NEW BRANDENBURG CONCERTS

Music that sounds like Bach is by Bach—yet it is something MON has MON heard before.

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

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 Concertos. The result is six concerts in which the original three-part movements unfold in a colorful chamber music universe. Here, the audience encounters a rich array of Baroque instruments – from the oboe da caccia and oboe d'amore to the 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 feels undeniably transformed, yet strangely familiar – like meeting an old friend after many years.”

With the ‘New Brandenburg Concertos’, Concerto Copenhagen invites the audience on 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.