| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2013 Kings Place: Hall Two | Pekka Kuusisto: Bach and electronic improvisations |
 It seems an unlikely concert title: Bach and electronic improvisations, but that is exactly what the unassuming Pekka Kuusisto informed us we were going to be experiencing at Kings Place on Monday night. Walking on to the stage in Hall Two, lit with coloured spotlights and carrying an electric blue minimalist electric violin along with a traditional instrument, one could have mistaken Kuusisto for a stage hand.Read full review... | |
| 25-Sep-2012 Christuskirche | Viktoria Mullova plays Bach for solo violin in Freiburg |
 There is a rare beauty to be found in the “normality” of human nature, in which the sense of just “being” transcends any degree of artificial decoration or finery. Viktoria Mullova’s performance of Johannn Sebastian Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin in the Christuskirche, Freiburg was the embodiment of this sense, and her exquisite interpretation, therefore, was all the more startling and deeply moving.
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| 19-Dec-2011 Kings Place: Hall Two | Viola partitas at Kings Place |
 It was clear from the start of this Monday’s ‘Out Hear’ concert at Kings Place that we were in for an intense performance. The stage was bare and the lighting was down. Christophe Desjardins’ recital of partitas by J.S. Bach and Philippe Manoury was a serious affair, as befitted a serious and intriguing selection of works.
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| 20-Sep-2011 Lennoxlove House: Great Hall | Bach and Beyond |
 Janette Beckman.jpg) You might think that a programme containing Bach and 20th/21st century composers would suggest an evening of unconnected extremes. Nothing could be further from the truth in the case of Jennifer Koh's Bach and Beyond recital, given in Lennoxlove House, Haddington as part of the Lammermuir Festival. Positioned in front of the yawning fireplace in the Great Hall of this 700-year old stately home, she opened with Bach's Partita in E major, BWV 1006. This was the beginning of her programme's stated return journey from light to darkness.Read full review... | |
