The Naked Violin

Christian Tetzlaff is a musical shape-shifter. The Frankfurt-based violinist has the ability to immerse himself entirely in the world of the composer whose music he is recreating. In this concert it’s JS Bach’s solo violin works, at the heart of the virtuoso violin repertoire.

The dense harmonic layering, complex fugue and quicksilver dance movements of Bach’s Sonata No.3 in C major have inspired many homages, including the First Sonata from Eugene Ysaÿe’s set of six, and the tough but dazzling solo sonata of Béla Bartók.

This is a precious opportunity to hear all three.