NEW BRANDENBURG CONCERTS

Music that sounds like Bach, is by Bach - yet like something MON has never heard before.

What if Johann Sebastian Bach had composed another set of Brandenburg Concertos - this time based on his organ trio sonatas? Concerto Copenhagen asks this question in their self-produced project New Brandenburg Concertos, which will be released on album in October 2025 and can now be experienced live in the concert hall.

In close collaboration with the ensemble's musicians, oboist Antoine Torunczyk has orchestrated Bach's six organ trio sonatas (BWV 525-530) in the spirit of the Brandenburg Concerto. The result is six concerts where the original three-part movements unfold in a colorful chamber music universe. The audience encounters a rich array of Baroque instruments - from oboe da caccia and oboe d'amore to viola d'amore and violoncello da spalla - which shed new light on the music and give it a fresh, transparent sound.

Like Bach himself, who often reused and transformed his own music, the project strikes a balance between the familiar and the surprising. Torunczyk calls it "historically informed fiction": "At the end of the journey, the music undoubtedly feels transformed, yet strangely familiar - like meeting an old friend after many years."

With the 'New Brandenburg Concerts', Concerto Copenhagen invites the audience into a musical journey where MON rediscovers Bach and experiences something completely new.

The album will be released on Berlin Classics on October 24, 2025 and will be available on CD and all major streaming platforms. Listen to it here.