Saturday 17 May 2025 Thomas Kirche, Leipzig In 1723, Johann Sebastian Bach left his job as Kapellmeister to Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, and travelled with two carriages to Leipzig, where he was appointed Thomaskantor, director of church music. On a Saturday afternoon, just over 300 years later, as a thunderstorm threatened, leading to a downpour of …

