The Brandenburg Concertos on Tour in Portsmouth

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Bach's groundbreaking 'Concertos for several instruments' puts the collective virtuosity of the OAE in the spotlight as the tour comes to Portsmouth.

The Brandenburg Concertos present one of music’s great riddles. Bach sent them to Christian Ludwig, the Margrave of Brandenburg and brother of King Frederick I of Prussia, as a gift in 1721. For reasons unknown, he seems to have quietly filed them away after which they changed hands several times before being ‘lost’ until around 1850 when they were eventually published as a set.

It is music of endless inventiveness – from the intricate silken passage work for strings in Nos. 3 and 6 to the dazzling virtuosity of the trumpet in No. 2 – which demands a supergroup ensemble of virtuosos.

A student participating in an open workshop with violinist Matthew Truscott and other members of the OAE

Japanese conductor Masaaki Suzuki conducts the OAE with singer Florian Stortz

OAE musicians run a workshop in a school classroom

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Portsmouth, Portsmouth Guildhall

Thursday 14 November 2024, 7pm

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Bach's groundbreaking 'Concertos for several instruments' puts the collective virtuosity of the OAE in the spotlight as the tour comes to Portsmouth.

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Bach's groundbreaking 'Concertos for several instruments' puts the collective virtuosity of the OAE in the spotlight as the tour comes to Portsmouth.

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