For 50 years, the "J. S. Bach-Gesellschaft Wiesbaden" has passionately dedicated itself to the work of the great Baroque composer by organizing the Wiesbaden Bach Festival every second year since 1975. To mark its 50th anniversary in 2025, it will be celebrated as a major Bach festival with 19 concerts. The artistic management team consisting of Professor Eva Maria Pollerus and Professor Martin Lutz has put together a series of 19 concerts on the theme of "Bach and Dresden" with the most magnificent music by the great baroque composer and his fellow musicians at the Dresden court. Music lovers can find information on all the concerts of the Bach Festival in the Bach Festival PDF.

When Louis Marchand, organist at the Royal Chapel in Versailles and famous traveling virtuoso, was in Dresden in 1717, news spread like wildfire: Johann Sebastian Bach had sent him an official letter inviting him to take part in a competition. Bach wanted to consolidate his reputation as the best organ player in Germany. But Marchand had heard Bach playing in secret and took flight. And the duel "Marchand vs. Bach" does not take place.

After a good 300 years, two keyboard virtuosos now meet and slip into the roles of their rivals: Alexander von Heißen as Marchand versus Eva Maria Pollerus as Bach. But no one takes flight here. Quite the opposite! The two fighting cocks will eventually find a common harmony on the harpsichord. An exciting story and wonderful music!