Oxford Bach Soloists

The Oxford Bach Soloists (OBS) is a Baroque ensemble directed by Steven Grahl and founded in 2017 by Tom Hammond-Davies. OBS sets out to perform Bach’s works as he himself would have realised them with performers, instruments, and venues that echo the university and churches of Bach’s hometown of Leipzig. Over the past decade, OBS has brought world-class performances of Bach’s music, as well as that of his contemporaries, to Oxford, London, New York, and beyond. They also provide promising young musicians with an essential stepping-stone into the professional world through their scholarship schemes.

Bach’s music is community music. He was famously networked amongst an extended family of musicians in northern Germany. Today, OBS champions local students, scholars, players, soloists, and amateurs in performances that mirror the diversity of their community.