Bachfest Munich –
On the Way to Bach in Bavaria
31 October – 30 November 2025

HIGHLIGHTS

300 years of the second version of the "Johannes-Passion"

Early Music Festival as part of the Munich Residence Week 2025
J. S. Bach's „Johannes-Passion“ as it was performed in St Thomas' Church on Good Friday in 1725.
16.10.2025, 19:00 – 21:05

Concert, Festival
Herkulessaal
Augsburger Domsingknaben

Opening service for Bachfest München

With City Dean Dr Bernhard Liess
The central festive service takes place every year to commemorate the Reformation and will open the Munich Bachfest.
31.10.2025, 19:00 – 20:30

Church service
Evang.-Luth. Bischofskirche St. Matthäus
Münchner Motettenchor e.V.

With Pauken und Trompeten – Overture to the Bachfest Munich

Large-scale cantatas from the year 1725
Hansjörg Albrecht has brought together selected soloists, the Klangverwaltung chamber choir and the Bachfest Ensemble for this opening.
01.11.2025, 19:30

Concert
Court Church of All Saints
KulturBüro PolliPhon

Opening Concert Bachfest Munich

To mark the 100th anniversary of the first Bach Festival in the city
With the Windsbacher Knabenchor, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and outstanding soloists under the direction of Ludwig Böhme
02.11.2025, 15:00 – 17:00

Concert
Gasteig HP8
MünchenMusik Gruppe