简介：BachCollegiumJapanwasfoundedin1990byMasaakiSuzuki,itsinspirationalMusicDirector,withtheaimofintroducingJapaneseaudiencestoperiodinstrumentperformancesofgreatworksfromthebaroqueperiod.Comprisedofbothbaroqueorchestraandchorus,theiractivitiesincludeanannualconcertseriesofBach'scantatasandanumberofinstrumentalprogrammes. Since1995theyhaveacquiredaformidableinternationalreputationthroughtheiracclaimedrecordingsofthemajorchoralworksandChurchCantatasofJohannSebastianBachfortheBISlabel.Todate,theyhavealreadyreleased49CDsofJ.S.Bach'sChurchCantatasandtheirrecentrecordingofBachMotetswashonouredwithaGermanRecordCritics'Award(PreisderDeutschenSchallplattenkritik),Diapasond'Ordel'Annee2010andalsoin2011withaBBCMusicMagazineAward. BachCollegiumJapanandMasaakiSuzukihavesharedtheirinterpretationsacrosstheinternationalmusicscenewithappearancesinvenuesasfarafieldasBerlin,HongKong,London,LosAngeles,Melbourne,NewYorkandSeoulandatmajorfestivalssuchastheBBCProms,BremenMusikfestandtheEdinburghInternationalFestival. Celebratingtheir20thanniversarywithaseriesofspecialconcertsinTokyo,lastseasonalsofeaturedperformancesattheHongKongArtsFestival,atourofNorthAmericaduringwhichtheyperformedBach'sBminorMassatCarnegieHallandEuropeanfestivalappearancesincludingtheMusikfestBremenwheretheensembleareregularvisitors.