This is America... and Bach

Called “a violinist who can do anything” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Grammy-winning violinist and producer Johnny Gandelsman integrates a wide range of creative sensibilities into a style unique amongst today’s violinists. Richard Brody of The New Yorker has called Johnny Gandelsman “revelatory” in concert, placing him in the company of “radically transformative” performers like Maurizio Pollini, Peter Serkin, and Christian Zacharias.

This violinist, curator, Brooklyn Rider co-founder, and MacArthur “genius” award winner is known for his large projects. Two of these projects are arranging and recording the full Bach cello suites, and This is America: a project in which he commissioned more than 20 works for violin solo from emigrant composers who reside in the US.

This concert will be in two parts: the first will be from This is America at the Dom cathedral, and then the audience shall follow Johnny to the Grand Hotel bar for the second half of the concert, which will feature a selection from the Bach cello suites.

The concert will be divided into two parts:

Part One: Selections from "This is America" at the Dom Cathedral.
Part Two: Follow Johnny to the Grand Hotel bar for a selection from the Bach cello suites.

You can also hear Johnny as a member of the string quartet Brooklyn Rider.

St. Marien
10:00 pm
Admission is free

Grand Hotel
11:00 pm
Admission is free