Viktoria Mullova and Alban Gerhardt star in nine-hour Royal Albert Hall event
Violinist Viktoria Mullova (left) and cellist Alban Gerhardt
will feature in a nine-hour celebration of Bach's music at the
Royal Albert Hall in London on Easter Monday, 1 April.
John Eliot Gardiner leads the Bach Marathon day, conducting the
Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists in two Bach
cantatas – Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV225, and
Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 4 – and the evening
performance of the B minor Mass.
During the afternoon, Mullova will play the Partita no.2 in D minor
BWV1004, and Gerhardt will perform the Cello Suite no.6 in D major
BWV1012. Other solo performers include pianist Joanna MacGregor and
organist John Butt.
photo: Nick White
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