Rockport Chamber Music Festival: Mahan Esfahani & Viano Quartet

Mahan Esfahani has established himself as the first harpsichordist in a generation whose work spans virtually all areas of classical music-making from critically-acclaimed performances and recordings of the standard repertoire to working with the leading composers of the day to pioneering concerto appearances with major symphony orchestras on four continents. He was the first and only harpsichordist to be a BBC New Generation Artist (2008-2010), a Borletti-Buitoni prize winner (2009), and a nominee for Gramophone’s Artist of the Year (2014, 2015, 2017). As a concerto soloist, he has performed with major symphonies and chamber orchestras and contemporary music ensembles around the world.

Esfahani is joined by the Viano Quartet, which won First Prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and an all-star ensemble for a concert featuring the East Coast premiere of Gavin Bryars new work and Bach’s Brandenburg No. 5.

PROGRAM
CPE BACH: Sanguineus/Melancholicus
GULLIVER: Suite of Telemann for Two Violins
GAVIN BRYARS: Quintet for harpsichord and string quartet (co-commissioned by Rockport Music)
Intermission
CPE BACH: Sonata in G Major, “Hamburger” Wq: 133
J.S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050