Gravity Bach

Gravity Bach was a groundbreaking 22-hour organ marathon held on October 31, 2025, at Leipzig’s historic St. Thomas Church, where Thomasorganist Johannes Lang performed Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete organ works—over 200 pieces including toccatas, chorale preludes, trios, partitas, preludes, and fugues—in 14 thematically curated concerts by renowned Bach scholar Christoph Wolff, tracing the liturgical year from Advent to Eternity. This interdisciplinary global event showcased the universal “gravitational pull” of Bach’s music, uniting musicians, artists, dancers, scientists, and thinkers like rock keyboardist Jordan Rudess, violinist Midori, conductor Masaaki Suzuki, NASA communicator Dan Barstow, and cognitive scientist Douglas R. Hofstadter. During breaks, the Bach Museum’s Summer Hall transformed into a live TV studio hosted by Julia Sophie Wagner and Daniel Hope, featuring international guests via video links—from an organist in Hawaii to a music school on Easter Island—alongside contemporary dance interpretations by ensembles like Semperoper Ballett Dresden and real-time artwork creations by five visual artists. Live Earth images from the International Space Station were interwoven, symbolizing Bach’s timeless power to connect people across borders, cultures, generations, and even the cosmos. Produced by ARMIDA FILM, Gravity Bach became a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of musical unity, streamed worldwide.