Entries by David Lee

Dunedin Consort at the BBC Proms 2019

Wednesday, 4th September 2019 in /by

On 11 September 2019, we return to the Albert Hall stage for ‘Bach Night’ at the BBC Proms, our first appearance since our Proms debut with Bach’s John Passion back in 2017. This time, it’s a wholly orchestral affair, as we perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s four orchestral suites (BWV 1066-69), alongside four new commissions from […]

Bach Harpsichord Concertos – Edinburgh International Festival – Scotsman Review

Tuesday, 3rd September 2019 in , /by

Susan Nickalls, The Scotsman★★★★★ To hear Bach played on an instrument from the world-class collection at St Cecilia’s Hall offers a privileged glimpse into how the composer’s music might have sounded at the time.…Suzuki’s hands moved seamlessly between the two manuals adding to the drama of this richly scored work. The accompanying period instruments produced […]

Scotsman Interview

Wednesday, 28th August 2019 in , /by

Interview with Chief Executive Jo Buckley in The Scotsman. The ensemble is thinking big according to new chief executive Jo Buckley, who is honest enough to suggest that the 2018 scare “was actually one of the best things that happened to us.” Whereas two years ago Dunedin were playing around 25 concerts a year, there […]

Bach Harpsichord Concertos 1 – Edinburgh International Festival – The Scotsman

Tuesday, 27th August 2019 in , /by

Ken Walton, The Scotsman★★★★ Is there a venue more perfect for this 5-concert series of Bach’s Keyboard Concertos than the intimate 18th century St Cecila’s Hall?…Required to top it off are musicians and performances of equal calibre, which is what began to emerge as duelling harpsichordists Mahan Esfahani and Aapo Häkkinen, along with with members […]

Bach Harpsichord Concertos 2 – Edinburgh International Festival – The Scotsman

Tuesday, 27th August 2019 in , /by

Ken Walton, The Scotsman★★★★ The “new” material, he added, came from a 1726 cantata bearing the same theme, so the task was to do “what Bach would have done” and “turn it into a harpsichord concerto”. The result was largely convincing, strangely scored (by Bach) for supporting oboe, strings and continuo, but distinctive in this […]

Bach Harpsichord Concertos 4 – Edinburgh International Festival – The Scotsman

Tuesday, 27th August 2019 in , /by

Susan Nickalls, The Scotsman★★★★ The tonal blend of the two instruments was perfect with Schornsheim’s sharper articulation adding brightness in the quicker movements…Schornsheim gave a lively account of the mercurial prelude from the English Suite No 4 in F major followed by the Keyboard Concerto in F minor. This featured a bed of soft pizzicato […]