Leipzig - Wartburg.Eisenach - Leipzig, incl. guidances for
€ 150 per pers.

Throughout the year from € 350.- incl. 3 overnight stays and breakfast

Leipzig - City of Politics and Music

Experience a long weekend and the 150th anniversary on the trails of historical places of the SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany )the peacefully reunification of Germany (1989 Nikolaikirche), J.S.Bach and other great events, also by bike possible. A free dating is also possible.
And have you ever heard of Leipzig - Musikstadt von Welt (Leipzig as one of the most important 'Town of Music' where all developed thorughout the centuries since Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).

starting at 270,00 € / p.person