Bachfest Malaysia was founded by its Artistic Director David Chin in 2015 with the premiere performance of St. John Passion in Malaysia by the Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra. Matthew Passion, numerous cantatas, motets, and instrumental works by J.S. They have also commissioned a new work by Malaysian composer, and performed choral works by composers such as Byrd, Victoria, Mozart, Va
ughan Williams, and Dan Forrest, among others. They have collaborated with several institutions and organizations by bringing quality music to wider public, such as the Lutheran Church in Malaysia, UCSI University, Gospel Culture Centre Malaysia, Ensemble Virama, Wicked Music People, to name a few. Their performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion was awarded "Best of 2019" and "Best Choral Ensemble Performance" for the 17th BOH Cameronian Arts Awards in 2020. In 2019, their performance of Bach's "Prelude" from Orchestral Suite in C was awarded "Best Ensemble Performance", and David Chin's performance of Bach's Harpsichord Concerto in D major received "Best Solo Instrumental Performance" for the 16th BOH Cameronian Art Awards. Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra has been invited to perform multiple chorale cantatas at Bachfest Leipzig, as well as collaboration concerts with the Thuringer Bach Collegium in Arnstadt and Eisenach, Germany. In additional to the Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra, a community-based and audition choir: Mendelssohnchor Malaysia was established in 2020, focusing on large choral-symphonic works. On March 18, 2020, Bachfest Malaysia released the first virtual performance video in the world for the Corona time, featuring musicians from around the world performing the famous chorale Befiehl du deine Wege, which has moved hundreds of thousands of viewers across the globe. The sensational video quickly became the model for many organizations, and inspired the format for the only passion performance in the world on Good Friday 2020 from the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, in which the Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra was one of the four guest ensembles. In June 2020, Bachfest Malaysia was featured at Bachfest Leipzig’s Bach Marathon, performing Bach’s cantata no. 62. In December 2020, Bachfest Malaysia released Encountering Bach, a documentary film on the life .Bachfest Malaysia recently produced Encountering Bach, a documentary film on the life and music of J. Bach filmed exclusively in all the major Bach landmarks in Central Germany, available in both English and Chinese languages. In 2022, Bachfest Malaysia will publish the Chinese/English version of Michael Maul's Bach Pictorial Biography, with the Chinese translation prepared by David Chin. Bachfest Malaysia is dedicated to:
Connecting people through quality music
Promoting music of J.S. Bach and other great composers in Malaysia and beyond;
Creating excellent music-making opportunities for young local talents;
Making Bach’s music accessible to all through performance and education;
Collaborating with various organizations in creative and innovative projects.
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馬來西亞巴赫節於2015年由陳子虔博士創立。首場音樂會是由馬來西亞巴赫慶典合唱與管弦樂團所呈現在本國首演巴赫的《聖約翰受難曲》。此後，他們演出了巴赫的《B小調彌撒曲》、《聖馬太受難曲》以及多部清唱劇、經文歌和器樂作品。除此之外，他們也委託馬來西亞作曲家創作一部新作品，並且也演出了古今多位作曲家的作品。為了將優質音樂分享給更廣泛的人群，馬來西亞巴赫節經常與不同的組織和機構合作，其中包括馬來西亞信義會、恩特雅大學、馬來西亞福音文化中心、威克音樂人以及維拉瑪樂團等。馬來西亞巴赫慶典合唱與管弦樂團所演出的《聖馬太受難曲》榮獲第十七屆寶樂金馬倫藝術獎的“2019最佳演出”以及“最佳合唱演出”兩個獎項。此外，他們也以巴赫《C大調管弦樂組曲》中的序曲以及陳子虔博士獨奏的巴赫《D大調大鍵琴協奏曲》分別贏得第十六屆寶樂金馬倫藝術獎的“最佳器樂合奏獎”以及“最佳器樂獨奏獎”。馬來西亞巴赫慶典合唱與管弦樂團也非常榮幸地被邀請到德國萊比錫巴赫節上呈現數首巴赫的清唱劇，並與圖林根巴赫樂團在阿恩施塔特與愛森納赫聯合演出。除了馬來西亞巴赫合唱與管弦樂團，馬來西亞巴赫節也成立了馬來西亞孟德爾頌合唱團，由社區人士經過面試篩選而組成，主要演出大型合唱管弦樂團作品。馬來西亞巴赫節於2020年推出《追踪巴赫》，一部攝於德國有關巴赫生平與音樂的紀錄片，分別有中英兩個版本。2022年，馬來西亞巴赫節將出版德國著名巴赫學者米凱爾·茂爾教授博士中英版的《巴赫圖文傳記》，由陳子虔博士負責中文翻譯。
2020 年 3 月 18 日，馬來西亞巴赫節發布了全球第一個新冠時代的虛擬表演視頻，凝聚了來自世界各地的音樂家演出著名的眾讚曲《將來未知行踪》，感動了全球數十萬觀眾。這段轟動一時的視頻很快成為許多組織的榜樣，並啟發了萊比錫巴赫節於 2020 年受難日在聖多馬教堂舉行該年世界上唯一一場受難曲的表演的形式，而馬來西亞巴赫慶典合唱與管弦樂是四組演出嘉賓的其中一組。 2020 年 6 月，馬來西亞巴赫節在萊比錫的“巴赫馬拉鬆”上擔任表演嘉賓，演出了巴赫的第 62 部清唱劇。2020 年 12 月，馬來西亞巴赫節發行了《遇見巴赫》，一部攝於德國有關巴赫生平與音樂的紀錄片，分別有中英兩個版本。2022年，馬來西亞巴赫節將出版德國著名巴赫學者米凱爾·茂爾教授博士中英版的《巴赫圖文傳記》，由陳子虔博士負責中文翻譯。
馬來西亞巴赫節的宗旨包括：
普及優質音樂，豐富文化生活
在馬來西亞內外推廣巴赫與其他作曲家的經典著作
與本地優秀的音樂家共創高素質的音樂製作環境
通過演出與教育將巴赫的音樂普及化
與不同的機構和團體合作並呈現創新的概念與計劃
