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Rachel Podger

,Milton Court Concert Hall
Rachel Podger smiling and resting her head on her hand

Violinist Rachel Podger brings her spellbinding artistry to a solo recital, championing lesser-known Baroque works in a programme bookended by transcriptions of J S Bach’s most popular music.

The dramatic opening notes of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue are some of the most recognisable in organ music. Here Rachel Podger kicks off her recital with a transcription for solo violin, starting a journey around Baroque Europe featuring the exuberant sounds of Nicola Matteis Jr, Johann Joseph Vilsmayr, Johann Paul von Westhoff and Guiseppe Tartini. The inspiration of Bach comes full circle in Chad Kelly’s new work Phantasia: ‘The spectre of Bach as organist looms large’, before Bach’s evocative Suite No 6.

The first woman to be awarded the prestigious Royal Academy of Music/Kohn Foundation Bach Prize in October 2015, plus Gramophone Artist of the Year in 2018, Podger brings distinctive verve to her performances along with superlative interpretative insights. ‘There is probably no more inspirational musician working today’ writes Gramophone.

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Produced by the Barbican

Programme

  • Johann Sebastian Bach   Toccata and Fugue in D minor (arr Chad Kelly)
  • Nicola Matteis Jr   Fantasia in C minor, Con Discretione
  • Johann Joseph Vilsmayr   Partita No 6 from Artificiosus Concentus pro Camera
  •   A Suite of short movements from the Nogueira and Klagenfurt manuscripts
  • Johann Paul von Westhoff   Suite pour le violon seul sans basse
  • Giuseppe Tartini   Violin Sonata No 17 from Piccole Sonate
  • Chad Kelly   Phantasia
  • Johann Sebastian Bach   Cello Suite No 6 in G major

Performers

  • Rachel Podger   violin

Digital programme

Rachel Podger smiling and resting her head on her hand

Rachel Podger

Rachel Podger explores a road less travelled in an adventurous recital of solo violin music from pre-Bach to the present day. Read the free digital programme to find out more.

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Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

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We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

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