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Hosting young classical music talent since 1953!
  • Welcome!
  • About Us!
    • Tirzah’s Story
    • Officers and Officials
    • Alumni
  • Festival
    • Indexes of Videos
  • How To Apply
  • Audition Requirements
  • Donate!
  • Links
  • Contact
  • Subscribe!

Welcome!

Announcements

With great pleasure, we announce 11 LIVE concerts and 1 pre- recorded one (video) this year! See below for locations. Tickets can easily be purchased at all concerts.

Ticket prices for most concerts:
Adult: $30
Seniors (65+), Students (12-18: $25,
Child (5-12): $5,
Individual “season ticket”: $60,
Extended Family: $70 for one concert (up to 6 people).

Concerts:
1. Christ Church Portola Valley,
815 Portola Rd., Portola Valley, CA
Friday, March 13, 7:30 pm

2. St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church,
2005 Berryman St., Berkeley
Saturday, March 14, 11:30 am

3. Berkeley Piano Club,
2724 Haste St., Berkeley
Saturday, March 14, 4:00 pm

4. Berkeley Piano Club,
2724 Haste St., Berkeley
Saturday, March 14, 8:00 pm

5. Old First Presbyterian Church,
1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco
Sunday, March 15, 4:00 pm

6. St. Mary’s Cathedral,
1111 Gough St., San Francisco
Sunday, March 15, 7:30 pm

7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,
2949 Stone Valley Rd., Alamo
Friday, March 20, 7:30 pm (ADMISSION FREE)

8. St. Bede’s Episcopal Church,
2650 Sand Hill Rd., Menlo Park
Saturday, March 21, 2:00 pm

9. St. Bede’s Episcopal Church,
2650 Sand Hill Rd., Menlo Park
Saturday, March 21, 7:30 pm

10. Campbell United Methodist Church,
1675 Winchester Blvd., Campbell
Sunday, March 22, 2:00 pm

11. Campbell United Methodist Church,
1675 Winchester Blvd., Campbell
Sunday, March 22, 7:30 pm

A unique Video concert will be available via YouTube in early April. See our website for details. Videos of live concerts will also be available after the Festival.

AUDITION RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS

Junior Bach Festival Content on YouTube:

  

AN HOUR’S INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTOPH WOLFF
 
Junior Bach interviews an acclaimed Bach scholar.
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YOU CAN VIEW OVER 250 CONCERTS FROM 1999 TO 2025!

CLICK HERE for Details on Individual Performances and Concerts.
CLICK HERE to view the entire Junior Bach Festival YouTube Channel.

Jon Nakamatsu’s, 1997 Cliburn Competition Gold Medalist, addresses the audience during the awards ceremony prior to announcing the finalists of the fifth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs. Mr. Nakamatsu describes not being admitted to Junior Bach when he was ten years old, and speaks about how motivating “losing” can be. Watch Jon here.

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Enjoy a “virtual tour” of the Bach-Archiv, the world-famous Bach museum. Click here.
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View the 2024 Bach in the Subways Event Post:
 
https://bachinthesubways.org/performance/performers-from-the-junior-bach-festival/
 
View the 2024 Bach in the Subways TV coverage and live stream!:
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/bay-area-musicians-participate-in-nationwide-bach-in-the-subways-performances/

Junior Bach Alerts

Watch for announcements about Junior Bach Festival concerts, March 13 – 22, 2026.

 

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