12 events for the next 18 months
The seventh Schlosstraum fills Köthen's castle park with acrobats, comedians, dancers and musicians performing across multiple stages - capped off with a shared finale for all.
Violinist Alena Baeva makes her MDR Symphony Orchestra debut as both soloist and ensemble director, performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons alongside Telemann and Mozart.
The official opening concert of Köthener Bachfesttage features the Köthener BachCollektiv performing selected ensemble works by Bach alongside solo pieces. Bach at its finest.
An enchanting Bach concert in a historic church where the composer himself often played - music and atmosphere merge in the candlelit darkness.
Luise Enzian and her partner perform rare harp repertoire from the 18th and 19th centuries alongside keyboard music by Friedrich Wilhelm Rust in the historic Mirror Hall of Köthen Castle.
The day's closing concert at St. Agnus Church in Köthen features Bach's Suite in B minor, complete with the celebrated Badinerie.
Pianist Alexander Melnikov performs in Köthen on historical instruments from Georg Ott's collection, with a programme spanning Bach, Mozart, Chopin and Scriabin.
Biber's Mystery Sonatas performed in a specially designed spatial and lighting setting at the Köthen castle chapel - each concert in the cycle runs 45 minutes.
Biber's Mystery Sonatas performed in spatial, custom arrangements by Tabea Höfer, Georg Kallweit and collaborators - a 45-minute concert in Köthen's castle chapel with bespoke lighting design.
Jean-Guihen Queyras, one of today's leading cellists, performs Bach's cello suites in three concerts at authentic venues connected to the composer.
Young winners of the Köthener BachGesellschaft piano competition take the stage at St. Agnus Kirche in Köthen.
A concert of Bach's violin sonatas in their original setting - music performed in the private salon of the castle where the composer worked for Prince Leopold.