Festival Bach de Lausanne, 6 Nov.–4 Dec.

The Festival Bach de Lausanne holds its 28th edition from 6 November to Friday 4 December 2026. This year’s theme is “Aimez-vous Bach… (Do You Like Bach…)”.

The story

The festival performs works by Bach, his predecessors and his contemporaries on period or historically styled instruments. Every autumn, it invites renowned artists.

Who organises it

The Festival Bach de Lausanne – Baroque Academy organises the event.

What to find

Here are the concerts planned from 13 November. Doors open 45 minutes before the start.

• Friday 13 Nov., 8 pm, “6 Brandenburg Concertos” (complete, BWV 1046 to 1051), Concentus Musicus Wien, conducted by Stefan Gottfried, salle Paderewski, Casino de Montbenon, allée Ernest-Ansermet 3, Lausanne; from CHF 50
• Sunday 15 Nov., 5 pm, Easter (BWV 249), Ascension (BWV 11) and Christmas (cantatas 5 and 6) Oratorios, Concerto Copenhagen, conducted by Lars Ulrik Mortensen, with Joanne Lunn, Alex Potter, Daniel Johannsen and Stephan MacLeod, église Saint-François, place Saint-François, Lausanne; from CHF 40
• Friday 20 Nov., 8 pm, Christmas Oratorio (cantatas 1 to 4), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Ton Koopman, with Elisabeth Breuer, Maarten Engeltjes, Tilman Lichdi and Klaus Mertens, Lausanne Cathedral; from CHF 40
• Sunday 22 Nov., 5 pm, three Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord (BWV 1027 to 1029), Alejandro Marías and Jordan Fumadó, église Saint-Laurent, rue Saint-Laurent, Lausanne; CHF 35
• Friday 27 Nov., 8 pm, Cantatas, Sonata and Concertos (BWV 84, 199, 1056r, 1060r, 1038), Capricornus Consort Basel, Miriam Feuersinger, Peter Barczi, église Saint-Laurent; CHF 40
• Sunday 29 Nov., 5 pm, six Partitas for harpsichord (complete, BWV 825 to 830), Kenneth Weiss, église de Villamont, avenue de Villamont 13, Lausanne; CHF 30
• Friday 4 Dec., 8 pm, The Art of Fugue (BWV 1080), ensemble Les Récréations, église Saint-Laurent; CHF 40

Practical information

• Dates, 6 Nov. to Friday 4 Dec. 2026
• Venues, several churches and halls in Lausanne (see the programme above)
• Price, CHF 30 to 50 full price depending on the concert; reduced prices for AVS/AI pensioners, jobseekers and people on social assistance; students and apprentices aged 11 and over CHF 10; same price for a person with reduced mobility and their companion
• Age, recommended from 6; free for under-11s
• Tickets, monbillet.ch, Lausanne Tourisme and the Cathedral reception office

Links

• Official site, Festival Bach de Lausanne
• All events across French-speaking Switzerland, Genève Infos Agenda

Sources

• Lausanne Tourisme, Festival Bach de Lausanne, accessed 13 November 2026
• monbillet.ch, Festival Bach, accessed 13 November 2026
• Guidle, Festival Bach de Lausanne, accessed 13 November 2026