JapanBach Collegium Japan is the #42,001 most-subscribed YouTube channel worldwide and #4,789 in Japan, with 13.5K subscribers and 707.7K total views across 63 videos.
Biography
Bach Collegium Japan (BCJ) is composed of an orchestra and a chorus specializing in Baroque music, playing on period instruments. It was founded in 1990 by Masaaki Suzuki with the purpose of introducing Japanese audiences to European Baroque music; Suzuki is still the music director. The ensemble has recorded all of Bach’s cantatas, a project that extended from 1995 to 2018 and accounts for over half of its discography.
Channel description
Official YouTube account of Bach Collegium Japan.
Bach Collegium Japan was founded in 1990 by Masaaki Suzuki, its inspirational Music Director, with the aim of introducing Japanese audiences to period instrument performances of great works from the baroque period. Comprised of both baroque orchestra and chorus, their activities include an annual concert series of Bach’s cantatas and a number of instrumental programmes. The award-winning ensemble has begun to explore classical repertoire, releasing a recording of Mozart’s Requiem in November 2014, which they followed up with their recent release of Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor. The recording won the Choral category in the 2017 Gramophone Awards.
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Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does Bach Collegium Japan have?
- 13.5K subscribers — #42,001 worldwide, #4,789 in Japan.
- When did Bach Collegium Japan start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Nov 2012.
- What awards has Bach Collegium Japan won?
- Recognitions include ENEOS Music Awards and Suntory Music Award.