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Florian Berner (cello) & Robert Quinney (harpsichord)

Cello Series I: Baroque Instrumental Works

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22 September 2024 14:00
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
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Tickets £28 - £35

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Cello Series I: Baroque Instrumental Works

Vivaldi Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord in B flat, RV 46
Bach Partita for Harpsichord in D Major, BWV 828
Bach Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (Prelude, Sarabande & Gigue)
Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028

Our survey of cello music that leads up to the 30th anniversary of the JdP begins with this special programme of Baroque instrumental music, given by Robert Quinney and Florian Berner, whose recent CD of the Bach Solo Cello Suites has been compared to Casals and Tortelier.

Please note that this concert is part of the St Hilda's College 2024 Gaudy and so tickets will be limited

Immediately after the concert Florian Berner, who is professor for cello and chamber music at the Music and Arts University in Vienna, will work with two Oxford student cellists, Ollie Simpson (St Hilda's) and Oscar Lawson in a student Masterclass

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Oxford’s renowned early-music consort Contrapunctus recreates the musical world surrounding one of the great royal marriages of the Renaissance: the wedding of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, and Isabella of Portugal in Seville in 1526.

Composition workshop with Oxford International Song Festival

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14 October
This is the final event of a two‑year research project, bringing together music, scholarship and contemporary reflection. Alongside performances, the hour‑long programme features contributions from the project’s researchers, offering insight into the historical and musical contexts behind the work.

Migration, Performance & Policy seminar

15 October
From Underground Rap to Tribute Song: Politics and Labour Migration in Nepal and the Philippines.

Children’s Music-Making in the Institution

17 October