Welcome to Bach Akademie Australia’s 2025 season!
This year marks eight years since I imagined bringing together Australia’s finest instrumentalists and singers to share with all Australians the profound joy and inspiration found in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. We have four programs rich and diverse in repertoire for you, all with Bach’s music at the centre as our inspiration and guide.
The musicians and I cannot wait to share this rich, life-affirming music with you over the next year.
Madeleine Easton
Artistic Director
The Countertenor - Bach’s Holy Spirit
In April Bach Akademie Australia presents our first international soloist, the acclaimed Grammy nominated American countertenor Reginald Mobley, in our first national tour. Reginald will perform some of Bach’s most beloved cantatas for alto, showcasing his sublime voice and unique artistry, in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and regional NSW.
Concert Dates:
Friday 4 April, 7.30 pm: Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle
Sunday 6 April, 5 pm: City Recital Hall Sydney
Wednesday 9 April, 7.30 pm: St Stephen’s Cathedral Brisbane
Friday 11 April, 7 pm: Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre
Sunday 13 April, 2.30 pm: UKARIA Cultural Centre, South Australia
Wednesday 23 April, 7 pm: Orange Regional Conservatorium
Friday 25 April, 5.30 pm: Blackheath Chamber Music Festival
The Class of ‘85
Our second program of the year, ‘The Class of ’85’ celebrates music of the three great composers born in 1685, Bach, Handel and Scarlatti and features soprano Susannah Lawergren in Bach’s secular cantata BWV 209 and mezzo soprano Hannah Fraser in Domenico Scarlatti’s ‘Salve Regina’.
Concert Dates:
Friday 30 May, 7.30 pm: St James’ Church Sydney
Saturday 31 May, 2.30 pm: Our Lady of Dolours Chatswood
Sunday 1 June, 2.30 pm: Bowral Memorial Hall
The Art of Violin
For lovers of the violin, our third program of the year is for you. In ‘The Art of Violin’, the genre of the baroque violin concerto is explored, featuring concertos by Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Handel and Leclair performed by Artistic Director Madeleine Easton, Rafael Font and Simone Slattery.
Concert Dates:
Friday 26 September, 7.30 pm: Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
Saturday 27 September, 2.30 pm: Wollongong Conservatorium
Sunday 28 September, 2.30 pm: St Finbar’s Church Glenbrook
The Brandenburg Concertos
Ending the year, Bach Akademie Australia presents Bach’s masterful complete Brandenburg Concertos. Written for a diverse, demanding and sometimes daring combination of instruments, these pieces represent some of Bach’s finest instrumental writing and are now widely regarded as masterpieces in Western music and human civilisation.
Concert Dates:
Friday 14 November, 7.30 pm: The Joan Penrith (selection of concertos - 1,3,4,5)
Saturday 15 November, 7.30 pm: ACO on the Pier, The Neilson
Sunday 16 November, 2.30 pm: ACO on the Pier, The Neilson
Tickets for 2025 will be released for sale in early February. Keep an eye on our website and e-newsletters for further details.
