From Beethoven and Cherubini to Gluck’s opera and the music of Christmas, discover Bach Collegium Japan’s autumn and winter concerts with Masaaki Suzuki and Masato Suzuki.
September: Eroica and Requiem
Masato Suzuki conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”, alongside Cherubini’s Requiem in C minor.
26 September — Chofu · 27 September — Tokyo
October and November: The Seven Last Words
Masaaki Suzuki leads a programme of Schütz, Bruhns and Bach, exploring the expressive world of sacred music.
31 October — Tokyo · 1 November — Kobe
November: Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice
Masato Suzuki conducts Gluck’s story of love and loss, with Tim Mead as Orfeo, Hana Blažíková as Euridice and Jone Martínez as Amore. These concert performances are sung in Italian with Japanese surtitles.
21 November — Nagoya: details and tickets (Japanese) · 23 November — Tokyo: details and tickets (Japanese)
December: Music for Christmas
Masaaki Suzuki conducts Bach’s Magnificat in E-flat major, including its Christmas interpolations. Masato Suzuki leads Handel’s Messiah in Karuizawa and Tokyo, as well as performances abroad.
5 December — Magnificat, Tokyo · 19 December — Messiah, Karuizawa · 24 December — Messiah, Tokyo
See the individual concert pages and ticket providers for booking dates, prices, availability and admission conditions.