Jan Vogler’s Bach suites are all the rage – live in concert halls and online in Instagram reels
From baroque to Instagram vlogs: Johann Sebastian Bach‘s suites for solo cello are not only a hit in classical concert halls. Jan Vogler‘s recording of the prélude of Bach’s first suite for cello in G major has been used over 360,000 times (status 13.01.2025) by users for their reels on Instagram – making it currently by far the most successful Bach recording on the social media channel.
The topics and types of content that are combined with Bach’s famous composition in the digital world are as diverse as the 360,000 Instagram channels themselves. Whether in Asia, Europe or America, there are virtually no limits to its creative use. Bach’s music prevails and works as background music for content about designer fashion, babies, vacation vlogs, tutorials or animals, proving how timeless his music still is today.
“Bach’s music is simple and complicated at the same time. It is so brilliantly composed that you get the impression that it clears your head and makes everything easy – so it gets you through your everyday life and conveys emotions, and yet it is incredibly ingeniously constructed. This combination is unique in the history of music,” says cellist Jan Vogler about the six cello suites by Johann Sebastian Bach.
The six cello suites are considered the supreme discipline for all cellists. Jan Vogler has spent his career intensively exploring the work and influence of Johann Sebastian Bach, recording and rediscovering the suites for SONY Classical in 2013 based on the manuscript by Bach’s wife Anna Magdalena and presenting them several times on the world’s major stages, including such prominent duo partners as US poet Amanda Gorman and Hollywood actor Bill Murray. In the Bach Year 2025, Jan Vogler will now bring all six suites to the stage in Germany and present them at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (March 8) and the Philharmonie Berlin (April 26).
March 4, 2025 Schloss Elmau, 5 pm (Suite 1-3)
March 6, 2025 Schloss Elmau, 5 pm (Suite 4-6)
March 8, 2025 Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Großer Saal, 11 am (Suite 1-6)
April 26, 2025 Philharmonie Berlin, Kammermusiksaal, 7 pm (Suite 1-6)
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