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Jean-Guihen Queyras

Milton Court, 4 April

Tel: +44 (0)20 7638 8891

Web: www.barbican.org.uk Across the course of an afternoon, the French cellist plays all six of Bach’s solo suites, each accompanied by a contemporary ‘echo’, five of which were commissioned by Queyras himself. Written in response to Bach, these including miniatures by György Kurtág, Jonathan Harvey and Gilbert Amy.

London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus

Royal Festival Hall, 25 April

Tel: +44 (0)20 3879 9555

Web: Janácÿek’s has become something of a calling card for conductor Edward Gardner. Boasting a formidable solo vocal quartet including soprano Sara Jakubiak and.

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