Junior Bach Festival – The home for the Junior Bach Festival series of concerts and events.

Announcements

Our 2026 Festival of 12 concerts is now complete. We will be having one final “HONORS CONCERT”:

Sunday, April 19, 3:00 pm

Christ Church, Portola Valley

815 Portola Road, Portola Valley, California

This concert will feature several performers from our Festival whose performances were especially outstanding. Please click on the following link to purchase tickets in advance for this concert:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/online-ticket-sales-to-the-2026-junior-bach-festival-honors-concert

Junior Bach Festival Content on YouTube:

AN HOUR’S INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTOPH WOLFF

Junior Bach interviews an acclaimed Bach scholar.

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/

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Announcements

Junior Bach Festival Content on YouTube:

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.

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