Leipzig: the back story

About Leipzig: the back story

By the ULTIMATE Berlin Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief: Jai Michael

Leipzig, in Saxony, is the city of Johann Sebastian Bach, who was Thomaskantor at St Thomas Church and is buried there. The Bach Museum faces the church across the Thomaskirchhof, and the Gewandhaus Orchestra plays on the Augustusplatz.

Getting there

ICE trains run from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hauptbahnhof; check bahn.de.

Bach

St Thomas Church, where Bach was Thomaskantor and where he is buried, and the Bach Museum on the Thomaskirchhof.

ICE trains run from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig; check bahn.de for times.

Music today

The Gewandhaus Orchestra plays at the Gewandhaus on the Augustusplatz; the St Thomas Boys Choir sings at St Thomas Church.

Our advice: time your visit for a motet by the St Thomas Boys Choir; the church publishes the dates.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Leipzig: the back story before you go.