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Hosting young classical music talent since 1953!
  • Welcome!
  • About Us!
    • Officers and Officials
    • Alumni
  • How To Apply
  • Audition Rules
  • Festival
    • Festival Videos, 2024
    • Festival Videos, 2023
    • Indexes of Videos
  • Donate!
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Announcements

Junior Bach Festival Content on YouTube:

  
AN HOUR’S INTERVIEW
WITH CHRISTOPH WOLFF
Junior Bach interviews an acclaimed Bach scholar.
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YOU CAN VIEW OVER 250 CONCERTS FROM 1999 TO 2025!

CLICK HERE for Details on Individual Performances and Concerts.
CLICK HERE to view the entire Junior Bach Festival YouTube Channel.

Jon Nakamatsu’s, 1997 Cliburn Competition Gold Medalist, addresses the audience during the awards ceremony prior to announcing the finalists of the fifth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs. Mr. Nakamatsu describes not being admitted to Junior Bach when he was ten years old, and speaks about how motivating “losing” can be.

Watch Jon here.
Enjoy a “virtual tour” of the Bach-Archiv,
the 
world-famous Bach museum. Click here.
View the 2024 Bach in the Subways Event Post:
https://bachinthesubways.org/performance/performers-from-the-junior-bach-festival/
View the 2024 Bach in the Subways TV coverage and live stream!:
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/bay-area-musicians-participate-in-nationwide-bach-in-the-subways-performances/

Junior Bach Alerts

Look for Junior Bach Festival Season 2026 announcements later this summer.

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