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BACHFEST 2026
Celebrating LBS 80th ANNIVERSARY
30 October-10 November 2026. Festival Programme includes Bach Cantatas from 1726, Chamber Music from the Rautio Piano Trio in a City Livery Hall and LBS Bach Singers Prize. Mark the dates and come and join us. Here are the main events:-
Friday 30 October at 7.00pm including Bach Cantatas BWV 72,BWV 17 Tkts £25.00, £20.00, £15.00 unreserved at St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield EC1 (St Paul’s or Barbican tubes) In advance or at the door from 6.15pm. No Cards at door. Scroll down to book via PayPal and collect at door if booked after 25 Oct.
Wednesday 4 November at 7.00pm The Rautio Piano Trio “Patronage and Influence: From J C Bach to Marianne Martins to Beethoven” at Wax Chandlers Hall, 6 Gresham Street EC2 (St. Paul’s tube). A rare opportunity to hear a period fortepiano and chamber music given in a City Livery Hall.. Tickets £25.00 unreserved in advance or at the door from 6.15pm. No Cards at the door. Scroll down to book via PayPal and collect at the door if booked after 30 October.
Tuesday 10 November at 7.00pm Bach Cantatas BWV 130 and BWV 207, and A minor violin concerto BWC 1041 to mark the LBS 80th Anniversary at St. Bartholomew-the-Great, West Smithfield EC1 (St Paul’s or Barbican tubes) Tickets £25.00, £20.00, £15.00 all unreserved, in advance or at the door from 6.15pm Scroll down to book via PayPal and collect at the door if booked after 4 November..
Bach Singers Prize at St. George’s Hanover Square W.1. open to the public: The Final is on Friday 6 November at 7.00pm Tickets £20 via Paypal. No cards at the door. 18-30s free.
PRIZE: The Finalists. Daisy Livesey, Will Prior, Helena Paish, Ben Hendry-Watkins.
Their Final performances with Steinitz Bach Players directed by Rodolfo Richter will begin at 7.00pm. in St. George’s Church Hanover Square W1. Free entry for 18-30s. Do encourage family and friends to come and support the 4 finalists. The winner will be named after the performances have been completed and assessed. Enjoy!
Click here to purchase concert and The Prize Final tickets via PayPal. Free Tickets for 18-30s in advance phone 01883 717372 or at the door. No Cards at the door.
THE FINAL: FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER ST. GEORGE’S HANOVER SQUARE W.1, 7pm. Tickets £20 in advance via PayPal or at the door from 6.15pm. No Cards at the door.
Bachfest and Prize information will be regularly updated from now onwards.
More news about this and the Bach world in general in the next edition of ‘Bach Notes’ published soon Free.
Updated: Tuesday 27 October 2026
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