The NBG – The Association

The Neue Bachgesellschaft e.V. was founded in Leipzig on 27th January 1900. It succeeded the Bach-Gesellschaft which had been founded in Leipzig in 1850 to realize a publication of Johann Sebastian Bach’s collected works and, once this goal had been achieved in 1900, was disbanded as provided by its statute. The Neue Bachgesellschaft currently has about 3,000 members around the world and has been working for over 100 years to popularize the works of Bach everywhere. To this end, annual Bach Festivals are held in different cities. Almost every year since 1904 there has been a new edition of the Bach Annals including latest reports on Bach research.

In 1907, the Neue Bachgesellschaft opened the first Bach museum in the city of Johann Sebastian Bach’s birth, the Bachhaus Eisenach. Today the over 600-year-old bourgeois house with an extension built in 2006 invites visitors from all over the world to discover the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Newsletter

The biannual newsletter (currently only available in German) keeps all members up-to-date on the work of the association. It also includes latest reports and interesting facts about Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach museums and institutions. You’ll also find CD reviews, event recommendations and a look back at past Bach Festivals as well as an outlook on upcoming ones.

Members’ Meeting
The members’ meeting usually takes place once a year on the occasion of the Bach Festival of the Neue Bachgesellschaft.

The next members’ meeting will take place on the occasion of the 100th Bach Festival of our society in Leipzig on Saturday, 13 june 2026, at 10 a.m.. An invitation and a registration form will be sent out with the newsletter in spring 2026.