9 Jan 2020
Review of Opening Night: The Complete Brandenburg Concertos
Hong Kong chamber music festival opens with virtuoso performances of Bach’s brilliant Brandenburg Concertos
- Six pieces by the master of baroque music gave a variety of soloists the chance to shine, notably violinist Arnaud Sussman and flautist Emily Beynon
- Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani made the most of his moment in the limelight, and trumpeter David Washburn brought the evening to a pyrotechnic conclusion