JOHANNA SOLLER

„Conductor Johanna Soller is a centre of attentive energy, not so much playing as dancing with the harpsichord.”

- Süddeutsche Zeitung

As a conductor, harpsichordist and organist, Johanna Soller is one of the most versatile artists of her generation.

She is the Artistic Leader of the Netherlands Bach Society, starting May 1, 2025.

Since season 23/24 she has been Artistic Director of the Munich Bach Choir and Bach Orchestra. She also leads her own baroque ensemble capella sollertia.

As a guest conductor, she has worked with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the B’Rock Orchestra, the Dunedin Consort, the Kammerakademie Potsdam, the Munich Symphony Orchestra and Opera North. Future guest collaborations include the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra and the Bachstiftung St. Gallen.

VITA

★★★★★ The Times

“It’s not every day that a classical recording company produces something that could be designated a boon to civilisation (…) The performers’ enjoyment of Ludwig’s music is palpable and discovering these 18 cantatas has given me five of the happiest hours of my listening life. Civilisation, take note.”

★★★★★ Gramophone - Recording of the Month

“Johanna Soller and capella sollertia engage unerringly with this extensive project… unceasing advocates for an oeuvre that has, until now, remarkably escaped our attention… The spirit of warmth and affection is especially evident when voices and orchestra dance around each other with their light, genial aplomb under Soller’s impressive direction.”

★★★★★ The Guardian

“This distant cousin’s music is a remarkable discovery. (…) Conductor Johanna Soller brings them to sensitive and vivid life.”

★★★★★ Diapason

“Quelle hauteur de vue et quelle autorité dans la mise en œuvre pour un groupe qui n’a que sept ans d’existence!”