Easter Sunday Cantata Service
Visit Thomaskirche on Easter Sunday evening to hear the choir and orchestra perform Bach’s Easter cantata during a liturgical service.
~18:00
Bach Cantata Services (Thomaskirche, Leipzig)
Bach-Kantaten im Gottesdienst an der Thomaskirche
Leipzig, Germany
Apr 3, 2026ConfirmedSource
At Leipzig's Thomaskirche, the church where Johann Sebastian Bach worked for nearly thirty years, his music still rings out as part of regular worship. On many weekends a choir and orchestra perform the cantatas Bach wrote for these very services, almost exactly where he first led them.
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Day 18 · Apr 20
St. John Passion Performance
Attend the Good Friday concert service at Thomaskirche to hear the Thomanerchor and Gewandhausorchester perform Bach’s St. John Passion.
~19:00
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Thomaskirchhof 18, 04109 Leipzig, Germany
Leipzig, Germany
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Bach Cantata Services (Thomaskirche, Leipzig)
Bach-Kantaten im Gottesdienst an der Thomaskirche
Leipzig, Germany
At Leipzig's Thomaskirche, the church where Johann Sebastian Bach worked for nearly thirty years, his music still rings out as part of regular worship. On many weekends a choir and orchestra perform the cantatas Bach wrote for these very services, almost exactly where he first led them.
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About Bach Cantata Services (Thomaskirche, Leipzig)
The Thomaskirche has been a center of Leipzig’s music and religious life since the Late Gothic period. After the Reformation, church music became municipal, and by Bach’s time (1723–50), cantata composition for services was highly developed. The Thomanerchor, established centuries earlier, performed Bach’s works as part of worship. This tradition of combining liturgical worship and Bach’s music remains a defining element of Leipzig’s identity.
This is an active religious service. Dress modestly and behave quietly. Participate reverently (singing hymns is welcome) without disrupting worship.
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The Thomaskirche has been a center of Leipzig’s music and religious life since the Late Gothic period. After the Reformation, church music became municipal, and by Bach’s time (1723–50), cantata composition for services was highly developed. The Thomanerchor, established centuries earlier, performed Bach’s works as part of worship. This tradition of combining liturgical worship and Bach’s music remains a defining element of L...
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Day 18Apr 202 moments
Day 18Apr 20~18:00Expected
Easter Sunday Cantata Service
Visit Thomaskirche on Easter Sunday evening to hear the choir and orchestra perform Bach’s Easter cantata during a liturgical service.
Day 18Apr 20~19:00Expected
St. John Passion Performance
Attend the Good Friday concert service at Thomaskirche to hear the Thomanerchor and Gewandhausorchester perform Bach’s St. John Passion.
How to show up well
respectful presence
Plan the timing
Modest dress
Read the local rhythm
Quiet behavior appropriate for a church service
Keep the visit respectful
Follow the liturgy as a respectful observer: enter quietly, remain seated during prayers, join in sung hymns if...
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This is an active religious service. Dress modestly and behave quietly. Participate reverently (singing hymns i...
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Apr 3, 2026
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Leipzig
Eastern Germany
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