Since its founding in 1981 by Helmuth Rilling, the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart has been dedicated to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach through benchmark-setting performances and vibrant educational initiatives. This mission also embraces the music of Bach\u2019s contemporaries, as well as his predecessors and successors. With Bach at its core, the Bachakademie\u2019s repertoire encompasses sacred vocal music, oratorios, and choral symphonic works from the 17th century to the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since 2013, the institution has been led by conductor Hans-Christoph Rademann, who in 2016 unified the former ensembles G\u00e4chinger Kantorei (choir) and Bach-Collegium Stuttgart (orchestra) into a newly restructured ensemble consisting of a reformed choir and a newly founded Baroque orchestra under the name Gaechinger Cantorey. In this ensemble, a Baroque orchestra and a carefully selected choir form a finely tuned original-sound ensemble. Under the direction of artistic director Hans-Christoph Rademann, the ensemble has made it its mission to promote an internationally recognized \u201cStuttgart Bach style.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Internationales Bachfest Stuttgart, a two-week festival, brings together young and seasoned artists from around the world who devote themselves to Bach and his era. Additionally, the Bachakademie maintains its own subscription concert series in Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg and is actively engaged in a busy concert schedule both nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n