Bach by Candlelight

Virtuoso pianist Andrei Gavrilov returns to Bristol to perform an all Bach concert.

Bach
The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book 1)
Air on a G
Concerto for piano in F minor BWV 1056
Concerto for piano in D minor BWV 1052

Andrei Gavrilov Piano
The Bristol Ensemble

The Bristol Ensemble – Bristol’s only professional chamber orchestra

Pre Concert Talk  |  6.30pm – 7pm in the main hall, with Andrei Gavrilov 

Free to concert ticketholders

The Well-Tempered Clavier is widely regarded as one of the most important works in the history of classical music and second part of the concert features two of Bach’s most famous keyboard concertos along with his famous Air on a G. For this concert St George’s will be transformed into a candlelit auditorium taking us back to St Jakob’s Church in Köthen, Germany, where JS Bach worked and composed many of his compositions.

Andrei Gavrilov has spent the last three years immersed in the Well Tempered Clavier and brings this deeply personal journey to St George’s Bristol. ‘By decoding Bach’s musical-mathematical cognitive structures, I realized the true living Bach, and, in the process, I became a more Well-Tempered Man. But the real miracle of the WTC is that it can make anyone more “Well-Tempered”—if only they take the time to listen, to learn, and to become truly Aware of it.’ – Andrei Gavrilov

Get closer to the music

This event features a live feed on-screen of Andrei Gavrilov’s hands, so you can see exactly what is happening on the piano keyboard, in real-time!