Cathedral of Santiago hosted BachCompostela on 12 November
Published on 11/14/2026 at 09:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSOrgan and programme facts
- BachCompostela was presented at the cathedral on 12 November 2026 by organiser Museo Catedral de Santiago.
- Juan de la Rubia performed Concert 02 on the Mascioni organ in a programme based on Bach transcriptions.
- The organ cycle comprises 21 concerts and marks the Mascioni organ's 50th anniversary.
- The venue stands at Praza do Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela, with concert access through the Platerías Gate.
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Catedral de Santiago de Compostela) was the venue for BachCompostela on 12 November 2026, when organist Juan de la Rubia performed the cycle's second concert. The programme placed Johann Sebastian Bach's music inside one of Spain's major pilgrimage churches in Santiago de Compostela.
BachCompostela brought Bach to the cathedral on 12 November
The concert began at 9pm on Thursday 12 November 2026. It was listed as Concert 02 in BachCompostela, a project presenting the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach across 21 concerts. The cathedral's official visitor site identified the venue, date, programme and entrance through the Platerías Gate in the same event listing.
The concert was titled Borrowed and Transformed - The Art of Inscription. Its programme included Bach works linked to music by Johann Friedrich Fasch, Johann Ernst and Antonio Vivaldi, alongside pieces such as the Fugue in G minor, BWV 131a, the Sonata in E minor, BWV 528.2, and the Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539. The official concert programme also names Juan de la Rubia as performer.
The Mascioni organ gives the cycle its setting
BachCompostela is being performed on the cathedral's Mascioni organ. The project marks the instrument's 50th anniversary and connects the concert series with the Holy Year of Compostela in 2027. That link gives the November performance a specific place in the cathedral's cultural calendar, rather than making it a concert merely held in the surrounding city.
The cycle runs from 2026 to 2028 and follows Bach's musical world through programmes shaped by the liturgical calendar and the aesthetic contexts associated with his work. The concert at the cathedral therefore combined a fixed local venue with a longer musical sequence. The official tourism calendar placed the event at the cathedral on 12 November and described the 21-concert format and the anniversary of the Mascioni organ. The city tourism calendar also records the event at 9pm.
Juan de la Rubia led the second concert
Juan de la Rubia performed the programme on the cathedral organ. The official listing describes him as the titular organist of the Basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona and an interpreter of Bach whose work has taken him to auditoriums and cathedrals in more than thirty countries.
The November programme was built around the idea of musical transformation. Bach's arrangements of material associated with other composers appeared beside original works, allowing the concert title to describe the relationship between the pieces and the organ setting. For travellers, the relevant detail is that the performance took place inside the cathedral itself, at Praza do Obradoiro, rather than at a separate concert hall elsewhere in Santiago de Compostela.
Visiting Cathedral of Santiago of Compostela: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- BachCompostela Concert 02 took place on 12 November 2026 at 9pm inside the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
- Concert access was through the Platerías Gate, as stated by the cathedral's official visitor listing.
- The venue is at Praza do Obradoiro, the square identified in the city cultural listing for the cathedral event.
- The programme featured the Mascioni organ, Bach works and adaptations connected with Fasch, Johann Ernst and Vivaldi.
- The wider BachCompostela cycle comprises 21 concerts between 2026 and 2028 and is performed by Juan de la Rubia.
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Frequently asked questions about Cathedral of Santiago of Compostela
When did BachCompostela take place at Cathedral of Santiago of Compostela?
The second concert took place on 12 November 2026 at 9pm inside the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
What was performed during BachCompostela at Cathedral of Santiago of Compostela?
Juan de la Rubia performed Bach works and arrangements connected with Fasch, Johann Ernst and Vivaldi on the Mascioni organ.
Where is Cathedral of Santiago of Compostela and how do you get there?
The cathedral is at Praza do Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela. The concert listing directed visitors to enter through the Platerías Gate.
