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Saturday 10th June - A Bach Marathon

A unique event uniting performers from across Europe in a Bach Marathon. The music represented takes in the full spectrum of Bach's output: from his awe-inspiring organ works to his sparkling, Italian-influenced concertos; and from the intimacy of his chamber music to the grandeur of his sacred vocal works.

St. John's, Smith Square, 3.00-5.15pm (Part One)
St James's Baroque Singers and Players
Ivor Bolton director

María Cristina Kiehr soprano
Christopher Robson alto
Rufus Müller tenor
Roderick Williams baritone
Olivier Baumont harpsichord
Davitt Moroney harpsichord/organ

Tickets £16, £12, £10, £8 (for part one only)
£30, £22, £16, £12 (for the complete Bach Marathon)
3.00-4.15pm
Two celebratory cantatas, 'Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen' BWV 43 and 'Herz und Mund und Tag und Leben' BWV 147, interwoven with solo and duo keyboard works, including the Concerto in C minor for two harpsichords, BWV 1060.

4.30-5.15pm
Davitt Moroney gives a Bach recital on the magnificent organ of St. John's, Smith Square - an instrument ideally suited to Baroque music made by Johannes Klais of Bonn.

Ivor Bolton picture
Ivor Bolton
Maria Cristina Kiehr picture
María Cristina Kiehr

St. John's, Smith Square, 7.30-10.00pm (Part Two)
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini harpsichord/director

Désirée Rancatore soprano

St James's Baroque Singers and Players
Ivor Bolton director

María Cristina Kiehr soprano
Emma Kirkby soprano
Christopher Robson alto
Rufus Müller tenor
Roderick Williams baritone
Davitt Moroney organ

Tickets £20, £15, £13, £8.50 (for part two only)
£30, £22, £16, £12 (for the complete Bach Marathon)
7.30-8.45pm
Renowned for their performances of Italian Baroque music, Concerto Italiano and Rinaldo Alessandrini have recently given some equally acclaimed interpretations of Bach. For this programme, they are joined by Désirée Rancatore, who made an outstanding British debut for the re-opening of Covent Garden last year.

Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor
Cantata: 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen' BWV 51
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D

9.00-10.00pm
The final programme in this Bach Marathon includes the splendid Pièce d'Orgue BWV 572 and the joyous Magnificat in D major, BWV 243.

Desiree Rancatorae picture
Désirée Rancatorae