Leipzig seeks new cantor

Leipzig seeks new cantor

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norman lebrecht

April 27, 2020

Gotthold Schwarz, 67,  will retire in June 2021 from the job that J S Bach made famous.

The successor will be appointed by the city council.

Needs to play the organ and run the choir.

Nothing in the job spec about being Christian.

The year 2023 will mark 300 years since Bach won the job.

 

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