Encountering BACH: a documentary film

In this 130minute documentary film, Dr. David Chin will be joined by 15 prominent German Bach scholars and musicians and visit the important Bachlandmarks throughout Central Germany, discovering the interesting stories and wonderful music of Johann Sebastian Bach, with musical excerpts performed by renowned musicians from Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and others. This film project was entirely selffunded by Dr. David Chin. If you would like to support this project, please visit Host: Dr. David Chin, Founder Artistic Director of Bachfest Malaysia Cohosts: Dr. Prof. Michael Maul Artistic Director of Bachfest Leipzig Musicologist at BachArchiv Leipzig Dr. Manuel Bärwald Musicologist Researcher at BachArchiv Leipzig Special Guests: Dr. Anselm Hartinger, Director of City Museums of Leipzig Dr. Jörg Hansen, Director of Bachhaus Eisenach Dr. Jürgen Ernst, Director of MendelssohnHaus Leipzig Gotthold Schwarz,