Los Angeles Philharmonic
2015/16 Baroque Variations Series
Bach Collegium Japan
Sunday, October 25, at 7:30 PM
The 2015/16 Baroque Variations series begins with the Walt Disney Concert Hall debut of the world-renowned Baroque ensemble Bach Collegium Japan on Sunday, October 25, at 7:30 pm.
Led by conductor Masaaki Suzuki, the ensemble will perform music from three of the Baroque era’s most beloved composers: Bach, Vivaldi and Handel.
Hailed in BBC Music Magazine as “Kings from the East,” Bach Collegium Japan is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading interpreters of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries. Its Music Director Masaaki Suzuki founded Bach Collegium Japan in 1990 to introduce the Japanese audience to period instrument performances of great works from the Baroque.
Complete program:
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047
VIVALDI Recorder Concerto in C Major, RV 443
HANDEL Gloria in B-flat, HWV deest
BACH Flute Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034
VIVALDI Oboe Concerto in C Major, RV 450
BACH Cantata No. 51: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki, director and harpsichord
Joanne Lunn, soprano
Guy Ferber, trumpet
Masamitsu San’nomiya, oboe
Kiyomi Suga, flute
Andreas Böhlen, recorder
Ryo Terakado, violin