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Florian Berner (cello) & Robert Quinney (harpsichord)

Cello Series I: Baroque Instrumental Works

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22 September 2024 14:00
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
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Tickets £28 - £35

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Cello Series I: Baroque Instrumental Works

Vivaldi Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord in B flat, RV 46
Bach Partita for Harpsichord in D Major, BWV 828
Bach Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (Prelude, Sarabande & Gigue)
Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028

Our survey of cello music that leads up to the 30th anniversary of the JdP begins with this special programme of Baroque instrumental music, given by Robert Quinney and Florian Berner, whose recent CD of the Bach Solo Cello Suites has been compared to Casals and Tortelier.

Please note that this concert is part of the St Hilda's College 2024 Gaudy and so tickets will be limited

Immediately after the concert Florian Berner, who is professor for cello and chamber music at the Music and Arts University in Vienna, will work with two Oxford student cellists, Ollie Simpson (St Hilda's) and Oscar Lawson in a student Masterclass

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