Up Next: Gil Shaham at the Ordway
The Schubert Club presents Gil Shaham, violin in an all Bach program on Sunday, January 8 at 3pm at the Ordway Music Theater as part of its International Artist Series. A multiple Grammy Award-winner and Musical America’s “Instrumentalist of the Year,” Shaham has become well-known for his immaculate Bach presentations.
“It’s hardly news that Shaham is an impeccable violinist, one capable of bringing out the mechanics and the majesty of Bach in equal measure. Still, it was great to be startled all over again by the brilliance of his playing, the penetrating power of his interpretations…Shaham produced a clear and beautifully focused tone, even in the busiest passages.” – Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun
Concert Details:
Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 3pm (pre-concert talk at 2pm)
Ordway Music Theater
345 Washington St, St. Paul, MN
Program:
All pieces by J.S. Bach
Sonata No.2 in A minor, BWV 1003
Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
INTERMISSION
Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
About the artist:
Gil Shaham already has more than two dozen concerto and solo CDs to his name, including bestsellers that have ascended the record charts in the U.S. and abroad. These recordings have earned prestigious awards, including multiple Grammys, a Grand Prix du Disque, Diapason d’Or, and Gramophone Editor’s Choice. Gil Shaham was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1990, and in 2008 he received the coveted Avery Fisher Prize. In 2012, he was named “Instrumentalist of the Year” by Musical America, which cited the “special kind of humanism” with which his performances are imbued. Read more at schubert.org/concerts/gil-